Wilderness Areas
There are four officially designated wilderness areas lying within Francis Marion National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
- Hell Hole Bay Wilderness
- Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness
- Wambaw Creek Wilderness
- Wambaw Swamp Wilderness
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An image of the forest next to the Santee River in Berkeley County.
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Information in Palmetto Trail.
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