Botany Bay SC - Where the Selkie's Dance

Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area is a state preserve on Edisto Island, South Carolina. About an hour away from Summerville, this is one of the many nature areas that just take your breath away. Like most adventures in the south, your drive to this enchanting spot is one of older back (but paved) roads and through small towns whose charm is worth stopping to look at. The road off of 165 to Botany Bay is dirt and of course has the iconic angel oak drive which is cool in temperature and really begins to set the mood for your visit.

Once you approach the gate you will see an information board to the right along with a volunteer who will give you a parking pass and the rules for the area. The volunteer will also give you a map that you must return on your way out. You can have a guided tour through an app that is downloaded through the google play app store or the apple store. You are not allowed to remove anything from Botany Bay! This keeps the area as beautiful and natural as possible.

The pictures in my slideshow just don't do it justice. The first thing I thought upon entering the beach is: this must be where all the selkies come to dance. It's quiet and almost secret nature lend the area to fairy tales. I was swept away by how clean it was, except for all the shells, and enchanted by the dolphins we saw playing just off the shore line. If you are looking for a day trip this is definitely one that I would recommend many times over. As with many natural fairy tale places, it is different every time you visit.

Find out more about Botany Bay here:
Charleston County Botany Bay

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