Baker Creek State Park is managed as a Regional Park property because this core constituency is from the local region. Located in the heart of Sumter National Forest near McCormick, South Carolina, on the shores of Strom Thurmond Lake, this 1,305-acre park is popular with campers, day-users and fisherman. The park is situated in a heavily wooded area with rolling hills very indicative of the Piedmont of South Carolina. The park was built in 1968 to provide recreation access to the 70,000 acre Corps of Engineers Lake Thurmond (2nd largest lake in South Carolina and one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Southeast). Popular activities include all water-based recreation and multi-use trails for hiking or mountain biking.

South Carolina State Park Service Mission

To encourage people to discover South Carolina's state parks by providing resource-based recreational and educational opportunities that emphasize the conservation, protection and interpretation of the state's natural and cultural resources.

Baker Creek State Park Mission Statement

To provide outdoor recreational opportunities in a natural setting while maintaining the park's natural and cultural resources. Special consideration will be given to specific needs of the McCormick community and this region of the state when needs are compatible with the sustainable management of the resources of Baker Creek State Park.

Marker is on Barker Creek Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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