Welcome to Bamberg, South Carolina Tourism Page amberg County, South Carolina is the chosen home of many, including nationally known artist, Jim Harrison , who highlights the rural landscape in oils. In days past, poet and author, William Gilmore Simms, contemporary of William Cullen Bryant, lived at Woodlands Plantation. Visit our small town filled with settlement history and boast of quaint country grocers from the Depression era. Join our local residents for hunting, fishing or canoeing excursions.
Outdoor activities abound here.
Most of all, relax and appreciate the charm of the better life. The cool, black waters of the Edisto River provide the backdrop for Bamberg's history and charm. The longest black water river in the world, the Edisto winds through miles of dense hardwood swamps that provide a backdrop of moss draped trees and colorful plants. Much of the river along the north and south forks remain in its natural state, and anglers can fish for largemouth bass, striped bass, jackfish, pike warmouth, catfish, bream and the local favorite, redbreast. Broxton Bridge Plantation , located in Ehrhardt, SC, is a hunting preserve offering all types of hunting, fishing, and sporting clay courses.