Rose Hill Plantation

Hey there! Today we visit the Rose Hill Plantation State Park. This is a nice small park with a lot of history. They give tours but we arrived after the last tour so we explored the property on our own! The park has the mansion, rose garden, grounds and even a short trail. There is another trail that branches off this trail and goes to the Tyger river, however it was fairly late and we didn't have the time to hike the 2 miles to the river!


The main mansion is nice, the outside is kept up good, although age and signs of wear are very visible. We didn't get a chance to explore the inside. Keep in mind if you want to see the inside you have to go on the tour so check the state park site for times on the day you want to visit.




The front of the mansion is hard to get a good picture of because of the 2 really cool old trees and the gardens in front. There are several benches around the trees and gardens, this will be a really nice garden and area in the spring and summer!



Getting lost in the trees, dreamy?


There are several other buildings on the property, a pavilion area, bathrooms, the ranger house and several houses showing the history of the industry and area. Lessons to be learned.. Neximus was learning what high tech meant back then!




The nature trail is basically just a short (.5 miles) walk in the woods behind the mansion, if you want a good hike go early enough to make the Tyger river hike. With the walking around the trail and the property (We covered most of the property :) we just logged one mile. If you start at the pavilion you'll come back around behind the mansion by the back of the groundskeeper building.




And make sure before you leave to ring the bell!! It's located behind the mansion, and yes, it works!


Overall this is a nice park, with the history and the gardens this makes for a great morning or afternoon. It's about 20 minutes from Muskgrove Mill state park so you could (If you don't mind skipping out on a few things!) go to both parks in one day. Go visit on a quiet day take a seat on a bench in the garden and just relax! The gardens and house have intrigued us enough to where we will probably go back when everything is in bloom and catch a house tour. Be sure to check my site (www.centerlightstudios.com) for pics from this and the other state parks I visit!
And of course, what old plantation visit would be complete without a ghost tour?? ;)