Outdoors Links 
Outdoors Links
South Carolina
South
Carolina Trails Program An inventory of hiking
trails.
Palmetto
Trail When completed, the Palmetto Trail will be a
400+ mile hiking trail that stretches from the SC coast (near Awendaw) to the
SC mountains (Oconee State Park).
South Carolina Outdoor Recreation Guide Click
on the county to look up recreational opportunities.
ACE Basin
What a magnificent local resource: the Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) rivers
basin, only 45 minutes from Charleston. Need a boat or a guide?
Call Jamie at Outpost Moe's: (843) 844-2514 or check out Jamie's
website.
South
Carolina Tide Calculator Going kayaking or canoeing?
The waterways near the coast are highly tidal--you need to learn when the low
and high tides are....
Marine
Forecast South Carolina coastal marine forecast by
NOAA.
CharlestonFishing.com
Fishing reports, kayak fishing, discussion room–it’s
all here!
Elsewhere
myTopo.com
Build a custom topographical map from high-quality USGS topo maps.
Skymaps.com
Download a high-quality astronomical map for the current or upcoming month.
MapQuest.com Get
detailed driving directions to anywhere.
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
Want to go whitewater rafting in Colorado? Snorkling in Australia?
Hiking near Clemson? A wealth of outdoor activities information for anywhere
in the world.
Boston Whaler Discussion
Group OK, I love these classic boats. Here at the
ContinuousWave.com you will find discussion, reference articles, pictures, marketplace–everything
you wanted to know about classic and contemporary Whalers!
Paddling.net
This is
the website that I continue to return to for canoeing and kayaking infomation
-- reviews of boats, manufacturer's links, classified ads, how-to articles,
and much more.
TopKayaker.net
Interested
in sit-on-top kayaking? This is the place to go -- gear, forums, articles, databases,
and much more.
Local Conservation Resources
South
Carolina Coastal Conservation League The best damn non-profit
conservation organization in the region, period. Its mission is to protect the South
Carolina coastal plain.
Sierra Club
The local chapter (Lunz Group) meets at 7:00pm on the
first Thursday of each month at Baruch Auditorium (MUSC), Calhoun Street--just
a few blocks from CofC. This is a very active group with excellent programs,
regular outings, and important conservation efforts. A good way to meet
new friends and learn about your local outdoors....
South
Carolina Scenic Rivers Program Information
about the historic Ashley River, Columbia's Broad River, and other specially-designated
scenic rivers in SC. This site ismaintained by the SC
Department of Natural Resources, which is where you need to go
for outdoor permits (e.g., fishing or hunting license), boater education courses,
state rules and regulations, and so on.
South Carolina Environmental
Law Project SCELP is a
non-profit legal organization dedicated to protecting the natural environment
of South Carolina.
Last revised on July 2, 2005