Paris Mountain State Park
2401 State Park RD | Greenville, SC 29609 | Phone: 864-244-5565 | parismountain@scprt.com

Programs & Events



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Friends Fourth Saturday Program: Butterflies and Moths

  • May 26, 2012, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Furman University biologist Dr. John Snyder at Park Center to learn about butterflies and moths of our area. After the indoor presentation, the group will take a short walk...

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park

Suited to Swim

  • May 26, 2012, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Free with Park Passport Plus Many of Paris Mountain's animals are adapted to life in or near water. Help look for salamanders, frogs, ducks, aquatic insects, as well as signs of our resident beaver...

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park

Nature Detective in the Forest One-day Camp

  • June 12, 2012, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In this one-day, ranger-led camp, spend the day using detective skills to get to know forest creatures and their habitats. Participants will: go on a forest scavenger hunt, do a...

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park

Nature Detective in the Creek One-day Camp

  • June 14, 2012, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In this one-day, ranger-led camp, you will spend the day using detective skills to get to know creek creatures and their habitats. Participants will get in the creek to do...

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park

Friends Fourth Saturday Program: Artist as Naturalist

  • June 23, 2012, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Artist Bruce Bunch will help participants "see" nature as an artist sees it. Practice observational skills and use the techniques that an artist uses to closely observe the natural world....

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park

Ribbit - Amphibians of Paris Mountain

  • June 23, 2012, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Plunge into the world of frogs and other amphibians that call Paris Mountain home! In this ranger-led program, participants will learn how to identify frogs, toads and salamanders of the...

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park

I Spy Explorer in the Forest One Day Camp (for ages 6 - 8)

  • July 17, 2012, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Spend the day with a ranger while you explore the world of animals in the forest. Through I Spy games, you will discover how animals use their park habitat to...

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park

I Spy Explorer in the Creek One Day Camp (ages 6-8)

  • July 19, 2012, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Participants will spend a ranger-led day exploring an aquatic world of animals in a creek. Through I Spy games, discover how animals use their habitat to survive, and become an...

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park

Friends Fourth Saturday Program: Snakes

  • July 28, 2012, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tim Taylor, Curator of Life Science at Roper Mountain Science Center, will bring some snakes to the park to help dispel myths and discuss the characteristics of these much maligned...

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park

Animal Signs Scavenger Hunt

  • July 28, 2012, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Free with Park Passport Plus Participants join the park's Interpretive Ranger on a leisurely one-mile walk around Lake Placid, looking for animals and their homes. We will look under logs, inspect beaver tooth marks,...

Host Park: Paris Mountain State Park
At Nearby Parks...

If you're interested, click here to see Programs and Events at other state parks within approx. 30 square miles of Paris Mountain State Park between 5/22/2012 and 8/20/2012.