The park was established as a result of Columbia's Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1936. The Sesquicentennial Commission used surplus funds to purchase 1,445 acres of land in 1937. This land was transferred to the Commission of Forestry and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company #4469 was assigned to develop the park.[2]
The park offers a variety of amenities, including three picnic shelters, four picnic pads, and 84 campsites. Sesquicentennial State Park provides rental services for fishing boats, paddle boats, standup paddleboards, kayaks, and canoes. It also grants fishing access to a 30-acre (12 ha) lake within the park. The park features over 12 miles (19 km) of trails for hiking and mountain biking.
Key trails within the park include the Sandhills hiking trail a two-mile (3.2 km) ADA-accessible loop that encircles the park lake, and the Sesqui Mountain Bike Trail, spanning 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of moderately sandy terrain with several elevation changes.
Additional facilities at Sesquicentennial State Park include a full-scale splash pad closed during the winter months and a dog park.
Referencesedit
^"Sesqui Trails". South Carolina Parks. South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^Brown, Kaley; Gilbert, Stephanie; Harwell, Justin; Horecny, Zoie; Hull, Maclane; Lyle, Kira; Marodin, Helen; Melton, Jennifer; Patton, Hannah; RAmsey, Ragan; Schoen, Kate; Todd, Carlie; Weaver, Paige (2019). "A Layered History: Interpreting Cultural Resources at Sesquicentennial State Park". University of South Carolina.
^"Sesqui History & Interpretation". southcarolinaparks.com. South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
sesquicentennial, state, park, this, article, contains, content, that, written, like, advertisement, please, help, improve, removing, promotional, content, inappropriate, external, links, adding, encyclopedic, content, written, from, neutral, point, view, octo. This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Not to be confused with Sesquicentennial Park Sesquicentennial State Park commonly referred to as Sesqui sɛskwɪ is a state park located in the Sandhills region of South Carolina The park covers 1 419 acres 5 74 km2 and is situated approximately 12 miles 19 km from downtown Columbia South Carolina Sesquicentennial State ParkNearest cityColumbia SCCoordinates34 05 17 N 80 54 15 W 34 0880458 N 80 9041817 W 34 0880458 80 9041817Area1 419 acres 5 74 km2 Created1937Camp sitesRegular campgrounds and RV sitesHiking trailsSandhills Hiking trailJackson Creek Nature trailLoop Road trailSesqui Mountain Bike trail 1 Other informationFeatures include hiking trails bicycling trails softball field splash pad fishing meeting facilities dog park and various styled boat rentals Websitehttps southcarolinaparks com sesqui Contents 1 History 2 Amenities 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe park was established as a result of Columbia s Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1936 The Sesquicentennial Commission used surplus funds to purchase 1 445 acres of land in 1937 This land was transferred to the Commission of Forestry and the Civilian Conservation Corps CCC Company 4469 was assigned to develop the park 2 Amenities editMany buildings in the park as well as its stone entrance were built by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps 3 The park offers a variety of amenities including three picnic shelters four picnic pads and 84 campsites Sesquicentennial State Park provides rental services for fishing boats paddle boats standup paddleboards kayaks and canoes It also grants fishing access to a 30 acre 12 ha lake within the park The park features over 12 miles 19 km of trails for hiking and mountain biking Key trails within the park include the Sandhills hiking trail a two mile 3 2 km ADA accessible loop that encircles the park lake and the Sesqui Mountain Bike Trail spanning 6 5 miles 10 5 km of moderately sandy terrain with several elevation changes Additional facilities at Sesquicentennial State Park include a full scale splash pad closed during the winter months and a dog park References edit Sesqui Trails South Carolina Parks South Carolina Department of Parks Recreation amp Tourism Retrieved October 7 2021 Brown Kaley Gilbert Stephanie Harwell Justin Horecny Zoie Hull Maclane Lyle Kira Marodin Helen Melton Jennifer Patton Hannah RAmsey Ragan Schoen Kate Todd Carlie Weaver Paige 2019 A Layered History Interpreting Cultural Resources at Sesquicentennial State Park University of South Carolina Sesqui History amp Interpretation southcarolinaparks com South Carolina Department of Parks Recreation amp Tourism Retrieved October 20 2021 External links editPark Finder site SCIway site This article related to Columbia South Carolina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sesquicentennial State Park amp oldid 1218505443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
