Santee National Wildlife Refuge

A beautiful side trip

Beautiful place! The walking trail was an easy walk. Much to and hear. The Native American mind gives you a great view of the lake.

Very beautiful and quiet

We wanted a day trip and decided to explore this wildlife refuge. It is beautiful and the visitor center staff is very friendly. We saw birds but no alligators. There were trails and the ability to vi...

Not worth a stop.

The visitor center was closed even though this was a day it was supposed to be open according to their website and the signs at the entrance. A small sign on the back door said open times were depende...

Sleeping Gators

We were returning north from Florida in early March. We had stayed the night in a Santee hotel. The morning weather showed a large snow storm in our way going north. So, we decided to stay another day...

Great walking/biking trails

We went to Cuddo hiking trail and drove around a bit. Finally found a place to park and walked a small loop. It was a good path, very wide and level. However it was a little muddy in some spots. Would...