Did you know sometimes we have to relocate sea turtle nests laid on our park to ensure their safety and viability? Take a look as Sea Turtle Specialist Leah Schwartzentruber shows us how it's done at Edisto Beach State Park. | South Carolina State Parks

The Music Lovers Music Festival! A festival for the whole famliy you can actually afford! November 7–9, 2025 Givhans Ferry State Park – 746 Givhans Ferry Road, Ridgeville, SC 29472 The Edisto Blackwater Boogie is more than a music festival—it’s a full weekend of community, connection, and celebration of local, original music and the great outdoors. Held along the scenic river bluff at Givhans Ferry State Park, this annual gathering raises funds to help build an ADA-accessible trail, making natur

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Edisto Beach State Park offers an escape that feels both familiar and surprising. It’s one of the few places in the SC Lowcountry where you can move easily from maritime forest to shoreline, with trails and beach access that invite you to slow down or head out and explore. Known for its shell-lined beaches and frequent finds like shark teeth, the park also connects visitors to the natural rhythms of the coast through its Environmental Learning Center and surrounding habitats. Whether you come fo

In December 2022, a team of archaeologists from the SC State Park Service, SCDNR-Heritage Trust, and the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA) conducted excavations at the location of Spanish Mount Point shell mound on Edisto Beach State Park. The purpose of the work was to mitigate the effects of storm damage and ongoing erosion to the site. One of the project goals sought to better understand the formation processes and use of the mound through systematic investigati

Ranger Sam & Ranger Thomas from Edisto Beach State Park --here to tell us all about the shorebirds & seabirds who visit our coastal parks. What's the difference? What are some do's and don'ts when it comes to these birds? Watch & learn! **Special seabird appearance at the end! 🌊 | South Carolina State Parks