1:00 p.m. Park Programs : 2012

  • Interpretive Ranger Cathy Taylor leads programs on most 4th Saturdays at 1 p.m.
  • There is a cost for each program. Please see each listing for that cost.
  • Check each program for meeting location.
  • Registration is required.
  • To register, call the office at (864) 244-5565 or e-mail ctaylor@scprt.com.

Paris Mountain State Park is off S.C. 253 (State Park Road), six miles north of downtown Greenville. Admission is $2 for ages 16 – 64, $1.25 for S.C. seniors and disabled persons. Children under 16 are not charged admission.

Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 1:00 PM

Winter Walk

Led by Interpretive Ranger Cathy Taylor, participants on the "Winter Walk" at 1 p.m. will take an easy one mile walk around Lake Placid while investigating adaptations for winter survival. Which animals and plants are up and around, which are in an egg or seed stage, which are snoozing, and which have headed south for the winter and are nowhere in sight? Possible sightings include birds visiting for the winter from up north.
This program costs $5, payable at Park Center instead of admission, and will start at Park Center. All ages are welcome. Registration is required for this 1 ½ hour program. Registration is required.

To register, call the office at (864) 244-5565 or email ctaylor@scprt.com.

Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 1:00 PM

How Paris Mountain's Water Helped Greenville Grow

Interpretive Ranger Cathy Taylor will present a program at 1 p.m. called "How Paris Mountain's Water Helped Greenville Grow." It's the 1880s and a growing Greenville needs a water supply. Fortunately, Greenville has the water coming down through the forests of Paris Mountain. Join this interactive walk around Lake Placid, tracking Paris Mountain's history from Greenville's source of drinking water to a CCC built state park.

This is a program created for eighth-grade classes, converted to a 4th Saturday program for history seekers of all ages. The program costs $5 per person, payable at the Park Center instead of admission. Meet at Park Center. Registration is required.

To register, call the office at (864) 244-5565 or email ctaylor@scprt.com.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Sulphur Springs Trail Hike

Interpretive Ranger Cathy Taylor will present a hike at 1 p.m. on the Sulphur Springs trail. Participants will hike to Mountain Lake and beyond, traveling the entire Sulphur Springs trail, looking for early spring wildflowers, and other signs of the awakening forest on the moderate to strenuous 3.5 mile, 3 1/2 hour hike.

The program costs $8, payable at the fee booth instead of admission, and will begin at the Sulphur Springs trailhead, by Shelter 6. Registration is required.

To register, call the office at (864) 244-5565 or e-mail ctaylor@scprt.com.

Saturday, April 28, 2012
TBA

10AM Program