Congaree National Park - Don't plan too far ahead

Congaree National Park is one of the least visited and yet it's close to a lot of people. Why? Find out in this video why it's hard to plan a visit there and what you can expect when you go.
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[bobbid]

I was lucky! No rain or flooding during or before my visit. What a pleasant walk on the boardwalk. The information boards were excellent. I was amazed at the history and variety of tree species. I hope YOUR trip to Congaree is amazing!

[rachels]

Absolutely love these videos! I watch these all the time as a way to relax and "visit" some of these parks. Are you still planning on doing a video ranking all the parks, now that you've visited them all?

[jymnmeier]

We are heading to Congaree in June <3 All of this info is so helpful :) Thank you <3

[chenjiang]

If you like Kayaking, it is a heaven - no where else is like that canopy creek - so long you can easily spend some hours/half a day on the river even if the water level is as low as 3!

[JP-dzzu]

If you love swamps, giant spiders and swarms of mosquitos boy do I have a park for you!

[JohnRedwine-xw]

This is why you do indeed plan ahead. Go November thru March to avoid bugs(still may have some). It is also necessary to plan.ahead if you want to go on a guided kayak or canoe.

And you can't plan for the fireflies because you don't know when they arrive.

Each to his own to know whether you will enjoy it or not. In my opinion, it's worth a visit. I'm up to 52 parks and more than half of these I've been multiple times. Congaree would rank pretty low. But I do think it is worth a day or two. I highly recommend doing a kayak or canoe tour and also walking the boardwalk.

[christyliebel]

Sounds to me like you've visited most all the national parks. I'm curious which parks you would go to again? Top 5?

[carolinebeal]

For some reason, I kept on looking out for a peekaboo shot of an alligator😂

[Scrambler]

Congaree is a special place, I have been going there since the early 80's. You should have seen it before hurricane Hugo destroyed so many of the world record trees.

[dawnng]

How many national parks have you visited so far?