Pinnacle Mountain Trail at Table Rock State Park is a challenging 10-mile adventure filled with massive rock formations, incredible views of Table Rock and Pumpkintown, unexpected storms, wildlife, and an overgrown final stretch. The summit may be anticlimactic, but everything you encounter along the way makes this one of the Upstate’s most memorable hikes.
Discover the mushrooms hiding along the trails of Table Rock State Park. From bright orange woodland mushrooms to towering fungi and turkey tails, see some of the fascinating species you might encounter after a warm summer rain.
Devil’s Walking Stick is one of the strangest native plants hiding in the Upstate. Learn how to identify this thorn-covered tree and why it is an important part of South Carolina’s forests.
Find public running tracks near Clemson, SC, including real 400-meter tracks, walking tracks, and nearby running routes. See which locations offer public access and where to go for your next run.
What really happens in an Upstate backyard when no one is watching? In just two weeks, our cameras captured a black bear, bobcat, deer, armadillo, opossum, raccoons, birds and more, revealing a surprisingly busy world hiding in plain sight.
After a late-summer storm passes through the South Carolina Upstate, low clouds and rising mist can transform the mountains. Here’s why the clouds seem to hug the ridges and the forest appears to steam after the rain.
Discover the closest beaches to Clemson University, from sandy swimming spots on Lake Hartwell and Lake Keowee to mountain beaches and Atlantic Coast getaways.
Explore Natural Bridge Trail at Keowee-Toxaway State Park, a short but rugged 1.3-mile hike featuring two small waterfalls, Poe Creek, rock formations, a rustic log bridge and two EV chargers near the trailhead.
Officials say there are no sharks in Lake Hartwell. But bull sharks can survive in freshwater, the Savannah River once flowed without today’s massive dams, and real alligators have turned up where they supposedly don’t belong. We investigate the Upstate’s newest aquatic conspiracy.
Looking for places to ride dirt bikes near Pickens, SC? Discover legal OHV trails, motocross tracks and off-road parks across Upstate South Carolina and the nearby mountains.