Ditch Pond Heritage Preserve

Comprising 285 acres, Ditch Pond Heritage Preserve contains a Carolina bay that was first documented in 1973. Carolina bays are elliptically shaped, wet depressions that range in size from one acre to more than 1,000 acres. Approximately 98 percent of Carolina bays in South Carolina have been altered from their natural state. However, the bay at Ditch Pond, consisting of approximately 25 acres, has remained intact. An observation area provides a place to view Ditch Pond.

Throughout the preserve you may see one or more of eight rare plant species grown here. These include blue maidencane, Robbin’s spikerush, creeping St. John’s wort, piedmont water milfoil, awned meadow beauty, slender arrowhead, Florida bladderwort and piedmont bladderwort.

Ditch Pond Heritage preserve is part of the Wildlife Management Area program and provides archery hunting for deer and gun hunting for small game. See regulations.

Open for public use from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Foot traffic only.