The Ultimate Outsider

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 The  SC state parks has a “ultimate outsider” challenge. Visit all 44 parks and get a sticker/stamp from each and at the end you will get a t-shirt. Yup it’s a lot of work for a t-shirt. Still I am going to try and visit all parks this year. That is about average of 3 per month. Below is the list and when I visit them I will put a link on there name. 

1. Aiken State Park
2. Andrew Jackson State Park
3. Baker Creek State Park
4. Barnwell State Park
5. Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
7. Caesar’s Head State Park
8. CalhounFalls State Park
10. Cheraw State Park
11. Chester State Park
12. Colleton State Park
14. Croft State Park
15. Devils Fork State Park
16. Dreher Island State Park
18. Givhans Ferry State Park
19. Goodale State Park
20. H Cooper Black Jr Memorial Field Trial and Recreation Area
21. Hamilton Branch State Park
23. Hickory Knob State Resort Park
25. Huntington Beach State Park
26. Jones Gap State Park
27. Keowee-Toxaway State Park
28. Kings Mountain State Park
29. Lake Greenwood State Park
30. Lake Hartwell State Park
32. Lake Wateree State Park
33. Landsford Canal State Park
34. Lee State Park
35. Little Pee Dee State Park
36. Myrtle Beach State Park
37. Oconee State Park
38. Oconee Station State Historic Site
39. Paris Mountain State Park
41. Radcliffe Plantation State Historic Site
42. Rose Hill State Historic Site
43. Sadlers Creek State Park
45. Sesquicentennial State Park
46. Table Rock State Park
47. Woods Bay State Park
BONUS POINTS:
47. The Capital building

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