Andrew Jackson State Park Trail

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Parking is available at the Visitors Center at 196 Andrew Jackson Park Rd, Lancaster, SC 29720.

Trail users must pay admission to Andrew Jackson State Park -- $2 adults; $1.25 SC seniors; age 15 & younger free.

Days and Hours of Operation : 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., daily from Nov.1 - March 31; 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily from April 1 - Oct. 31.

The trailhead for Andrew Jackson State Park Trail is at the Visitors Center. Trail users can either choose to go south on the trail for 0.3 miles or north on the trail for 0.8 miles.

If going north, the trail enters a wooded area for approximately 0.3 miles before reaching Andrew Jackson State Park Lake. The trail then follows the edge of the lake. This Thread Trail segment of the trail ends at the northern tip of the lake, but users can choose to continue hiking around the lake.

If going south, the trail goes through a wooded area in the state park. This section of trail has one road crossing at Old Church Road. The Thread Trail segment of the trail ends after 0.3 miles, but users can continue to hike on the Crawford Trail, part of the Andrew Jackson State Park trail system.