About: The Great Swamp Sanctuary is also known as the Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary. Just three minutes from I-95, it offers visitors the ultimate lowcountry experience, combining history, culture, recreation and education in a singularly southern lowlands setting.
Located within the ACE Basin, the East Coast's largest estuarine preserve, the 600 plus acre Sanctuary features what may be the only "braided creek" swamp accessible to the public. A network of boardwalks, hiking, biking and canoe trails provide a perfect vantage point to observe the diversity of wildlife inhabiting the black water bottomland. The most historically significant of these paths follows the Colonial-era Charleston-to-Savannah Stagecoach Road still bearing the cypress remnants of long-fallen bridges.
Location: From I-95 take exit 53 and follow SC-63 east to Ivanhoe Road.
Links: https://www.walterborosc.org/walterboro-wildlife-center
