View Full Version : Best National Park in the Southeast


MattSal
May 16th, 2005, 12:09 AM
Well then, what is it?

Also, feel free to share your experiences at these parks. They're all great, I'm sure.

Tauricorn
May 16th, 2005, 12:54 AM
You forgot the Congaree National Park in Richland County, SC.

Congaree National Park (http://www.nps.gov/cosw/)

MattSal
May 16th, 2005, 01:35 AM
:eek: South Carolina has a national park? :eek:

I had no idea. Sorry, I was just listing out of the 2004 World Almanac.
Is the park relatively new?

ROBTEX
May 16th, 2005, 04:43 AM
Congaree became a National Park in November 2003.

http://www.nps.gov/cosw/

Justadude
May 16th, 2005, 02:49 PM
I haven't been to all of these, but I'd have to think that either the Great Smokies or Shenandoah would offer the most breathtaking scenery.

orulz
May 16th, 2005, 03:21 PM
I'd have to say that the Smokies are pretty amazing, but the entire region is at risk due to rising pollution problems. The 100-mile vistas common until the mid 20th century are now a thing of the past.

LSyd
May 16th, 2005, 04:53 PM
yup, the smokies have gone downhill in the past 20 years. still a great park, but sad.

Congaree's pretty cool, too.

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KMURPHY19662003
May 16th, 2005, 07:25 PM
Guilford Battleground National Park is the best.

MattSal
May 16th, 2005, 09:36 PM
I'd have to say that the Smokies are pretty amazing, but the entire region is at risk due to rising pollution problems. The 100-mile vistas common until the mid 20th century are now a thing of the past.

Really? I went there about two years ago, and we were able to see Mount Mitchell from Clingman's Dome.

scguy
May 17th, 2005, 01:11 AM
How about the good-ole Okeefenokee Swamp in South Georgia. There are tons of habits in this park and it has some of the highest diversity of Plant/Animal life in the continental USA. The Everglades is amazing too, and thats what I voted for.

james2390
May 17th, 2005, 01:44 AM
I have never been to any of them surprisingly, but the Biscayne Nat'l Park seems cool.

skysdalimit
May 17th, 2005, 01:49 AM
I voted for the Smokies, but I also liked the Everglades, and Congaree was ok when I visited about 10 years ago, I remember seeing lots of snakes and getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. It was rough.

Style™
May 17th, 2005, 01:56 AM
GSM is amazing.

MattSal
May 17th, 2005, 02:10 AM
How about the good-ole Okeefenokee Swamp in South Georgia. There are tons of habits in this park and it has some of the highest diversity of Plant/Animal life in the continental USA. The Everglades is amazing too, and thats what I voted for.
The Okefenokee isn't a Nat'l Park, it's a "Nat'l Wildlife Refuge" or something like that.
Though this gives me an idea for another thread. :naughty:

teshadoh
May 17th, 2005, 03:14 AM
I vote for Great Smokey Mountains, b/c Dolly told me to.

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