Santee Cooper Country is a popular destination for tourists seeking fun and adventure in the sun. Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie offer some of the finest fishing to be found in the U.S. Bream, crappie, catfish, white bass, largemouth bass and striped bass are caught here and these lakes produce many record catches.

There are 270 holes of golf in Santee Cooper Country. The courses are scenic and the mild climate permits golfing year round.

Santee State Park on Lake Marion offers swimming, fishing, camping, picnicking, boat tours, nature trails and nature programs, tennis, boat rentals and cabins.

LOCATION
60 miles to Charleston and Columbia, S.C.
121 miles to Hilton Head
120 miles to Myrtle Beach
219 miles to Raleigh, N.C.
110 miles to Savannah, GA

TRANSPORTATION
I-95 & I-26 intersect near Bowman. U.S. 301, 178, 176, 15 State Highway 6, 45, 453, 267, 47, 210 Two Railroads Orangeburg Municipal Airport has 4,500' lighted runway. Commercial air service is available at Charleston and Columbia. Port of Charleston is one of the east coast's ranking ports with worldwide steamship lines serving this port.

CHURCHES
Baptists, Methodist, Disciples of Christ, Christian, Lutheran, Presbyterian , Church of Christ.

POINTS OF INTEREST
Fort Watson
Location of British outpost atop 30' Indian mound (at Santee Wildlife Refuge).

Pocotaligo Park
1296' boardwalk through 40 acres of swamp and timber. U.S. 301 north of Manning.

Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Vistors Center, dioramas, aquarium and hiking trails. U.S. 301 & 15. Two miles north of Santee.

Edisto Memorial Gardens
110 acres of roses, azaleas and camellias on the Edisto River. U.S. 301 in Orangeburg.

Santee State Park
On Lake Marion, 3 miles northwest of Santee. (Exit 98 off I-95)

Stanback Museum & Planetarium
At South Carolina State College in Orangeburg.

Branchville Railroad Museum
Oldest Railroad junction in U.S.A. Highway 21 in Branchville.

Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery
Highway 21 bypass in Orangeburg.

Eutaw Springs Battleground
Site of Revolutionary War Battle. Highway 6 in Eutawville.

For Additional Information Please Contact:
Santee Cooper Counties
Promotion Commission
P.O. Drawer 40
Santee, S.C. 29142
803-854-2131 800-227-8510