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Important Notice
Just as some of you have experienced in your own communities, our state parks have seen significant impacts from Hurricane Helene. As a result, the following parks are dealing with cleanup of trees and debris, are still without power and remain closed until further notice:
- Aiken (The park is open. Jungle Trail and Cabin Lake are both closed. No boat rentals are available at this time.)
- Baker Creek*
- Barnwell (Campground & community building are now open. Cabins will open Friday, 10/11. Shelters remain closed.)
- Battle of Musgrove Mill (The park office & Visitor Center will reopen on Friday, 10/11. All trails will remain closed.)
- Caesars Head* (All trails associated with Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area are closed, due to hazardous conditions, until further notice)
- Croft (reopening 10/11 for day-use. Trails will remain closed.)
- Devils Fork*
- Dreher Island (The park is open as of 10/8. The primitive area will remain closed. Day use to the park will remain closed, but the boat ramp is OPEN. There is no internet currently on the park, so there will be no reservations or retail sales on the park.)
- Hamilton Branch*
- Hampton Plantation
- Hickory Knob*
- Jones Gap*
- Keowee-Toxaway (campground open, 10/7. Cabin and boat launch area will reopen on 10/10. Trailside campsites accessible by boat remain closed. The Natural Bridge Trail is open.)
- Lake Greenwood* (The campgrounds will reopen on Friday, 10/11. All other areas, including day-use, will remain closed. There will be NO HALLOWEEN events taking place at the park this year.)
- Oconee (Will reopen today, 10/8. The following will remain closed: Barracks, Cabin 20 & campsites T-5, 53, 54, 56, 58, 78, 85-90. There is no internet service in the office or cabins, so there will be no reservations or retail sales in park office. Lake Trail will be open. The rest of the trails remain closed.)
- Oconee Station (Station Cove Falls Trail is open. The rest of the trails remain closed.)
- Paris Mountain*
- Redcliffe Plantation (targeted reopening of 10/19)
- Rose Hill (will reopen on Thursday, 10/10. Trails will remain closed.)
- Table Rock (will reopen on Thursday, 10/10. Lakeside Trail is open. Carrick Creek Trail and the Mountain Laurel Trail will open 10/11. All other trails will remain closed.)
All other South Carolina State Parks, not listed here, are OPEN in some capacity.
Reservations at parks with more extensive damage, noted (*) above, will be cancelled and refunded for additional dates. Updated email confirmations will be sent to all guests impacted by cancellations or changes as soon as they are processed. Please be patient.
City and County Parks
Please note that many city and county parks are also closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. We recommend contacting your local municipality or county office for the most up-to-date information before planning your visit.
The Palmetto Trail is closed statewide until further notice. For information on how to get involved and help to reopen the trail please go to palmettotrail.org.
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