Hamilton Branch

Hamilton Branch State Park

Midlands

• Significant Features: The park provides access to the 71,100-acre Strom Thurmond Lake. The lake is ideal for fishing, boating and various other watersports. The lake has over 1,200 miles of shoreline, is the second largest lake east of the Mississippi River and among the top ten visited U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes nationwide.
  
  
• Wildflowers: The most predominant wildflower found on the park is wisteria. This vine blooms in the spring and can be found scattered throughout the park hanging from tall pines.