Type of Outing: Hike/Paddle When: 11/07/2025 - 11/09/2025 Leader: Gale Magann & Lynette Tullos Description: Join Lynette and me exploring one of our newest national parks in Hopkins, SC about 30 minutes SE of Columbia, SC. We will leisurely explore old-growth forests with some of the tallest trees in the eastern North America. With luck, we will see river otters, deer, turtles, wading birds and maybe a gator. Hopefully, the mosquitoes and bugs will be gone by then. Camping is possible but it requires some hiking. There are no RV hookups. Cypress View Campground is 45 minutes away and there are hotels in Columbia on the Fort Jackson side of Columbia. Contact me or Lynette for more information.
Come One, Come All! Let’s celebrate the holidays together with good food and good fellowship, Plus, a fun holiday game or two. The attire for the event is dressy casual. Entrees will be catered by Copper Kitchen. Wine and beer will be provided by the club. We ask that members bring their favorite appetizer, bread, side dish or dessert to share. This year, we have a signup form on the website where you can declare what you plan to bring so that we have a nice balance.
To register for this event, click on the "Register" button to the left.
To sign up for a dish, return to this page and click on this link:
https://tiny.cc/HolidayDishSignup
Thanks in advance for taking this extra step. Please register on the website by November 30th. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Susan Slocum (susanslocum@icloud.com) or Beverly Grier (bcgrier@gmail.com).
Easy, Moderate & Strenuous Hikes: Meet at Hanging Rock State Park Visitors’ Center. Join us for the Annual New Year’s Day hikes at Hanging Rock State Park. There will be 3 versions of this hike: strenuous, moderate, and easy. Each hike will have some beautiful views to start the new year. Meet at 10:00 a.m. in the upper parking lot in front of the Visitors’ Center. At that point, we will divide into groups based on each participant’s preferred hike. Departures will be staggered. The longer hike (strenuous) will be about 9 miles. It will include Moore’s Knob, House Rock, Cook’s Wall, and Wolf Rock. About 2,000 feet elevation gain. [R-29] The moderate hike will cover about 6-7 miles to House Rock, Wolf Rock, and Cook’s Wall and then back to the parking lot. About 900 feet elevation gain. [R-16]. The short hike will ascend Hanging Rock and will cover about 3 miles. About 600 feet elevation gain. [R-9].
Carpools: Feel free to organize your own carpools. I recommend Greensboro hikers gather at the Lowe’s Foods grocery store in Oak Ridge, 2205 Oak Ridge Rd, Oak Ridge, NC 27310, for a departure no later than 9:00 a.m. Winston-Salem hikers should gather at the shopping plaza parking lot near the McDonald's at 426 Jonestown Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27104, for a departure no later than 9:00 a.m.
