There are two 1.5-mile hikes. Though perhaps best known for its fine fishing and a popular community recreation center, Barnwell State Park includes an easy 1.5-mile loop trail that encircles the southernmost of two lakes. The trail begins behind the park office. The Fernhill Nature Trail gets its name from the thousands of ferns located alongside many portions of the trail. In December you will not see the ferns, nor the many other flowering plants that grow along the trail such as yellow jessamine, partridgeberry, butterfly weed, that you would encounter at other times of year. But you will see Spanish moss and enjoy the winter landscape.

Click here to visit the Woodside Trail Group's website for more information about 2026 hikes or how to join! 

Meeting Place: Barnwell State Park, 223 State Park Road, Blackville, SC 29817. Meet at the Park Office.