Bohicket Creek to the Edisto River It ’ s evident just on the drive out to Wadmalaw ’ s Cherry Point Landing that you ’ re in for a scenic treat with this paddle . From the landing , head right past the sleepy , historic village of Rockville into Bohicket Creek . You ’ ll soon reach the open waters of the Edisto River and Botany Bay . Cross the expanse to the large creek opening just ahead and to your left and you ’ ll find yourself far from the development of Charleston and just inside the northern reaches of the ACE Basin . Dolphins are abundant here-you ’ re likely to have a pod come snooping to check you out . Paddle into Privateer Creek , the narrow opening just to the right of your reentrance to Bohicket Creek back across the river . Legend has it that Blackbeard used to pull in here to clean his ship ’ s hull .
Directions from Charleston : Take Hwy 17 S and quickly bear left after the Ashley River Bridge toward Folly Beach . Pass EarthFare grocery store on your right , cross another bridge , and take a right onto Maybank Hwy ./ SC 700 . Continue across James Island , cross a bridge , then continue straight across Johns Island . Once on Wadmalaw , bear left at the split after 7 miles ( remain on Maybank Hwy .), then continue 9 miles to Cherry Point Landing .
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