Ashepoo River Located in the 340,000 acre ACE Basin, this Lowcountry tidewater river is gentle and predictably beautiful with a rich wildlife and plantation heritage. Along the 40 miles from Walterboro to St. Helena Sound deer, turtles, bobcats, and alligators are frequently sighted.

Ashley River The Ashley, a designated S.C. Scenic River, was once the main highway of plantations during the 18th and 19th centuries, and is an estuary of great natural beauty with a delicate ecosystem flourishing where rice culture once thrived. The river's historical aura is still evident with captivating views of Middleton Place, Magnolia, Drayton Hall, Millbrook, and Runnymeade plantations. It's ecological significance has been preserved along the west bank as a federally designated wildlife refuge. Middleton Outdoor Center

Beaufort River Nature and history come together on the Beaufort river where thousands of acres of salt marsh provide a stunning backdrop for impeccably preserved antebellum homes. Beaufort Kayak Tours

Black River Cypress Tupelo Swamps Paddle the clear black waters that ebb and flow through wilderness swamps over sandbars and spreading through creeks to hidden ponds in the Black River Nature Preserve. Eventually the river joins with waters of the Sampit, Pee Dee and Waccamaw Rivers to form Winyah Bay, the third largest estuarine system on the East Coast. Watch for ducks, owls, beavers and otters, alligators, spider lilies, ibis and wood storks, swallow-tail kites, and swamp canaries. "Some of the most magnificent cypress trees you're likely to find anywhere." (Waccamaw Outdoors) Black River Outdoors Center

Bulls Bay Paddle with dolphins through saltwater marshes and coastal barrier island waterways surrounded by the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and the Francis Marion National Forest. Coastal Expeditions , Nature Adventures Outfitters

Capers Island Meander through saltwater creeks to a state wildlife refuge, Capers Island, an undeveloped barrier island with miles of beautiful ‘Boneyard Beach.’ Coastal Expeditions

Chattooga River Massive boulders and deep gorges of the Blue Ridge Mountains guide clear water from North Carolina through its 2500 foot drop and 50 mile long rampage to Lake Tugaloo. Class I riffles to chaotic Class V waterfalls provide heart-pounding thrills for the canoers, kayakers, and rafters of the Eastern United States' most-visited river. Designated a National Wild and Scenic River in 1974, the river begins in Nantahala Nationl Forest, passes through Ellicott Rock Wilderness Area, and is bordered by Sumter and Chattahoochee National Forests. Spring dogwoods, rhododendrons, and mountain laurel blossoms highlight dark green forests.

Combahee River Follow a meandering blackwater river deep into the rice culture of the past, today home to alligators, bald eagles, wood storks and more. Beaufort Kayak Tours

Congaree River Part of a network of river routes that connected the Piedmont and central parts of South Carolina with the Lowcountry, the Congaree carried boats, barges, and steamships loaded with cotton and other commodities from the early 1800's until just before World War I. The river lends its name to Congaree Swamp National Monument whose 15,000 acres contain giant old-growth hardwoods. Otters, turkey, bobcat, wild hogs, and black bears range through the forest. Adventure Carolina

Cooper River's East Branch See alligators, egrets, herons, eagles and a 300 year old church while paddling through thousands of acres of abandoned rice plantation fields grown into wildflowers. Coastal Expeditions , Nature Adventures Outfitters

Edisto River Listed by National Geographic Adventure Magazine as one of its ‘50 Amazing Places Like Nowhere Else On Earth’ because it is the longest undammed blackwater river in North America. It is lined with willows and cypress and edged with sandy banks. Adventure Carolina , Carolina Heritage Outfitters

Historic Harbor and Seaport of Georgetown An important port of trade since 1732, Georgetown boasts more than 50 buildings and sites on the National Register of Historic Places. Live oaks draped with Spanish Moss and centuries old plantation homes recall a rich Southern Heritage. View the magnificent Fyfe and Kaminski Houses and Rice Museum's Clock Tower while paddling along the shores of Goat Island. Shrimp boats and the Tall Ship Jolly Rover share the harbor with visiting yachts from around the world. Relax afterwards with dinner and refreshments at one of the Harborwalk restaurants on the waterfront. "The Georgetown Harbor ... a perfect place to learn to kayak and, sometimes, to see a gator or two." (The Roanoke Times) Black River Outdoors Center

