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SUMMARY:Wateree Heritage Preserve and WMA
DESCRIPTION:Wateree River Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area\nRichland County\, SC\n10:30 AM\, June 24\, 2017 \nOur June trip will be to Wateree River HP/WMA in Richland County. This area contains\nthe former Cook’s Mountain Tract and a portion of the Goodwill Tract. It was transferred\nto SC DNR on June 2\, 2015. It contains 3\,677 acres adjoining the Wateree River. It was\nprotected as partial mitigation for the Haile Gold Mine Project in Lancaster County. It\ncombines an interesting mix of wetlands and drier areas. \nThe June date was chosen to avoid the Saturday hunting activities allowed on the\nproperty. If there is sufficient interest\, we may schedule a special during cooler weather\nnext year. \nSoon after you enter the property\, you reach the first check-in kiosk [0.4 miles]. We will\nmeet at this first kiosk at 10:30. From there we will go to the Fish Pond area\, which has\na large parking lot. In addition to the pond\, there is extensive open area\, including a\npower line right of way. After exploring the pond area\, we will make our way to the top of\nCook’s Mountain and enjoy the overlook and lunch. There is reasonable parking here as\nwell. After lunch there are lots of roads and trails to explore. There are only four large\nparking areas\, however; one of these [the second kiosk] is designated for equestrian\nuse. Smaller groups or carpools are recommended for the rest of the roads. We are\nstarting at the open pond area so we can explore the relatively cooler shady areas later\nas the day heats up. \nThere are almost 10 miles of drivable roads in addition to an extensive network of trails\nand closed roads. We scouted the area in a Volt\, which managed all of the roads\nwithout problems. Most of the side roads end at gates. Usually there is a reasonable\narea to turn around at the gate. We had to do a multi-point turn at the end of Turnip\nPatch\, however. \nWe have requested extra maps. However\, these are not guaranteed. A scanned copy is\nincluded with the newsletter; you may want to print your own copy.\nThe first part of the main road goes by property owned by someone sensitive to\npossible trespass. This property is VERY WELL MARKED! Do not trespass. Try very\nhard not to spy a great snake or rare plant on this property. I have been told that people\nhave been charged for trespassing here. \nDinner will be at Mr. Bunky’s Restaurant\, which is 7.6 miles west on US 378 from the\npreserve entrance. They have an extensive menu as well as a hot bar and a salad bar.\nThe hot bar is not a buffet; it is meat and two sides. Service from the menu can be slow.\nSo\, if you are in a hurry\, one of the bars would be the appropriate choice. There are\nalso limited beer and wine options. Mr. Bunky’s has a farm supply store and meat\nmarket downstairs and a mini antique mall downstairs. So\, if you are in need of a\nwrench or light bulb\, you can pick one up. \nDirections:\nFrom the intersection of US 601 and 378\, drive east approximately 1.84 miles and turn\nleft on Goodwill Road. \nTo get to Mr. Bunky’s from Wateree River HP/WMA. Turn right on US 378. Drive 7.6\nmiles. The restaurant will be on the left (south side of the road).
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