Congaree National Park covers more than 26,000 acres in Richland County. It was initially preserved in 1976 as Congaree Swamp National Monument. It was redesignated as a national park in 2003. (Photo ...

Picture this: you’ve waited years to get into Congaree National Park’s annual firefly event. On the night you finally get to go, as you’re ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the beautiful twinkling fireflies, you ...

Things were peaceful at Congaree National Park last week as people strolled the trails and boardwalks that extend from the preserve’s visitors center. But some of those drawn to the park for its tall ...

Join a park ranger at Congaree National Park for Big Tree Hikes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, and Friday, Jan. 27. The 6.5-mile hikes will take visitors to some of the largest trees found in ...

COLUMBIA -- The Open Space Institute (OSI), the National Park Foundation, and Friends of Congaree Swamp announced the transfer of a key property to Congaree National Park in South Carolina. The land, ...

Land near U.S. 601 is being protected adjacent to Congaree National Park Courtesy Dave Schuetrum A timber company is selling a scenic swamp and forest near Congaree National Park in an agreement that ...