The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop

← The Coastal SoutheastCongaree National Park

Day175

Day 175 — The Old-Growth Swamp — Congaree National Park

Full day5h planned

146Skyline Drive 147Luray Caverns 148Down to Charlottesville 149Jefferson's Charlottesville 150East to Richmond 151The Capitol & the Revolution 152Civil War & art 153To the Historic Triangle 154Colonial Williamsburg 155Jamestown & Yorktown 156Virginia Beach 157South to the Outer Banks 158First Flight 159Lighthouses & the Seashore 160Free / Beach Day 161Inland to the Triangle 162The Capital & its museums 163Durham & the campuses 164West to Asheville 165Biltmore 166The Blue Ridge & Mount Mitchell 167Free Day 168Down to Charlotte 169Speedways & Uptown 170Southeast to the coast 171Riverfront & Battleship 172Into South Carolina 173Falls Park & Main Street 174East to Congaree 175The Old-Growth Swamp 176Into the capital 177The Capital & the Zoo 178East to the Grand Strand 179The Grand Strand 180Down to Charleston 181The Historic District 182Fort Sumter 183Plantations & the Angel Oak 184Free Day 185Into the Lowcountry 186Beaufort & the Gullah coast 187Down to Savannah 188The Squares 189Gothic Savannah 190Free Day 191Out to Tybee 192Beach & Lighthouse 193South to the Golden Isles 194Jekyll & St. Simons 195Inland to Athens 196Campus & the Clubs 197North to Helen 198Alpine Georgia 199Down to Atlanta 200Downtown icons 201Civil rights 202Art & the BeltLine 203Free Day 204South to Florida

Champion trees and blackwater.

9:30 AM – 12:00 PM· 2h 30m
Congaree Boardwalk LoopNational Parks & ForestsAnchor
A 2.6-mile elevated boardwalk through a cathedral of champion loblolly pines and bald cypress knees.
Bring: bug spray · walking shoes
100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SC
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM· 2h 30m
Kayak Cedar CreekOutdoor & Water Activities
Paddle the marked blackwater trail beneath the old-growth canopy (synchronous fireflies in late spring).
Bring: kayak (rentals nearby)
Cedar Creek, Congaree NP, SC