Poinsett State park has a lot to offer. It has a large trail system that includes the starting points of two passages of the Palmetto Trail: The Wateree passage and the High Hills of Santee. The photos below are from at least three different hikes ending or starting at Poinsett. I highly recommend this park as it offers varied terrains with hills, water, waterfalls, swamps. One can also rent kayaks or canoes and paddle the pond. The park has some historical features as the land used to house a mill. Every time I went there, I almost always ran into a boy scout troupe or two. It is quite popular.

• Trail map Poinsett Trail Map
• Park Web Site Poinsett State Park
• Palmetto Trail starting/ending at Poinsett: Palmetto Trail Wateree Passage
• Palmetto Trail passage starting/ending at Poinsett: Palmetto Trail High Hills of Santee Passage

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Other Palmetto Passages Blog Posts:

• Awendaw Passage
• Middle Saluda Passage
• Wateree Passage
• Blue Ridge Electric Co-op Passage
• Peak To Prosperity Passage (Pomaria Trailhead)
• Peak To Prosperity Passage (Alston TrailHead)
• Enoree Passage
• Capital City Passage (Columbia Riverfront park in early spring)
• Capital City Passage (Columbia Riverfront park in summer)
• Capital City Passage (Columbia Riverfront park on a winter evening)
• Blue Wall Passage
• Lake Marion Passage, Section 3
• Palmetto Trail to Tamassee Knob

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You might enjoy these posts nearby:

• Swan Lake 2021
• Poinsett State park/The Wateree passage of the Palmetto Trail
• Church of the Holy Cross
• Wateree Heritage Preserve
• The City of Sumter, SC
• Swan Lake 2023