Cooper River Underwater Heritage Trail Diving sites are located in the Cooper River from the Strawberry trestle to Mepkin Abbey. Cypress Gardens Rd. Daily 9A.M. to 5 P.M. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and the month of January. Originally it was part of a prosperous rice plantation. Guest can wander garden paths, that are actually dikes from the rice growing era when these waters were impounded to flood the rice fields.
Guides are available to paddle and discuss the Gardens on week-ends and during the spring season.
Guest can paddle and explore on their own. Cypress Gardens is home to numerous wildlife species from the mighty alligator to tiny mosquito fish. All types of birds can be seen nesting in the spring and summer. In the Butterfly House native species thrive amid the abundant flowering plants that supply nectar or larval food. The Aquarium Building houses many animals from the swamp that visitors might not see in the wild.