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Poinsett State Park is located in Sumter County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The park is best known for its botanical oddities, combining the flora of the Blue Ridge Mountains foothills and Piedmont of Upstate South Carolina, the xeric Sandhills and the Atlantic coastal plain. In Poinsett State Park one can see mountain laurels draped with Spanish moss. The park, which has been called "weird and beautiful", is named after amateur botanist and South Carolina native Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first American ambassador to Mexico and popularizer of the poinsettia. There is no charge for admission to Poinsett State Park, but there are small fees for overnight camping and cabin rentals. The park is surrounded by the Manchester State Forest, and both provide access to the Palmetto Trail, linked hiking and mountain bike trails, and Manchester State Forest offers equestrian trails.HistoryLocated on the High Hills of Santee and descending to the Wateree Swamp, the site was used by various Siouan tribes of Native Americans, including the Santee, Wateree and Catawba, primarily for hunting. The non-Siouan Congaree lived nearby and may have also frequented the area.

Address: 6660 Poinsett Park Rd, Wedgefield, SC 29168, USA
Phone: (803) 494-8177
State: South Carolina
Zip Code: 29168


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Loved every single thing about this state park. Plenty of well maintained and easily guided hiking and biking trails. It rained one night and the next morning the trails were in perfect condition. The campsites are not on top of each other, which I really liked. The bathrooms are spotless and the water pressure in the showers were better than any hotel I've ever stayed at. The park rangers were super helpful and nice. I have absolutely nothing bad to say about this state park, cannot wait to go back!
9 years ago (02-12-2016)
I was pleasantly surprised once arriving to the main parking area. Very well kept up store and ranger station (recently renovated), and plenty of trails to mountain bike, trail run, or just hike. There are also rentable cabins for a decent price.
8 years ago (31-01-2017)
Beautiful park with great nature trails. Great camping options from tent to RV. They also have 5 beautiful cabins for rent.
8 years ago (24-02-2017)
I have enjoyed many of the S.C. Parks.... FYI DO NOT USE THE RESERVATION SYSTEM WHICH IS VIA Reservation America ...which is a front for another company.... IT A SCAM AND WILL COST YOU $$.
8 years ago (22-02-2017)
This is a great state park with plenty to do. You can rent canoes and paddle boats on the lake and they have a ton of trails. Worth checking out!
9 years ago (11-12-2016)
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