Aiken State Park
March 2022
A Crisp Morning Jog at AIken State Park
- March 27, 2022
- 3.10 mi
- 0:50:46 hrs
- 53 °F
Our Windsor Airbnb’s convenient location, just three miles from Aiken State Park, made it easy to visit this outdoor gem. Our first visit was after a good night’s sleep. We headed to the park for a revitalizing run under a blue, sunny sky. My husband ran his usual distance; I alternated walking and running and completed a 5k.
Returning to AIken's Beauty
We returned to the park for an additional hike the same afternoon, again enjoying the sunny weather. We hiked an easy 3-mile loop through hardwood and pine forests and wetlands over dirt paths and boardwalks.
- March 27, 2022
- 2.84 mi
- 0:56:43 hrs
- 69 °F
We noticed Aiken State Park’s artesian wells. An artesian well is another of Mother Nature’s wonders: cold water keeps flowing through the surface through natural pressure. These wells are filling the park’s lakes, no pumping is needed. We also stopped at a viewpoint to see the Edisto River, North America’s longest free-flowing blackwater river, for some nice views.