Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park is a 26,276-acre national park in central South Carolina, 18 miles southeast of the state capital, Columbia. The park preserves the largest tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the United States. The lush trees growing in its floodplain forest are some of the tallest in the United States. The park also has one of the largest concentrations of champion trees in the world, with the tallest known examples of 15 species. The Congaree River flows through the park.
The park received its official designation in 2003.
8/13/2021