Congaree National Park Trip

We took a trip to the Congaree National Park this past fall during a very rainy Sunday morning. This trip was also done iron man style. We worked at the club from Saturday 7pm to Sunday 3am and left for the trip around 5 am in the morning. Congaree National Park is right outside of Columbia, South Carolina which is about a three and half hour drive from Myrtle Beach. It is out in the middle of nowhere, down an old country road. Once again our Garmin came into great use with not getting lost on the way.

We had called in advance to their office to set up a time(9 am) for the free guided canoe trip they do for visitors of the park. This is a great thing they do for the public and I think any family should take this free opportunity. The canoe and gear are all provided for the 2 plus hours on the river, all you do is bring yourself. The guide was very knowledgeable and a 15min lecture was done before getting on the water. That day all together we had about a group of 15 people along with us, The water level was low that day, the next time I do this again I plan on going right after a heavy rain storm. It made it a little harder to navigate around the obstacles when the water level was low especially when two people in the canoe are around 200 lbs each. So Josh and I were pretty much in the back of the pack much of the morning. Nick had an easy time because he was with the guide on the river. I don't think he even paddle that much during the whole time. We had a great time on the river, we saw a few snakes and a beaver dam. No gators were around so do not worry about that. Below is a very short clip of the canoe trip, we could not film more due to the heavy down pours at some times. The park do the canoe trip rain or shine but not when its lightening.

It was around noon when we were done with Congaree National Park and decided to go into Columbia for some food. I heard that Pawleys Front Porch had the best burgers around so we decided to go there. The burgers were great I just wished that I would of ordered the deep fried pickles as a side too. We plan on going back in a few weeks when we visit the zoo in Columbia. I'll make sure that I take some photos at that time.