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.
Data refreshed September 17, 2026.
National wildlife refuges
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
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