Croft State Natural Area
PARK PROGRAMS
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Join us in October for an evening’s journey into the spooky past as “Tales of Union County” presents an eerie experience for visitors to enjoy local ghostly tales and spine-chilling legends in a family setting with marshmallow and wiener roasts, apple bobbing, and other fall festival activities. Attendees can sip a cup of hot chocolate, or hot apple cider as guest storytellers and local historians relate the folklore, stories, & legends of Union County and the Upstate from the American Revolution to the present, by the flickering light of the campfire. We might even see a ghost or two...
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
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Scott Withrow, naturalist and historian, will speak on the early Cherokee connection to the natural environemnt, including rivercane use, fishing methods, fish weirs, use of meander belt river bottoms, herbs, and the introduction of peaches among the Cherokees.
Paris Mountain State Park
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Take a leisurely walk to Mountain Lake and feast your eyes on the colors of fall refected in calm water. The water music of Mountain Creek will accompany us along the way as we identify leaves and investigate the reasons for their colors.
The program fee is $5. per person. Admission fee is waived. To register, call the park office (864-244-5565), or email to ctaylor@scprt.com
Paris Mountain State Park
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Whitestone mineral springs in Spartanburg County drew people for its healing properties. It was believed to help cure "disorders of the kidneys, bladder and liver". In the early 1900s a resort hotel was built and a company was developed to bottle and ship the mineral water throughout America. Join us for a guided walk to the springs area of Croft State Natural Area and discover the history of this area. Please wear comfortable walking shoes as the walk is 1 mile round trip.
Croft State Natural Area
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Step back in time, to the fall of 1860, and join the Gist family as they experience the holiday season at Rose Hill Plantation.
During this program, visitors will meet the Overseer, who will explain how the mansion came to be, what the plantation was like, what it grew, and how it operated in the year of Secession. At the front door, visitors will be greeted by Governor & Mrs. Gist, and will be taken on a guided exploration of the Gist mansion, where period-attired interpreters will be in every room, demonstrating and explaining the home as it was in 1860. The entire house will be bathed the soft glow of candlelight. For the first time in the forty-seven year history of the Gist Plantation being a State Park, the home will be open for tours in the evening. Visitors can enjoy period refreshments in the operating kitchen as they reflect on their experience in the past.
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
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Christmas Open House
The differences between what Christmas really was in the years before the War of the Confederacy, and what the common perception of the “Charles Dickens-Victorian” Christmas, are really two completely different things. Antebellum Christmas was a low-key affair by modern standards. A day spent with family, a better-than-usual meal, small gifts exchanged, and a church observance were the major events. Décor, if any, was also Spartan compared to the Victorian Wonderland with which most people are familiar. Come and view Rose Hill Plantation as it might have been in the Antebellum era.
The Mansion will be decorated for the holiday season during the month of December, and there will be a special Evening Open House the weekend before Christmas. Friday, December 21 and Saturday, December 22 from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, and Sunday December 23, 2007 from 4:00PM until 6:00PM. Admission for the Holiday Open House is $5.00 per person.
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
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A walk around Lake Placid reveals many clues to the past, from geological history to the story behind the dam built in 1898 to the structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Even fallen trees have a story to tell of past times at Paris Mountain State Park, revealed in their rings. Try to find all the clues on your scavenger hunt sheet on this 1-mile walk around Lake Placid and nearby paths. Program fee is $5. per person. Admission fee is waived. Registration required. To register, call the park office (864-244-5565), or email to ctaylor@scprt.com. Meet at Park Center.
Paris Mountain State Park
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The cool days of late fall are perfect for this strenuous 2.3-mile hike. We'll take Brissy Ridge Trail and hike to lofty views of the forest watershed slowly filtering down, down into streams of life and to Buckhorn Lake in the distance. Fee is $8. per person. Admission fee is waived. To register, call the park office at 864-244-5565, or email to ctaylor@scprt.com
Paris Mountain State Park
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Admission to the park is free on this day of celebration, hosted by Paris Mountain State Park friends and the state park staff. Enjoy children's activities, educational programs, free boat rides, music, food, and fun as a thank you to the community.
Event lasts from 11 am till 4 pm.
Paris Mountain State Park
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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 population, on this unusual scavenger hunt. Bring shoes that can get wet, so you can get in the creek! The program fee is $5.00 per person. Admission fee is waived. Registration required. To register, call the park office (864-244-5565), or email to ctaylor@scprt.com Meet at Park Center.
Paris Mountain State Park
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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, and search for footprints around the lake, seeing how many signs of animals on our scavenger hunt sheet we can find. The program fee is $5.00. Admission fee is waived. Registration required. To register, call the park office (864-244-5565) or email to ctaylor@scprt.com. Meet at Park Center.
Paris Mountain State Park
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