Description:
This 163-acre swamp garden was used as a freshwater reserve for Dean Hall, a huge Cooper River rice plantation, and was given to the city in 1963. Today the giant cypress trees draped with Spanish moss provide an unforgettable setting for flat-bottom boats that glide among their knobby roots. Footpaths in the garden wind through a profusion of azaleas, camellias, daffodils, and other colorful blooms. Visitors share the swamp with alligators, pileated woodpeckers, wood ducks, otters, barred owls, and other abundant species. The gardens are worth a visit at any time of year, but they're at their most colorful in March and April. Also on-site are a reptile center, aquarium, and aviary, plus a butterfly house.
- © Frommer's 2012
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Highly Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +1 843 553 0515
- send email
Address:
- 3030 Cypress Gardens Rd
- U.S. 52, Moncks Corner
- Moncks Corner, SC 29461
Hours:
- Daily 9am-5pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
- User Rating
