COLUMBIA – In a powerful display of teamwork, craftsmanship, and community spirit, more than 70 production team members from Scout Motors came together last week to construct 24 new trailhead kiosks for South Carolina’s Palmetto Trail. The large-scale volunteer effort, coordinated in partnership with the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, served both as a team-building exercise and […]
Celebrate National Trail Day with a hike or camping class
June 5, 2025 By
JENKINSVILLE – Looking to do get outside this summer? Look no further than the Palmetto Trail. Saturday, June 7 is National Trails Day, and the Palmetto Trail is celebrating by offering a guided hike and a Camping 101 class. Camping 101 REI instructor Jerry Caldwell will teach a hands on camping session from 10:30 – […]
Hiking the Palmetto Trail out of Fairfield’s Alston Trailhead is for everyone
June 8, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Some people let their perceived limitations limit their lives. Others are determined to live life to the max, regardless of the hurdles that may appear. That’s the case with Ann Chadwell Humphries who is blind but that did not stop her from enjoying the great outdoors on Saturday with a hike on […]
Alson Trailhead kid’s trail wins award
March 10, 2022 By
JENKINSVILLE – The Palmetto Trail’s Peak to Prosperity Passage which includes the Alston trailhead in Jenkinsville, was honored recently by the Kids in Parks Advisory Committee for hosting one of the most heavily used TRACK Trails in the program. Kids in Parks developed the TRACK Trails concept that start at Alston trailhead to encourage families […]
County improves Alston Trailhead
September 3, 2020 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The planning process is moving forward for park improvements around the Alston Trailhead of the Palmetto Trail that runs through western Fairfield County, and now there’s a visual: a recently created rendition lays out what the project will look like once it’s complete (see pages 4 and 5). The finished project holds […]
Alston trailhead improvements to promote western Fairfield
July 16, 2020 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A hike Tuesday on the part of the Palmetto Trail that runs through western Fairfield County and ends at the Alston trailhead, brought together several partners in an effort to enhance the trail and to encourage people to come out and enjoy the outdoors with their families. The hiking event from Peak […]
Kids trail opens on Palmetto Trail
June 25, 2020 By
PEAK – The Palmetto Conservation Foundation has partnered with the Kids in Parks program to install a new TRACK Trail along the Palmetto Trail in Peak, SC. Children and families are invited to hike the new TRACK Trail, which was installed on June 5 in conjunction with National Trails Day. The trail in Peak is […]
