Congaree+National+Park

Spencer T.

Congaree National Park is 22,000 acres and it is mostly forest and swamps.

Congaree National Park became the 57th national park in the United States of America on November 10th, 2003.

** Location, Size and Distance **
Congaree National Park is located 20 miles away from Columbia, South Carolina. Congaree is 22,000 acres of land.

The distance from Oskaloosa, Iowa is 828 miles.

Congaree National Park is open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
 * Park Hours **

If you want to go to the visitor center it is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm 7 days a week.

The visitor center name is the Harry Hampton Visitor Center you will see a picture farther down the page.

The weather at Congaree National Park in the winter is very cool and also mild.
 * Climate **

In the summer the weather is hot between 80 degrees and 90 degrees. The spring is moderate 30-60 degrees.

The fall is also moderate but a little cooler than spring. The park is very much wildlife so it is humid a lot of the time and sometimes it can get moderate and cold.

Congaree National Park became a park on November 10th, 2003.
 * History **

Congaree became the 57th National park in the United States.

The history of the park is that the Congaree Indians claimed a floodplain and they ended up being killed by a disease that European settlers called smallpox and that is the National Park got it's name.



Hurricane Hugo made a huge impact on the Congaree National Park forest.
 * Facts **

Congaree National Park became the 57th National Park in america on November 10th, 2003.

If you go to Congaree National Park you will see North America's largest remaining old-growth bottomland forest.
 * Thing to See **

Another thing you might see in Congaree is a Globally Important Bird Area. Also you can see outstanding wilderness areas.

You can go hiking in Congaree and you can also go Kayaking. The thing that people would like to do is go camping. And there are some wilderness things also like bird watching and viewing wildlife.
 * Things to Do **

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 * Resources **
 * [|*] [|*http://www.nps.gov/search/index.htm?query=what+is+the+size+of+congaree+national+park**]
 * [|**http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60777-d143108-Reviews-Congaree_National_Park-Hopkins_South_Carolina.html**]
 * [|**http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/04/traveler’s-checklist-congaree-national-park5715**]
 * http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/congaree-national-park
 * http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gSDsc35xt8[[image:Cong_tyxodium_distichum_20070314114655.jpg width="252" height="189" align="right" caption="Congaree National Park forest"]]