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Charleston County Parks Proposes Purchase of 812 Acres near McClellanville

03-16-08
Daniel Bates - Rural Real Estate Expert - McClellanville and Awendaw, SC
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A recent Post & Courier article about Charleston County Parks and Recreation plans to purchase a large track of land Two Pines Road came to a big surprise to myself and everyone I’ve talked to the past few days, so I’ve done a little more research to fill people in on the facts. Two Pines is a small community of a dozen or so homeowners along the Intracoastal Waterway just south of McClellanville and north of Tibwin. The proposed 812 acre tract begins at Highway 17 and continues on both sides of Two Pines Road until it reaches the waterfront residences. Click Here to read the rest of this article.
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Hampton Plantation State Park

03-09-08
Malcolm Baldwin
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A few miles up Hwy 17 from McClellanville, just off of the South Santee River on Wambaw Creek is the Hampton Plantation State Park. The original mansion built in 1735 remains. This 274 acre plantation was purchased from the Rutledge Family in 1971 and turned into a state park. There is a lot to see on site. There are picnic and bathroom facilities as well as trails to walk (click for map) including a walk through the old gardens with incredible camellias, azaleas, & live oaks.

The house is open for tours and is set up as an educational tool to teach not only about life in the plantation era, but also about the lives of the emancipated families that went on to settle in the immediate area. The home was a colonial era rice plantation. More recently it was home to South Carolina Poet Lauriette Archibald Rutledge.

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Catching Red Drum in the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge

03-07-08
Malcolm Baldwin
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For my money the most fun you can have on the water in the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge (McClellanville, SC) is fishing for Spot tails (Red Drum). There are many different approaches you can take, fishing the flats, casting a grub, fishing the edge of the marsh with live bait on a float, or surf fishing.


Fishing the flats is a little like hunting and fishing combined. I am terrible at it, but the idea is to pole through the marsh flats at high tide. The Spot tails eat crabs in the marsh, so they usually have their tails sticking up out of the water while they dive for crabs. When you see that, cast a DOA crab in front of them. I have never had a lot of luck, but it gets your adrenaline going chasing fish through the marsh.

Surf fishing will usually produce the largest catch. In my limited experience, I have had the best luck with live finger mullet, the bigger the bait the bigger the catch. Shrimp work as well, but it seems to attract more sharks and catfish. For tackle, use fish finder with a sliding 2 ounce weight on 25 lb test line. Dick and I fished the Red Octorber Surf Tourney last year and won the aggregate length prize with our top three fish 40", 32" and 30". That was definately my best day in the surf.


For the most sure fire method, go in almost any creek anywhere near a drain or oyster rock. I prefer incoming tide just as it hits the marsh and fishing the bank with a float rig. Again shrimp or finger mullet work best. Cast as close to the marsh as possible. There are many different methods, and most better than mine. I am just a novice in perpetual training. The fish below was a picture I captured wtih my cell phone this fall (top quality photography).

I was fishing with my son on the banks of the "secret spot" when my son (Morrison, 8) hooded something that almost pulled him over the stern. He fought it for a minute, but it ran to the marsh and cut the line. I quickly re-rigged and put him back on the same spot and immediately got a hit. I let him fight for a second, and then
landed it for him, 32" (too big to keep, but fun to catch.)
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Recreational Opportunities in the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge

03-04-08
Malcolm Baldwin
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The Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge is a preserve of over 100,000 acres of marsh, creeks and barrier islands. There are countless recreational opportunities. The map below shows the system of creeks and bays that make the Cape Romain Refuge a place you could explore and enjoy over and over again.


Fishing: Red drum, Trout, Flounder, Bonnethead Sharks are all plentiful in the creeks or surf. There are also close wrecks and bottom for offshore fishing opportunities.
WP Baldwin sponsors two annaual fall fishing tournaments, the Red October Surf Fishing Tournament and the McClellanville Creek Tournament. Both are open to anyone and offer cash prizes and raise money for local charities.

There are Three public boat landings. The Moore's Landing and the landing at Buck Hall Camp Ground are pay per launch, McClellanville sells weekly or yearly passes. Several guides serve the area:
Captain Ben Floyd 843-670-3123 or visit www.charlestonfishfinder.com
George Gallager 843-696-6000

Birding: Over 277 species of birds have been recorded in this preserve. The barrier islands and beaches provide protected nesting for various shore birds and make observation and photography good all year round.

Beaches: Miles of remote beaches only accessible by boat make a great place to shell and explore or just enjoy the beach away from the normal beach crowds.

Tours:
Coastal Expeditions
Nature Adventure Outfitters

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Recreational Opportunities in the Francis Marion National Forest

03-04-08
Malcolm Baldwin
Malcolm Baldwin: Real Estate Agent in McClellanville, SC
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The Francis Marion National Forest is open to the public for camping, picnicking, hunting, fishing, canoeing, trail riding for horses and ATV's and there is even an shooting range. To make sure no one is riding where others are hunting, it is heavily managed. Go to the Forest Service website for details.


Camping: Buck Hall, Elmwood and Honey Hill Recreational Areas. Elmwood and Honey Hill are primitive with limited facilities, while Buck Hall has motor home hook ups, bath houses, electrical connections, bathrooms, and a boat landing.

Canoeing: Chicken Creek, Echaw Creek and Wambaw Creek Canoe Trails.

Picnicking: Canal, Huger, Honey Hill and Buck Hall Recreational Areas

Rifle Ranges:
Boggy Head- Just north of Moncks Corner on US Highway 17-A, turn right onto SC Highway 402. Drive 15 miles to SC Highway 41. Turn left and continue 9 miles to the rifle range entrance on the right. is closed some mornings and 1st and 3rd Tuesdays for cleaning.

Twin Ponds- From Charleston, take U.S. Highway 17 North for about 25 miles to Steed Creek Road (SC Route 133-S). Turn left and drive 2 miles to Willow Hall Road (F.S. Road 204). Turn right and go 1 mile to the rifle range entrance on the left. It is closed some mornings and 2nd and 4th Tuesdays for cleaning.

Trails:
Horses are allowed on Jericho and Tuxbury Horse Trails

Motorized vehicles are limited to the Wambaw Cycle Trail

Only hiking and mountain biking are allowed on the Awendaw Passage/Palmetto Trail, South Tibwin Trail, and Swamp Fox National Recreation Trail.

Battery Warren is an earthen Civil War Fort. There is an interpretive trail along the banks of the Santee River.

Hunting: See the hunting and fishing regulations manual for time tables, locations, and license applications for hunting and fishing within the Francis Marion National Forest.

More information is available at the Francis Marion National Forest Website & Sewee Visitors Center Website.

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