As of July, the most recent month available, a total of more than 148,000 people had visited Congaree National Park. That was about 12 percent more than the same time period in 2022 and a 13 ...

Congaree National Park is in Richland County, South Carolina. Its visitor center is less than 19 miles from Columbia, and the nearest major airport is Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

President Donald Trump’s effort to get rid of federal workers has some visitors to Congaree National Park worried. Access to the SC park could be curtailed if cuts extend to Congaree.

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 ...

Congaree National Park outside Columbia, SC took aim at negative online reviews and the park's reputation as "the worst national park" in a Facebook post.

Here's what you need to know before visiting Congaree National Park. kellyvandellen/Getty Images Congaree National Park in South Carolina is known for its astonishing biodiversity — particularly ...

Congaree National Park is within a few hours’ drive of several metropolitan areas, but still among the least visited national parks in the country. Congaree National Park is a ‘hidden gem ...

Less than 20 miles southeast of Columbia lies more than 20,000 acres of bottomland and upland forest nestled around the ...

For visitors to the National Park unfairly voted the worst to visit due to its many mosquitoes, there is a way to anticipate just how bad these biters may be. The Mosquito Meter or “Skeeter Meter” at ...

Although the national park contains well over 26,000 acres of relatively untouched backcountry, it is a surprisingly easy 30-minute drive from Columbia, South Carolina, the state’s capital.

Feral pig roams Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C. Wild hogs are chewing up the southern landscape, wildlife managers say Courtesy John Grego, Friends of Congaree Swamp Government ...

National Park Service schedules July, August dates for feral hog management in Congaree National Park Park will close to visitors on certain days in July and August, beginning Monday, July 8 ...