Paddling near Columbia, SC

Set in Richland County, Columbia sits where the Saluda and Broad rivers meet to form the Congaree, putting flatwater floats and Class IV rapids within minutes of downtown. West of the city, Lake Murray spreads across 55,000 acres with roughly 650 miles of shoreline, while Cedar Creek threads the old-growth swamps of Congaree National Park about 18 miles away.