27px, we want 27. Please register or login . Virtually every tree that reached nine inches in diameter fell to earth, and trails and old roads were washed away. Wildlife suffered greatly, especially the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. On the four Wilderness areas, natural rebuilding processes are occurring without human interference.
Insects abound with mosquitoes, chiggers and ticks reaching peak irritability summer through fall.
Many snakes, including poisonous water moccasins, copperheads and rattlesnakes, make their home here. Within most of the areas visibility rates as poor due to dense vegetation, and getting lost is easy. There are precious few spots dry enough for camping. If your wish is a true South Carolina Wilderness adventure, bring shoes that will get wet, insect repellent and courage. Hell Hole Bay, one of the four Francis Marion Wildernesses, takes its name from a large opening in the forest probably formed by wildfires dating back to pre-1700.