Congaree National Park
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Contact Information:
100 National Park Road
Hopkins, SC 29061
803-776-4396
http://www.nps.gov/cosw/
Size: 21,890 acres
Location: 20 miles southeast of Columbia, South Carolina. Take Exit 5 off I-77 and follow signs (15 miles).
Description: Congaree Swamp preserves, in a wilderness state, the largest intact tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the United States as well as many other plant and animal species associated with an alluvial floodplain. It features some of the tallest trees in the East with one of the highest canopies in the world. Though not a true swamp, it is recognized as an International Biosphere Reserve and National Natural Landmark.
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Operating
Hours: Operating hours 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily
except for Christmas Day.
History: Authorized
as a National Monument on October 18, 1976; wilderness designated on October 24, 1988. Designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1983.
Designated a
National Park on November 10, 2003.
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