Bruce and I have both had our fill of unpacking boxes and have decided that that we want to celebratethe Fourth of July by spending the day enjoying our new home and community. So to celebrate, we decided to take a walk along the Ashley River , Dorchester and Charleston Counties have built a series of Public Parks along the Ashley River to provide acces to the river for picnicking, boating, and fishing. A network of river bank trails connects these parks.
The nearest of these Parks is just two blocks awayfrom our front door at the edge of our housing development. But that park was already crowded with picnicers celebrating the Fourth Of July, so we opted to drive to the next nearest River Park with is only a few miles away off of Dorchester Blvd.
That Park is more oriented less towards picnicers and more toward kayakers and other small craft. We pulled into a large parking lot that had four picnic pavillions lining the north side of the lot and a boat launch on either end of the lot. The parking area and the pavilions were nearly empty except for lot of cars with small boat trailers . Everyone was already out on the water.
View of the Ashley River from a Picnic Pavillion
That gave us a chancce to enjoy a cool drink while taking in a view of the river rolling by while we watch a small sail boat being launched from the nearby ramp..
Sailboat being launched. |
On the South side of the parking lot, we found an entrance to one of the Ashley River walking trails.
The cool shaded path along the green river bank offered a welcome respite from the oppressive summer heat.
The trail continued on through the wetland on a raised boardwalk keeping us high and dry.
Where the river turned to rejoin the path, a large fishing pavilion had been installed.
The Pavillion also functioned as a nicely shaded rest stop where we could take in the views of other habitats before crossing the river and looping back to the lot where we had parked our car.
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