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- Aiken State Park
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The South Edisto River flows a winding course through Aiken State Park. The size of the river here brings up the question "When is a river a river and not a creek?" However, the state park tries to keep the river clear of brush and major obstacles. The result is a tight obstacle course requiring maneuvering in current. However, the current is not over-powering enough to prevent paddling upstream. We usually put in at the Riverside Picnic area put-in and paddle upstream a ways and then come back down. We then continue past the put-in down to the state park take-out (about 1.75 miles). If you have not left a vehicle at the take-out, you can either paddle back up or walk the short distance back to your vehicle.
See Winding River Technique for information on how to handle small winding rivers such as the South Edisto.
Canoeing on the South Edisto River in Aiken State Park
South Carolina Current Streamflow Data
