Francis Marion National Forest

Hiked Part of the Trail Until Gunslingers in Camouflage W/ Rifles Chased Me Through the Woods

Palmetto Trail is a really nice trail, admittedly! You can tell that park management makes sure that the foot path is kept up really nice and that its wilderness is proactively cared for by volunteers...

Biking on the gravel roads

There are miles and miles of gravel roads and trails that you can hike and bike in in the forest. There are a few organized rides thorough the forest in the Spring. Some of the roads are great for bik...

Great day outdoors forgetting about COVID-19

Spent a family day hiking and exploring/ clean picnic area and bathrooms. Hike was beautiful and path was well maintained. Kids had a blast! Can’t wait to come back again one day.

Where to Start

We were looking for a place to park then hike. Ranger at the Visitor Center said to go to the intersection of Hwy. 17 and Steed Creek Road. 1/4 mile north of there on the west side of the road is park...

Challenging Hike

We started at the trail head off of Route 52 south of Bonneau. It was a great hike but wear water proof boots because a lot of the timber walkways over the water crossings in the swamp were in bad sh...