Hampton Plantation State Park

Hey there! Today we visit Hampton Plantation State Park! This state park has the old plantation house as well as some trails around the property. This is the third plantation state park we've visited and one of our favorites. As with Rose Hill and Redcliffe you can take a tour of the house and learn about the history of the park and house. We highly recommend the tour, you won't regret it! The park isn't too large, if you take the tour plan for about half a day or so.

From the parking area you can start right on a trail or head over to the rangers station. The trails take you around the dry and wet fields that were worked.



There are interpretive signs along the trails that tell the story of the slaves, plantation and technology that was used. Due to the recent hurricane we were only able to go on part of one trail.



After we finished with the trail we started over to the plantation house for our tour. Before you go to the plantation house, be sure to stop and learn about the old house that stood here, where only a chimney remains.



Right out in front of the plantation house you'll see the George Washington Tree. This is a really neat tree with a unique history! There is a plaque on the ground close to the tree commemorating it. If you visit, be sure to look for the bell hidden in the tree!



This house is really unique. Take our advice and make sure you go on the tour! Learn about its unique past and future. Unlike the Redcliffe plantation house, this house wasn't in good shape when it was donated to the park service. Rather than restoring the whole house they have preserved it, leaving some of the inner workings exposed. They have preserved the colors of the rooms, and the rooms are very colorful. Even in this state, this house is truly spectacular!




There is a small trail to the side of the house that takes you to the family grave-site, then loops back to the house.



With all there is to see and learn here this park is really worth a visit. What we did see of the trails were well maintained and informative. The house tour is a must. As always I ended up with way more pictures than room, so be sure to scroll down past this to see a few more pictures. Be sure to read the rest of this blog to see our other state park adventures and then visit our website to see the pictures that didn't make it in the blog and in higher (Blog pics are reduced quality to help with space/load times) resolution. Fine art prints are available for purchase at my site also. Be sure to connect with us on social media! All this can be found at our site: http://www.centerlightstudios.com.