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Congaree National Park

South Carolina

A large baldcypress trunk ringed by cypress knees on the wet forest floor by the Low Boardwalk trail
Photo: Miguel.v · CC BY-SA 3.0

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About the park

Along the Congaree River in South Carolina, a floodplain with the biggest remaining tract of old-growth bottomland forest in the US and very tall trees.

Full name
Congaree National Park
State
South Carolina
Established
November 10, 2003
Area
26,693 acres (108 km²)
Coordinates
33.78° N, 80.78° W
Official site
Congaree on nps.gov (opens in a new tab)