Paddling near North Charleston, SC

At the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry, North Charleston spreads across Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties, ringed by the Ashley, Cooper, Wando, and Back rivers. The surrounding network of tidal creeks, blackwater rivers, cypress swamps, and salt-marsh estuaries makes the greater Charleston area one of the premier flatwater and coastal paddling regions on the East Coast. The SCDNR Southeast Coast Saltwater Paddling Trail runs 295 miles straight through, while the Edisto River and the Santee Cooper Lakes anchor the inland scene.