South Carolina – Wildlife Refuges and Natural Habitat Preserves

South Carolina SC Tourism SC Wildlife Refuges and Natural Habitat Preserves

National Wildlife Refuges in South Carolina

• ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge - Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto Rivers
• Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge - Awendaw, Charleston County
• Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge - McBee, Chesterfield County
• Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge - Beaufort County - also called Savannah Coastal Refuges
• Savannah National Wildlife Preserve - Hardeeville, Jasper County
• Santee National Wildlife Preserve - Summerton, Clarendon County
• Tybee National Wildlife Preserve - Jasper County - This refuge serves as a sanctuary for migratory birds and is closed to all public use.
• Waccamaw National Wildlife Preserve - Horry, Georgetown, and Marion counties

SC Heritage Preserves & Wildlife Management Areas

• Heritage Trust Program - SC Department of Natural Resources
  – Botany Bay
  – Peachtree Rock
  – Poinsett Bridge
  – Stumphouse Mountain

More Preserves & Wildlife Refuges in South Carolina

• Caw Caw Interpretive Center - Ravenel, Charleston County
  
• Francis Beidler Forest - Harleyville, Dorchester County
  
• SC Nature Conservancy Preserves
  – Sandy Island - Georgetown County