Great Pee Dee River Creeks and hand-dug canals interlace the Great Pee Dee and Waccamaw Rivers, lined by dikes and trunk gates that once flooded plantation impoundments where indigo and Carolina Gold rice sustained an aristocratic society beginning in the 1600's until the War Between the States. American Revolution Patriot Francis Marion's hideout was located on Snow Island. Now colorful songbirds, alligators, and turtles find refuge in these quiet waters and marshes. Officially designated as a South Carolina Natural and Scenic River. Betwixt the Rivers , Black River Outdoors Center

Hunting Island Lagoon Paddle the calm waters of the picturesque lagoon, complete with palm trees and soaring pelicans. Beaufort Kayak Tours

Huntington Beach Salt Marsh Creeks Paddle through spartina cord grass marshes and creeks from the sandy dunes of Huntington Beach State Park at Murrells Inlet, past mysterious Drunken Jack Island, reputed to hold the treasures of the pirate Black Beard, and to a fresh water lagoon with alligators basking in the sun. See bald eagles, sea turtles, wading shore birds, oyster catchers, maybe even porpoise and sting rays, that inhabit the ecotone between sand dunes and maritime forest. "No other Atlantic state can boast of as much coastal marshland as South Carolina." (The New York Times) Black River Outdoors Center

Lake Greenwood

Lake Hartwell

Lake Jocassee Discover why Oconee means Watery Eyes of the Hills as we venture to numerous waterfalls of this lake and learn of its history and wildlife.

Lake Keowee Whether it is the surprise of Fall Creek Falls or the peaceful coves, beginners will find something to love about this lake.

Lake Murray Over 620 miles of shoreline, offering canoe and touring kayak adventures from sightseeing, birding, touring and swimming to exploring remote islands. Adventure Carolina

Lake Russell

Lake Tugaloo Where the Chattooga white water ends. Discover the hidden waters of Tugaloo.

Little Pee Dee River Officially designated as a South Carolina Natural and Scenic River, the tannin stained Little Pee Dee is famous for its cypress and tupelo swamps. Named after an Indian tribe that disappeared around the 1740's, the Little Pee Dee witnessed a major battle between British Tories and the colonial militia of General Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, near Galivants Ferry in 1780. Steamboats continued plying its waters until 1915, but now beavers, wood ducks, pileated woodpeckers, swamp canaries meander along the streams. Betwixt the Rivers

Lumber River A beautiful blackwater river arising from the North Carolina pine forests and sandhills until merging with the Little Pee Dee River. The Lumber became the first National Trail System water trail in the Southeast in 1981. Its clear and unobstructed waterway is a legacy of the Army Corps of Engineers who kept the river open to steamboat traffic until 1897. Betwixt the Rivers

Saluda River The Saluda is very popular with canoeists, kayakers, and tubists. The Lower Saluda flows with 3 miles of little rapids and one large rapid into the heart of Columbia where it merges with the slower Broad from North Carolina to form the Congaree. Adventure Carolina

Shem Creek Paddle this dynamic salt marsh creek past Mt. Pleasant’s scenic fleet of shrimp boats to the edge of historic Charleston Harbor and to Crab Bank Island, a bird sanctuary and pelican rookery. Coastal Expeditions

Waccamaw River Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge encompasses over 55,000 acres and surrounds Sandy Island, the largest undeveloped fresh water island on the East Coast and home to descendents of freed plantation slaves. Paddle to this island without bridges and walk through a diversity of scrub oak sand ridges, Carolina Bays, and long leaf yellow pine forests that provide habitat for fox and bobcats, deer, black bears, migratory ducks, and endangered red cockaded woodpeckers. "Georgetown Tidelands ... a beautiful yet fragile ecosystem, known for the variety of its wildlife." (AAA Carolinas) Black River Outdoors Center

Wambaw Creek Paddle back in time with alligators and neo-tropical migrating birds through a cool-shaded canopy of old cypress trees in a flooded forest deep in the heart of a protected Wilderness area in the Francis Marion National Forest. Nature Adventures Outfitters