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Biggin Creek: Old Santee Canal Park

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Biggin Creek: Old Santee Canal Park

Skill Level: Easy
Flow Level No Information
Rapids: None
Length: 2.00 miles
Duration: 1 - 2 hours
Portaging: No
What to Expect

An excellent choice for first time paddlers as canoes are rented on site. You will find wading birds, osprey, songbirds and wood ducks.

Access
Put in:
Old Santee Canal Park
Access Details

Canoes are rented by the hour. Call park at (843) 899-5200.

Trip Details

This paddle trail is entirely within the boundary of the Old Santee Canal Park and consists of a three mile loop on Biggin Creek, including a portion of the original Santee Canal. While the paddle trail is well suited for paddles of all experience, the trail presents an excellent opportunity for beginning paddlers to enjoy a pleasant afternoon of paddling. Rental canoes may be used for a modest fee at the park. The area is primarily forested with cypress trees, has several species of flowering water plants and provides a home for many wading birds. It is recommended that paddlers bring and utilize sunscreen and drinking water. Current pricing and additional information about the park can be found at www.oldsanteecanalpark.org.

This paddling trip brought to you by Berkeley Blueways.

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Ruthie Edwards
Jul 28, 2024 9:11 pm EDT
Paddled 7/28/24. Staff at park are amazingly helpful. Start of place to put in is at the edge of the parking lot, to the left of the raised garden beds. Go through the trees and down a long gravel path. Wear water shoes with good soles. Saw a handful of baby alligators at launch site, and a handful as we paddled. Really neat to see vegetation in the shallow canal water.
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Biggin Creek in Old Santee Canal Park (Credit: Berkeley County Blueways)
(Credit: Ruthie Edwards)
(Credit: Ruthie Edwards)
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Parking - Dedicated Lot
Parking - Roadside
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Fee Required
Handicap Accessible
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