Last night was a good one at Pointsett SP. No human sounds. We heard owls and a steady background of summer insects. Combined with the hiking trails and pond this makes it a great place to stay.
Congaree is an old growth forest that is in a flood plane of the Congaree river. It is among the tallest broad-leaves forests in the world. There are thousands of trees over 130 feet tall. Loblolly pine, Cedar, Sweetgum, Oak are some of the trees in the park. We saw a lot of big Loblolly Pine's and Cedars. Most winters the park is under water and at least 6 feet deep near the boardwalk. The boardwalk is a two mile boardwalk through the forest.
We hiked on the boardwalk, Weston lake trail and oak ridge trail. The last two are near cedar Creek. We saw some wild pigs. A lot of them were all black and can run pretty fast. We first heard them snorting in the woods and didn't know what it was. Lots of cedar knees near the trees that like the lower areas near the river.
This is one of the least popular national parks. We thought it was pretty nice. Lots of walking trails and interesting river views. It was 80 today and mostly comfortable due to the trees blocking most of the light. Great place to see an old growth forest.
Driving there from Pointsett was very rural. Back roads with cotton fields and South Carolina small towns.
Reading room at the campground
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