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Woods Bay State Park, Olanta, SC

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Sports & Outdoors

Woods Bay State Park

Free state park in the South Carolina coastal plain, centered on a rare elliptical wetland basin with a boardwalk and nature trail.

11020 Woods Bay Rd, Olanta, SC 29114 · Olanta, SC

About Woods Bay State Park

Woods Bay State Park lies in Florence County near Olanta and protects a large oval wetland basin of the type called a Carolina Bay. Visitors can wander a boardwalk that crosses a cypress and tupelo swamp, where alligators are often spotted, or follow a loop trail around the mill pond. The landscape shifts from pine uplands to shrub bog, and the park's bird list is extensive. A picnic shelter can be reserved, and pets are welcome in most outdoor areas if leashed.

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