PORT ROYALCypress Wetlands and Historic Walking Trails

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Parks and Historic Loop (1.5 miles)

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1. Carpenter’s House2. 709 Paris Avenue3. Town Hall4. Appleton/Metcalf Store5. Customs House6. The Port of Port Royal7. The Sands Beach8. F.W. Scheper Sr. House9. Scheper House10. Eichberg House11. Appleton House12. 906 9th Street13. E.A. Scheper House14. 904 9th Street15. Port Royal Buoy Park16. Harter Houses17. 1003 London Avenue18. Tea House19. Gullah Monument20. Art Deco House21. Duck Blind22. Richmond Overlook23. Live Oak Park/Oyster Shed24. P.R. Elementary School25. Jernigan House26. 1115 14th Street27. Friends of Caroline Hospice28. Edmunds Boarding House29. Shrimp Docks/Blue Channel30. The Union Church31. 1103 Paris Avenue32. Anchor Park33. 15th Street Wetland34. Observation Tower/Boardwalk

Historic Walking Tour Stops

Picnic Areas

Handicap Entrance (behind police station)

Cypress Wetland Loop (0.6 mile)

NOTE: Public parking is provided along Paris Avenue and on Richmond Avenue near the YMCA, along the road, and at the parking lot at Sands Beach. Please respect the privacy of residents adjacent to the trail and in the historic homes. Thank you! (Restrooms are available at the Town Hall on the corner of 7th Street and Paris Avenue from 8-5 Monday through Friday.)

Please note that the 0.56 mile trail around the wetland is a combination of boardwalk, paved trail, and roadside pedestrian and bike trail. There is no water available along trails, but water is available at the restroom area at the Town Hall and can be purchased from vendors in the area.

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The Cypress WetlandsKey/Locations

Walking Tour Stops

Five boardwalks give one great views of the flora and fauna of the wetlands. On the Richmond Ave. overlook and the 1000' main boardwalk, get close to colonial nesting waterbirds in the spring, and see wading birds, ducks, and other wildlife throughout the year. The wetlands flow south under a small bridge to bald cypress and tupelo swamps downstream. The wetland between 15th and 14th Streets has the oldest and tallest bald cypress trees in the area, and an interior boardwalk with benches.

Along Richmond Ave. and 12th St., Duck Blind's tidal and freshwater ponds support many species of fish, ducks, and wading birds. There is a bench along the causeway dividing the ponds, a picnic table at the park along 11th Street. Walking along the marsh, one can venture south to the towering overlook on the river boardwalk. Along the water, one can see dolphins, raptors, wading birds, shore birds, and river otters, and enjoy the sandy beach.

You can view our interactiveHistoric Walking Tour Map via the Town’s

website at: http://www.portroyal.org

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Cypress Wetlands includes the red maple, willow and buttonbush wetlands at the north end, with two nesting islands in the middle. The secluded wetlands provide a refuge for birds and other wildlife. Please minimize noise, use trailhead trash cans, and “take only pictures, and leave only footprints.”

Images by:Applied Technology & Management, Inc., U.S. Dept.

of Agriculture, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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