All Congaree places
14 places
Harry Hampton Visitor CenterMaps, exhibits, and a film make this a smart first stop.
1Weston Lake OverlookLook for turtles beside this 2,000-year-old oxbow lake.
2General Greene TreeAn 8-foot cypress knee and a hollow tree with a Revolutionary story.
South Cedar Creek Canoe LandingPaddle beneath cypress canopy from Congaree's eastern Cedar Creek access.
3Wise LakeA former river channel with forested banks and a canoe approach.
4Moonshine Still (Boardwalk Stop 15)A distant glimpse of an iron still from Prohibition.
5Richland County PineA former state champion with a 1750s backstory.
6Bates Ferry LandingFollow an old ferry road to the Congaree's historic crossing.
7Congaree National Park SignThe entrance marker comes a mile before the visitor center.
8Bates Bridge LandingA practical river take-out beneath the US 601 bridge.
Congaree Picnic ShelterA group picnic pavilion with grills near the Boardwalk Trail.
Longleaf CampgroundWalk-in tent sites put you close to Congaree’s trails.
9Bannister Bridge Canoe LandingA shady put-in, with a 130-yard rooty carry to the creek.
Bluff CampgroundA six-site hike-in camp tucked among Congaree’s upland trees.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Congaree Tour Guide
Congaree, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Congaree National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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“You're approaching the Harry Hampton Visitor Center, where exhibits introduce the forest and the people who lived and worked here. Look for the wooden mosquito meter before heading out.”
Plays as you drive up to Weston Lake Overlook in the Parkwolf Congaree Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Longleaf and Bluff Campgrounds
- A Plant That Lives in the Air
- South Cedar Creek Canoe Landing
- The Pine That Starts as Grass
- 13 audio storiesacross Congaree’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Alligator, Wild Boar, Barred Owl, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 9 trails, 14 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
