We decided to try the Farm Trail today since it covers a good bit of the park and takes you to the "Living Farm." This trail starts at the lake, where you can rent paddle-boats or go fishing. There's a building here and some picnic tables.
The trail starts down by the old dam, be careful as several trails start here. The old dam is pretty cool, there's a small island at the base and an old valve on one side.
Here's the where it can get confusing, the sign points to the different areas and trails however to get to the farm trail you actually go left and then forward from here - not forward!! You'll come around by the other side of the dam and then the trail splits - the lake trail will go left from this split and follow the shoreline.
This trail was in a little dis-repair, there were several spots where trees blocked the path and the markers weren't very clear. At least most of the trail was worn enough to where you could follow the path easy on the spots with no markers. It was a pretty easy trail, it is a little over a mile one way so plan on at least 2 miles of walking, then the extra form walking around the farm. We logged 2.5 miles.
You cross two of the park roads on this trail, one of them is the main road so be careful. After crossing the second road you're almost at the farm. The first building you see, as you cross the second road, has bathrooms if you need them.
The living farm was neat, there are learning signs at each area you can check out. I was a little disappointed hoping they had times where maybe a ranger would be there to talk about the farm and history but there isn't. I will post all the pictures from the farm on my website, however, I didn't stop to get a property release form (Required for this part of this park) so they won't be available to purchase. Here are just a few of the pictures as a sample of what it's like.
Overall this is a nice park with plenty to do, having the national park right next door makes for a great excursion - stay tuned as I cover that park and the rest of the SC Nation Parks at the end of the state park series !! I would like to see the trails kept up in better condition but overall they're not in real bad shape. There's a lot of history to be had here and the park next door, go learn and enjoy the great outdoors! As always, be sure to read the rest of this blog to see our
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