Congaree National Park Auxillary Parking Lot

This National Park really surprised us. As we were driving towards the park, we were thinking this is just woods - no big deal. Congaree does an excellent job with a lovely easy to walk boardwalk, with markers to read along the away about each of the ecosystems you will pass through. The video in the visitor center is very well done. We had a lovely day. We saw the tallest tree in the park.

While the Redwoods in California are amazing (we hope to visit there someday) the east coast has its own amazing forests. We so glad Congaree is a part of the park system. Over 200 species or birds and 800 species of plants.

Of course, we earned our Congaree National Park Junior Ranger badge, see the photo of the swearing in ceremony.

This is a lovely, often overlooked national park you will want to visit.

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