COLUMBIA — Finding a parking spot in Congaree National Park's main lot once was easy. As attendance grows to record levels, it's now a premium. Generally, attendance rates at national parks have ...

Congaree National Park camping includes ... The campgrounds provide easy access to the park. The Longleaf Campground parking ...

For visitors to the National Park unfairly voted the worst to visit due to its many mosquitoes, there is a way to anticipate just how bad these biters may be. The Mosquito Meter or “Skeeter Meter” at ...

One of America’s least-visited national parks is actually among the easiest to reach. Congaree National Park is just half ... Spring means lots of green and temperatures are relatively mild ...

While most travelers think about a romantic getaway for Valentine's Day, Julie and I decided to visit our 17th national park during a flood. Just like beauty, romance is in the eye of the beholder. We ...

as well as the picnic shelter and the first Visitor Center parking lot. Other park trails and facilities are expected to remain open. Congaree encourages guests to check alerts with the National ...

Fans of the synchronized fireflies at Congaree National ... the closures. The park entrance road will be closed at 4 p.m. daily to all incoming vehicle traffic. All parking lots, front country ...

Where to Stay: There are two National Park Service campgrounds inside Congaree, and both are tents-only. Longleaf is located a short walk from a gravel parking lot and provides visitors with vault ...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — The National Park Service is advising ... and the Harry Hampton Visitor Center area including the parking lots and picnic area. Park officials said all visitors must ...

HOPKINS, S.C. — Due to reports of increased feral hog activity inside Congaree National Park ... the Harry Hampton Visitor Center, parking lots, and Longleaf and Bluff Campgrounds will close ...