Sparkleberry Landing requires a lake level of 721 feet for navigation.

Sparkleberry swamp boat landing. So check the waters levels before making your plans. We had to make the call by Thursday and the gauge had a reading of 7255 low but doable. Sparkleberry Swamp lies at the headwaters of Lake Marion a part of the Upper Santee Swamp formed by the junction of two mighty river systems the Wateree and the Congaree.

In fact Sparkleberry is both a part of the Upper Santee and the name of a boat landing on the east side. An article in the South Carolina Wildlife Magazine for Sep-Oct 2007 Issue describes Sparkleberry. One of our group of seven had been to the swamp several times before and served as.

Sparkleberry Swamp is accessed near Rimini South Carolina at Sparkleberry Landing Be forewarnedthere are no restrooms at the landing. 17 rows The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources On-line Services. Brillant green canopies moss-draped Cypress trees Osprey and Great Blue Heron are typically viewed with.

I recently made the trip with a group of local kayakers and canoers. We unloaded the boats and were soon underway. Between them these rivers drain more than 15000 square miles of watershed.

Launching from Sparkleberry Landing on the western end of Lake Marion paddle through one of the most diverse and beautiful areas we offer. When we got to Sparkleberry Landing it was already sweltering. Any lower than that and youre dragging a boat through mud.

Sparkleberry Swamp is a submerged cypress and tupelo forest on the north end of Lake Marion in South Carolinas Santee region. Sparkleberry Swamp lies at the headwaters of Lake Marion a part of the Upper Santee Swamp formed by the junction of two mighty river systems the Wateree and the Congaree. It is filled with ash tupelo and bald cypress trees.