Cheraw State Park
The Park consists of 7361acres of parkland – much of which is covered in tall pines, and a 360 acre lake.
Here is the Park website. Phone 843-537-9656 Park Map Trail Map Brochure Trails
Thank you to Rhonda Griffith for information about the ease of these trails.
Lake Juniper Boardwalk Trail 0.5 mile “runs alongside of Lake Juniper. Along the way you can see flowers, turtles and other local wildlife on the lake. The boardwalk continues to the spill way where our dam is located. There are some tree roots that might make for a bumpy ride but the short path to the water way is pretty. We call it a waterfall, but it is a manmade spill way for the dam.”
Cheraw Nature Trail and Turkey Oak Trail. Ms. Griffith says they are ADA, but may be bumpy. The Cheraw Nature Trail “is an easy 1.9-mile walk, which is the inner loop of the larger 2.6-mile Turkey Oak Trail” …both are… “a pleasant walk through a very dense forest of longleaf pine, blackjack oak, turkey oak, hickory trees, ……native irises called Blue Flags in the spring, and rose pogonia orchids in the summer. ” You may also see “…. lizards, deer, snakes, and a vast assortment of birds. A short spur trail offers a chance for you to see the rare red cockaded woodpecker. If you chose to continue on the Turkey Oak Trail, you will enter a cypress swamp as you approach Lake Juniper, where you may see waterfowl such as ducks, egrets, geese, and pied billed grebe. You may also be treated to a wide array of raptors such as bald eagles, ospreys, red-tailed hawks, northern harriers, and Mississippi kites.”