This is a list of nature centres and environmental education centres in the state of South Carolina.
South Carolina Nature Centers (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link)
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| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Heron Nature Center | Ridgeland | Jasper | Lowcountry | Facebook site, 10 acres |
| Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge | Awendaw | Charleston | Charleston Metro | 66,287 acres, Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center features displays about the various ecosystems, wildlife and heritage of the Lowcountry |
| Caw Caw Interpretive Center | Ravenel | Charleston | Charleston Metro | website, operated by the County, over 6 miles of trails, former rice plantation wetlands |
| Coastal Discovery Museum | Hilton Head Island | Beaufort | Lowcountry | website, 68 acres, art exhibits, guided nature and history walks and talks |
| Colleton State Park | St. George | Colleton | Lowcountry | website interpretive nature hike, fishing, swimming, birding |
| Edisto Beach State Park | Edisto Beach | Colleton | Lowcountry | 1,255 acres, features the ACE Basin Interpretative Center |
| Francis Beidler Forest | Harleyville | Dorchester | Charleston Metro | National Audubon Society wildlife sanctuary in Four Holes Swamp with an environmental education center, over 16,000 acres |
| Harbison State Forest | Richland | Midlands | 2,177 acres, features the Harbison Environmental Education Center, programs, education trails | |
| Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | Upstate | website Botanical garden and woodland preserve over 11 acres, open 365 days a year and run entirely by volunteers. Garden rooms and water features as well as educational trails and a running plant sale |
| Heron Park Nature Center | Kiawah Island | Charleston | Charleston Metro | website, part of Kiawah Island Golf Resort, located in 21-acre Night Heron Park |
| Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History | York | York | Olde English District | website, 11 acres, open by appointment for guided field trips only, bird banding and research center |
| Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center | Georgetown | Georgetown | Pee Dee | 17,500 acres, access by guided tours, exhibits on pine and cypress ecosystem and the history of the 17,500 acre property |
| Hunting Island State Park | Beaufort | Beaufort | Lowcountry | 5,000-acre barrier island, features nature center, lighthouse, 4 miles of beach |
| Huntington Beach State Park | Murrells Inlet | Georgetown | Pee Dee | 2,500 acres, includes nature centers, Atalaya Castle historic house |
| Lake Conestee Nature Park | Greenville | Greenville | Upcountry | About 400 acres, managed through a partnership between the Conestee Foundation and the Greenville County Recreation District |
| Lee State Park | Bishopville | Lee | Pee Dee | 2,839 acres, Lee Environmental Education Center features a wetland ecology lab and exhibits about the habitats and wildlife of the park |
| Lynches River County Park | Coward | Florence | Pee Dee | website, 676 acres, operated by the County, features Environmental Discovery Center |
| Magnolia Plantation and Gardens | Charleston | Charleston | Charleston Metro | 70 acres, includes historic plantation house and outbuildings museum, gardens, zoo, nature center and a maze |
| Mobley Nature Center | Okatie | Beaufort | Lowcountry | website, part of the Spring Island 3,000-acre nature preserve and residential community, center includes a library, museum, zoo and a classroom |
| Myrtle Beach State Park Nature Center | Myrtle Beach | Horry | Pee Dee | 312 acres |
| Ocean Lakes Nature Center | Myrtle Beach | Horry | Pee Dee | website, part of the Ocean Lakes Family Campground, focus on shells, fossils, sea life, wildlife and ecology of coastal South Carolina |
| Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary | Jackson | Aiken | Augusta area | website, 3,154 acres, operated by the National Audubon Society |
| South Carolina Botanical Garden | Clemson | Pickens | Upcountry | 295 acres, includes gardens, 70 acre arboretum, Hanson Nature Learning Center, Bob Campbell Geology Museum and art exhibits |
| Table Rock State Park | Pickens | Pickens | Upcountry | 3,083 acres |
| Tiedemann Park Nature Center | Charleston | Charleston | Charleston Metro | website, operated by the City, focus on Low Country habitats, environments and wildlife |
| Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge | Georgetown | Georgetown | Pee Dee | 22,931 acres in 3 counties, visitor center and environmental education center in Georgetown |
| Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary | Walterboro | Colleton | Lowcountry | website, 842-acre estuary preserve, planned Discovery Center, operated by the City |
| Webb Wildlife Center | Garnett | Hampton | Lowcountry | website, 5,866 acres, state-operated wildlife management area |
| Wild Turkey Center and Winchester Museum | Edgefield | Edgefield | Augusta area | website, operated by the National Wild Turkey Federation, museum dedicated to wild turkey restoration, management and hunting, and 100 acre outdoor education center |