State Park · South Carolina, United States
Poinsett State Park
Poinsett State Park is a state park in South Carolina, United States.
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 33.8067° N, 80.5394° W |
| Managed by | South Carolina state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Poinsett State Park
Poinsett State Park is located in Sumter County, South Carolina. The park is best known for its botanical oddities, combining flora from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont region of Upstate South Carolina, the xeric Sandhills, and the Atlantic coastal plain. Poinsett State Park contains mountain laurels draped with Spanish moss. The park is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, former United States Secretary of War, the first American ambassador to Mexico and the popularizer of the poinsettia.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Charleston International Airport (CHS) · Charleston, United States · 69.2 miles away
- Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) · Myrtle Beach, United States · 93.0 miles away
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) · Charlotte, United States · 99.9 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in South Carolina
Frequently asked questions
Where is Poinsett State Park?
Poinsett State Park is in South Carolina, United States (33.8067° N, 80.5394° W).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_South_Carolina_state_parks — Wikipedia list of South Carolina state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsett_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).