South Carolina Heritage Preserves and Wildlife Management Areas

Heritage Preserves and Wildlife Management Areas are protected areas managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area:

Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area protects 250 acres in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness.

Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area:

Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area protects over 43,000 acres of wilderness around Lake Jocassee in the Upstate region.

Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area:

Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area features a 100-foot waterfall and an incomplete railroad tunnel from the mid 19th century.

Victoria Bluffs Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area:

Victoria Bluff Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area is a preserve near Hilton Head Island that protects a pine-saw palmetto flatwoods community.