Congaree National Park, South Carolina

We were able to spend a few hours at Congaree National Park in South Carolina!  Unfortunately, we were there on a very cold day, and didn't get to see as much as we would have liked, but this is absolutely one of those places we will visit again.  This is an underrated, and underutilized park.

They have a main visitor center/museum, where we watch a short film on the history of the park.  The film talked about the very local effort to preserve the old growth land here.  Like other parks, we talked to some great rangers here who obviously love what they do, and they love the park.

We were told that feral pigs are sometimes sited here, along with alligators.  Pigs are definitely on my list of animals I have never seen in the wild!  Unfortunately, on this day we didn't see them.

We did see some woodpeckers, but they were gone before I could get a photo.

This is a big park, with a lot going for it.  I do look forward to another visit on a warmer, longer day.