Cheraw State Park
\n<\/strong>The Park consists of 7361<\/span>acres of parkland – much of which is covered in tall pines, and a 360 acre lake.<\/span>
\nHere is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 Phone 843-537-9656 \u00a0Park Map<\/a>\u00a0 Trail Map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Brochure<\/a>\u00a0 Trails<\/a>
\nThank you to Rhonda Griffith for information about the ease of these trails.
\n\u00a0Lake Juniper Boardwalk Trail 0.5 mile “runs alongside of Lake Juniper. \u00a0Along the way you can see flowers, turtles and other local wildlife on the lake.\u00a0 The boardwalk continues to the spill way where our dam is located.\u00a0<\/span>There are some tree roots that might make for a bumpy ride but the short path to the water way is pretty.\u00a0 We call it a waterfall, but it is a manmade spill way for the dam.”
\nCheraw Nature Trail and Turkey Oak Trail. \u00a0 Ms. Griffith says they are ADA, but may be bumpy. \u00a0The Cheraw \u00a0Nature Trail “is an easy 1.9-mile walk, which is the inner loop of the larger 2.6-mile Turkey Oak Trail”\u00a0…both are…\u00a0“a pleasant walk through a very dense forest of longleaf pine, blackjack oak, turkey oak, hickory trees, ……native irises called Blue Flags in the spring, and rose pogonia orchids in the summer. ” \u00a0You may also see “…. lizards, deer, snakes, and a vast assortment of birds. A short spur trail offers a chance for you to see the rare red cockaded woodpecker.\u00a0If you chose to continue on the Turkey Oak Trail, you will enter a cypress swamp as you approach Lake Juniper, where you may see waterfowl such as ducks, egrets, geese, and pied billed grebe. You may also be treated to a wide array of raptors such as bald eagles, ospreys, red-tailed hawks, northern harriers, and Mississippi kites.”<\/span> <\/p>\n