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SUMMARY:Widgeon Point Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Widgeon Point Preserve\nBEAUFORT COUNTY\, SC\n43 Okatie Hwy\, Okatie\, SC 29909\nGPS COORDINATES: 32.37223\, -80.79997\nFebruary 22\, 2025 | 10:30am to 4:00pm \nWidgeon Point Preserve is a 162-acre passive nature park protected by the Open Land Trust in 2007 and managed by Beaufort County. It is one of many properties protected by funding from the Beaufort County Rural and Critical Lands Program.\nThe Preserve is located just off HWY-170 on an Island in Port Royal Sound in between Beaufort and Okatie\, SC. This low-lying coastal property is home to barrier island\, salt marsh\, and salt flat plant communities. The Preserve has several brackish wetland systems including one large brackish pond\, which host a diversity of shorebirds and wading birds. Views of the Broad River and Sound could also yield waterfowl and other coastal water birds. \nThe trails on the property are well maintained and level\, but may be wet in areas following particularly high tides. The Preserve is directly on Port Royal Sound and may be windy the day of our trip. So please dress accordingly.\nDIRECTIONS (GPS:32.37223\, -80.79997)\nFROM THE I-26 / I-95 INTERCHANGE\n•Drive approx. 57 miles south on I-95\n•At mile marker 28\, turn left onto SC-462\n•Drive approx. 15 miles and turn left onto Snake Rd\n•Drive approx. 3 miles to the end of Snake Rd and turn left at the light onto Okatie Highway (SC-170)\n•Drive approx. 4.3 miles and Widgeon Point Preserve will be on your right \nFROM DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON\n•Drive approx. 53.5 miles south on US HWY-17\n•Turn left onto US HWY-21 at Gardens Corner\n•Drive approx. 12 miles and turn right at the light to stay on US HWY-21\n•Drive approx. 1.2 miles and turn right at the light onto Okatie Highway (SC-170)\n•Drive approx. 5.6 miles and Widgeon Point Preserve will be on your left \nWe will meet in the main parking area. There are restrooms on site. \nTom Austin\, Southern Regional Director\, and Destiney Rains\, Passive Parks Naturalist for Beaufort County\, will lead the day’s trip. \nhttps://www.beaufortsc.org/listing/widgeon-point-preserve/1405/
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