Launch maps

Because I live on the Charleston Peninsula, I frequent kayak launches within an hour's drive of Charleston, South Carolina.  I remain amazed that thirty minutes outside of Charleston, I can launch on a river or creek, paddle for a couple of ours, and never see another boat.

With the unrestrained growth, however, that experience may soon fade.  Until then, the creeks, rivers, swamps, and ocean of the Lowcountry offer terrific opportunities for exploration and escape.

Most of the land within the ACE Basin is protected either through conservation easement, wildlife refuge, federal ownership, or whatever.  The eponymous rivers are the Ashepoo River (middle), Combahee River (southernmost), and Edisto River (northernmost).

While not within the ACE Basin, this map includes the upper reaches of the three rivers and their tributaries.  Until I visit all of these landings, I'm sure that mistakes abound.

Near the ocean, the North Fork of the Edisto River forms the northeastern boundary to the ACE Basin.  The river begins as the Edisto River North Fork and South Fork before merging into the Edisto Mainstem near Branchville, SC.

The map shows nearly 200 boat landings in what is generally considered the Lowcountry of South Carolina.  Other maps show the Midland and the Blue Ridge/Piedmont areas of the state.

Over 80 boat ramps are spread across the Midland region of South Carolina.  Other maps show the Lowcountry and the Blue Ridge/Piedmont areas of South Carolina.

Click on any balloon to learn more about the landing.  The green balloons indicate that I've been to the landing or confirmed its location via Google Satellite images.

Counties include Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell, Bamberg, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Lexington, Kershaw, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter.

Nearly 150 launch ramps dot the Upcountry, also known as the Blue Ridge/Piedmont, region of South Carolina.  Other maps show the Lowcountry and the Midlands areas of South Carolina.