Paddling near Mount Pleasant, SC

Sitting at the confluence of the Wando River, Cooper River, and Charleston Harbor in Charleston County, Mount Pleasant puts three tidal systems at your doorstep. Shem Creek, a 2.5-mile historic tidal creek lined with the local shrimping fleet, is the marquee launch, while blackwater swamps and the 60,400-acre Lake Moultrie sit within an hour. The South Carolina Saltwater Paddling Trail runs 295 miles through this corridor.