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Learn about the state and national parks in South Carolina. Many of the parks were built as a result of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which was a New Deal Federal program. 

PHOTO CREDIT: CCC workers constructing a road, 1933. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

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PHOTO CREDIT: CCC workers constructing a road, 1933. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site | 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...
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site | 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...
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site | 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...
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site | Destination: SC Parks Caesars Head State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Caesars Head State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Caesars Head State Park, along with Jones Gap State Park, make up the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. This area has one of the richest deciduous forests in the world that provides us quite a...
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site | Destination: SC Parks Jones Gap State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Jones Gap State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Jones Gap State Park is located in the Blue Mountain region. The Middle Saluda River is a really significant river in South Carolina because It's one of the few rivers within South Carolina that's...
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site | Destination: SC Parks Baker Creek State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Baker Creek State Park | Destination: SC Parks
The pavilion at Baker Creek State Park is a rental facility that overlooks the Lake Thurmond. The park includes fishing, trails and also is unique with a mountain bike trail.
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site | Destination: SC Parks Aiken State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Aiken State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Aiken State Park was built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and its the second-oldest park in South Carolina. Many of the structures built still remain standing today. There is a lot of...
Hunting Island State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Hunting Island State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Located in Beaufort County, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built Hunting Island State Park in 1938. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had established the CCC, a federally funded...