In 2015, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism started the Ultimate Outsider challenge, to encourage people to visit all 47 of South Carolina’s State Parks. To officially complete the challenge, you must first obtain an official South Carolina State Parks guidebook. Then, when you visit each park, you locate the Ultimate Outsider stamp, and stamp your book. Once you collect all 47 stamps, you have a Ranger verify you’ve completed the challenge. They fill out some forms, and then you receive a t-shirt, and bragging rights as an official “Ultimate Outsider”.
Of course, it does not have to be done in one calendar year, but if you know me, you know I do love a good challenge.
Why try to visit all 47 South Carolina State Parks in one year? Start here:
Park Visit Recaps:
Below is a list of all 47 South Carolina State Parks. As we visit, I will highlight and hyperlink the recap to the parks below. Keep checking back for more!
Aiken State Park
Andrew Jackson State Park
Baker Creek State Park
Barnwell State Park
Caesars Head State Park (got our stamp with a visit on 9/30…longer trip needed for a thorough review!)
Calhoun Falls State Park
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
Cheraw State Park
Chester State Park
Colleton State Park
Colonial Dorchester State Historic State
Croft State Park
Devils Fork State Park
Dreher Island State Park (8/25/20)
Edisto Beach State Park
Givhans Ferry State Park
Goodale State Park
H. Cooper Black Memorial Field
Hamilton Branch State Park
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
Hickory Knob State Resort Park
Hunting Island State Park (3/1/20)
Huntington Beach State Park (1/1/20, but we live here, and visit often!)
Jones Gap State Park (9/28/20)
Keowee-Toxaway State Park
Kings Mountain State Park
Lake Greenwood State Park
Lake Hartwell State Park
Lake Warren State Park
Lake Wateree State Park
Landsford Canal State Park
Lee State Park (7/18/20)
Little Pee Dee State Park (Take two…3/11/20)
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
Myrtle Beach State Park (we live here and visit often!)
- A Local’s Guide to Myrtle Beach State Park
- Myrtle Beach State Park in the Winter: 5 Things to Do During the Off -Season
Oconee State Park
Oconee State Historic Site
Paris Mountain State Park
Poinsett State Park (8/10/20)
Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site
Rivers Bridge State Historic Site
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
Sadlers Creek State Park (6/28/21)
Santee State Park (8/15/20)
Sesquicentennial State Park
Table Rock State Park
Woods Bay State Park (1/13/20)