FIRST DAY HIKES

What better way to kick off the New Year than with a visit to one of our South Carolina State Parks!

On New Year’s Day, the South Carolina State Park Service will once again be celebrating with First Day Hikes. These hikes provide a means for individuals and families to welcome the coming year in the outdoors, exercising and connecting with nature. For many it has become a tradition.

This year we will continue our #StepsInSCStateParks initiative to encourage outdoor recreation and promote overall mental and physical health and wellness. Events include traditional hikes, horseback rides, and 5Ks.

Share your 2023 First Day Hike moments with us by using #SCStateParks, #StepsInSCStateParks, and #FirstDayHikes on social media!

Visitors will receive a commemorative sticker while supplies last.

Check out a list of events below and visit our Program and Events page for all events!**

• First Day 5K Ranger Run at Devils Fork State Park
• 1st Day 5K at Charles Towne Landing SHS
• First Day Hike Jungle Trail at Aiken State Park
• First Day Hike- Garden of the Waxhaws Trail at Andrew Jackson State Park
• First Day Hike at the Battle of Musgrove Mill SHS
• First Day Hike Where War Meets Nature at Battle of Rivers Bridge SHS
• First Day Hike at Barnwell State Park
• First Day Hike- Cedar Bluff Nature Trail at Calhoun Falls State Park
• First Day Hike- Turkey Oak Trail at Cheraw State Park
• First Day Hike at Colonial Dorchester SHS
• First Day Hike Fairforest Creek Trail at Croft State Park
• First Day Hike Foster Mill Loop at Croft State Park
• First Day Hike at Devils Fork State Park
• First Day Hike- Low tide hike to the inlet at Edisto Beach State Park
• First Day Hike May Forest at Fort Johnson
• First Day Hike- River Bluff Trail at Givhans Ferry State Park
• First Day Hike at Goodale State Park
• First Day Hike at Hampton Plantation SHS
• First Day Hike- Nature Center Scenic Trail at Hunting Island State Park
• First Day Hike Sandpiper Pond Nature Trail at Huntington Beach State Park
• First Day Hike- Natural Bridge Nature Trail at Keowee-Toxaway State Park
• First Day Hike – Ridgeline Trail Kings Mountain to Crowders Mountain
• First Day Hike Lake Hartwell Nature Trail at Lake Hartwell State Park
• First Day Hike Interpretive Trail at Lake Warren State Park
• First Day Hike- Desportes Island Nature Trail at Lake Wateree State Park
• First Day Hike at Lee State Park
• First Day Ride at Lee State Park
• First Day Hike- Beaver Pond Nature Trail at Little Pee Dee State Park
• First Day Hike Wildcat Wayside Trail Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area
• New Year’s Resolutions you can “Nature-ly” enjoy all year long at Myrtle Beach State Park
• Advice from a park dweller at Myrtle Beach State Park
• First Day Hike- Lake Placid at Paris Mountain State Park
• First Day Hike Coquina Trail at Poinsett State Park
• First Day Hike at Ramsey Grove
• First Day Hike at Redcliffe Plantation SHS
• First Day Hike- Tyger River Trail at Rose Hill Plantation
• First Day Hike-Nature Trail at Rose Hill Plantation
• First Day Hike at Sadlers Creek State Park
• First Day Hike- Limestone Nature Trail at Santee State Park
• First Day Hike the Bike Trail at Santee State Park
• First Day Hike- Sandhills Hiking Trail at Sesquicentennial State Park
• First Day Hike CCC Lakeside Trail at Table Rock State Park
• First Day Hike at Woods Bay State Park