Croft State Park

Once an army training base, Croft State Park covers more than 7,000 acres of rolling, wooded terrain just a few miles from downtown Spartanburg. The park offers 12 miles of biking and hiking trails, a playground, picnicking and camping, as well as fishing and boating in one of two lakes.

Horseback riding in South Carolina state parks is widely popular, and Croft is known around the region for its equestrian facilities. The park regularly hosts shows in its arena and boasts more than 20 miles of equestrian trails.

Significant Features : The park is best known for the Army infantry training camp that was once located there and housed 250,000 soldiers. The training camp shut down in 1947 and in 1949 the property opened as a state park.

Other significant features of the park include Lake Craig and Fairforest Creek. There are also ruins of homesteads located off of various trails throughout the park.

Wildlife : Typical wildlife you can see on the park are white-tailed deer, raccoons, fox, coyote, waterfowl and various birds of prey.

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