Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Donnelley WMA Driving Tour

Donnelley WMA (Wildlife Management Area) consist of 8048 acres in eastern Colleton County near Green Pond, SC. 

The pictures I have posted were taken along the 11 mile driving/cycling tour in Donnelley WMA. 

I cycled the tour and found it to be a great ride.  The roads for the most part are hard packed gravel/dirt roads.  Some of the side roads I took were more grass covered road that were also open to motor vehicles.  The area offers some great wildlife and nature viewing.  Lots of water birds and alligators in the old rice fields and tidal areas.  The area has whitetail deer and feral hogs but with my more or less continued riding on my bicycle I did not see any.







Causeway that was used in separating ricefields from tidal waters.
Yes there is a small alligator on the bank.  The larger one were in hiding.

Causeway that was used in separating ricefields from tidal waters.

Causeway that was used in separating ricefields from tidal waters.


Ricefield Trunk.  The name comes for the original flood controls were actual tree trunks hollowed out and fitted with a plug to control the water flow.

Ricefield Trunk

More of the old ricefield causeway system

More of the old ricefield causeway system


More of the old ricefield causeway system

More of the old ricefield causeway system

More of the old ricefield causeway system


Hardwood stands along the driving tour

Boynton Nature Trailhead.  



More of the old ricefield causeway system


More of the old ricefield causeway system