A visit to Caw Caw Interpretive Center offers an opportunity to explore one of the Lowcountry’s most distinctive natural and cultural landscapes while learning about the region’s rich history and ecology.
Situated within more than 650 acres of wetlands, forests, and former rice fields, Caw Caw preserves a landscape shaped by both natural systems and human history, including the labor and ingenuity of enslaved Africans who developed the area’s historic rice cultivation infrastructure. Walking the trails and boardwalks provides a firsthand look at the diverse wildlife, bird habitats, and freshwater ecosystems that make the site an important conservation area today. This experience highlights the connection between history, conservation, and outdoor recreation while encouraging a deeper appreciation for the landscapes and stories that define South Carolina’s Lowcountry.
The Sound and Feel of Nature – Special Accessibility Program:
SCDNR, SC7, and Caw Caw Interpretive Center will also offer a separate multisensory nature experience for participants with impaired vision, featuring a guided 1.5 – 2 hour 1-mile walk and hands-on wildlife exploration led by SC State Botanist Keith Bradley and Charleston County Park educators. Smell and touch to learn about native plants and habitats. Listen to the unique sounds of different ecosystems, and taste refreshing iced tea brewed straight from the preserve’s plants. Feel alligator skin, Venus flytraps, and pitcher plants, and examine a deer pelt, bobcat and otter mounts, feathers, fossils, and animal antlers.
To register (please include age of participant) and for more information, please contact: BradleyK@dnr.sc.gov
Photos from Charleston County Parks
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Entry cost will be $2 per person. Please note that dogs are not allowed.
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