HOURS
9am-6pm, daily, during Daylight Saving Time. 9am-5pm, daily, the remainder of the year.
OFFICE
11 a.m. - noon, daily
Colonial Dorchester
ADMISSION
$3 adults; $1.50 SC seniors; $1 children age 6-15; age 5 & younger free
PETS
Pets are allowed in most outdoor areas provided they are kept under physical restraint or on a leash not longer than six feet. Owners will be asked to remove noisy or dangerous pets or pets that threaten or harass wildlife. Pets are not allowed in or around lodging facilities.
No Wifi Available
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Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site
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Area Info
For more information on things to see and do in the area:
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Driving Directions:
From I-26: Take exit 199-A. Travel 3 mi on Hwy 17 through downtown Summerville to Hwy 165.
Turn left onto Hwy. 165/E. Carolina Ave. Stay in right lane and travel .5 miles and veer right and continue on Hwy. 165/Bacons Bridge Rd.
Travel 2.5 mi to Hwy 642/Dorchester Rd.
Turn Left at intersection of bacons Bridge Road and Dorchester Road.
Travel 2 mi. and park entrance will be on the right.
- River Location: Yes
- Counties: Dorchester
- Acreage: 325
- Miles to Nearest Hospital: 2
- Miles to Nearest Town: 4
- Charlotte, NC: 178
- Raleigh, NC: 250
- Columbia, SC: 100
- Greenville, SC: 200
- Atlanta, GA: 286
- Savannah, GA: 95
- Florence, SC: 112
- Augusta, GA: 118
- Charleston, SC: 25
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