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Full of interesting facts on geography, plants, and fauna found in South Carolina state parks.

Grades 3-12

Produced for ETV by WNSC-TV, the Rock Hill regional station, this popular series provides informative programs full of interesting facts on geography, plants, and fauna found in a variety of our treasured South Carolina state parks. Hosted by Susan Collier, the programs have been developed with assistance from the SC Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. 

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Cheraw State Park | Destination: SC Parks Andrew Jackson State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Andrew Jackson State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Andrew Jackson State Park is located in Lancaster County. Andrew Jackson claimed he was born on a South Carolina plantation that is now the area for Andrew Jackson State Park. He was known as the...
Table Rock State Park | Destination: SC Parks Oconee State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Oconee State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Oconee State Park is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Currently at the park is a replication of the waterwheel originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The...
Cheraw State Park | Destination: SC Parks Devils Fork State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Devils Fork State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Devils Fork State Park is located near Lake Jocassee. The lake covers 7,565 acres and has 75 miles of shoreline. There are several waterfalls that spill right off the mountains into the lake. Water...
Cheraw State Park | Destination: SC Parks Keowee Toxaway State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Keowee Toxaway State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Keowee-Toxaway State Park is a special resource park which means the park features natural and cultural resources of such exceptional value that they warrant special protection. This park has a...
Cheraw State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Cheraw State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Cheraw State Park was the first state park built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Formerly used as farm land, the park was acquired in 1934 during the Depression, so the land could be...
Huntington Beach State Park | Destination: SC Parks Table Rock State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Table Rock State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Table Rock State Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between the years of 1935 and 1940. It was one of 16 parks built in the state of South Carolina built by the CCC. Structures...
Lake Greenwood State Park | Destination: SC Parks Woods Bay State Natural Area | Destination: SC Parks

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Woods Bay State Natural Area | Destination: SC Parks
Woods Bay State Natural Area is located in Olanta, SC. This area is considered a wetland and is a "Carolina bay." A Carolina bay is a depression in the earth's surface of unknown origin. This...
Barnwell State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Barnwell State Park | Destination: SC Parks
The land for Barnwell State Park was acquired in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC established the lake, the dam, and the spillway. They also built the bathhouse and office...
Table Rock State Park | Destination: SC Parks Poinsett State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Poinsett State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Pointsett State Park looks like it's located in the mountains, but the park is located in the outlying area of the Coastal Plains, yet still in the Sandhills. Many of the original Civilian...
Lake Greenwood State Park | Destination: SC Parks Kings Mountain State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Kings Mountain State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Kings Mountain State Park is located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. It's next to the Kings Mountain Military Park. There are over 80 buildings built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)...
Table Rock State Park | Destination: SC Parks Lake Greenwood State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Lake Greenwood State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Lake Greenwood State Recreation Area has a 11,400 acre lake. It's about 22 miles long, has 212 miles of shoreline. It's a popular destination for boating, recreational activities like skiing, people...
Lake Greenwood State Park | Destination: SC Parks Lake Warren State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Lake Warren State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Lake Warren State Park has a pond that provides a nice habitat for some wildlife viewing here. The two acres is the only body of water that's enclosed inside the park. The wildlife includes turtles...
Cheraw State Park | Destination: SC Parks Lee State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Lee State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Lee State Park is one of the state natural areas in South Carolina. It was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Several structures still remain until this day. The rock wall at the...
Cheraw State Park | Destination: SC Parks Myrtle Beach State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Myrtle Beach State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Myrtle Beach State Park is located along South Carolina's Grand Strand and it's the first state park to open in South Carolina. It was a property donated to the state back in 1934 and it officially...
Table Rock State Park | Destination: SC Parks Huntington Beach State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Huntington Beach State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Huntington Beach State Park is a great place for bird-watching. Huntington is visited by over 500,000 visitors a year, one of the sites they like to see is Atalaya, a castle at Huntington Beach State...
Caesars Head State Park | Destination: SC Parks Givhans Ferry State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Givhans Ferry State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Givhans Ferry State Park is located along the Edisto River. It's the longest free-flowing, black water river in the continent and the first designated canoe and kayak trail in South Carolina. Tannic...
Lake Greenwood State Park | Destination: SC Parks Edisto Beach State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Edisto Beach State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Edisto Beach State Park has some of the tallest palmetto trees in the state. The park is a 1255-acre park, with a mile and a half of beach. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and...