Grounds: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily
House tours: Visitors must be on a guided tour to enter the Gist Mansion. Tour times are Mar.-Oct., daily at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. & Nov.-Feb. Thurs. through Mon. at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Times subject to change; please call the park for further information.
Museum store: 4 to 5 p.m., daily & ten minutes before and after each tour.
Grounds are free. House tours are $10 for adults; $6 for SC Seniors; $5 for children ages 6-15; children age 5 and under are free.
Pets are allowed in most outdoor areas provided they are kept under physical restraint or on a leash not longer than six feet.
Length: 0.5 miles
Type: Hiking Trail
Difficulty: Easy
Description: The Nature Trail starts at the kiosk by the picnic shelter. It runs about 1/2 mile through the woods and ends up on the far side of the back lawn behind the mansion.
Length: 2.0 miles
Type: Hiking Trail
Difficulty: Easy, but steep at the bottom
Description: Forking off from the Nature Trail is the River Trail running through the Sumter National Forest to the Tyger River and back.
