Public lands in South Carolina

17 units whose boundary reaches South Carolina, 1.9 million acres counted whole even where a boundary crosses into another state. 8 national wildlife refuges, 7 wilderness areas, 2 national forests and grasslands. Largest first within each type.

National wildlife refuges

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Refuge · USFWS

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

62,093 acres3 campgrounds near

Refuge · USFWS

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

45,905 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Refuge · USFWS

Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge

38,344 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Refuge · USFWS

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

31,613 acresAlso GA

Refuge · USFWS

Santee National Wildlife Refuge

12,832 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Refuge · USFWS

Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge

12,181 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Refuge · USFWS

Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge

3,972 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Refuge · USFWS

Tybee National Wildlife Refuge

664 acresAlso GA

Wilderness areas

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Wilderness · USFWS

Cape Romain Wilderness

29,000 acres3 campgrounds near

Wilderness · NPS

Congaree National Park Wilderness

21,700 acres3 campgrounds near

Wilderness · USFS

Ellicott Rock Wilderness

8,300 acres7 campgrounds near

Wilderness · USFS

Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

4,967 acres3 campgrounds near

Wilderness · USFS

Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

4,755 acres3 campgrounds near

Wilderness · USFS

Hell Hole Bay Wilderness

2,122 acres1 campground near

Wilderness · USFS

Wambaw Creek Wilderness

1,832 acres3 campgrounds near

National forests and grasslands

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Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests

1.4 million acres36 campgrounds near

Savannah River Site

198,068 acresAlso GA

Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state its boundary reaches. Data refreshed September 18, 2026.