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Please be aware of open well hazards on Sumter National Forest
Alert
Date(s): Mar 21, 2022
Old home sites exist across many parts of the Sumter National Forest in South Carolina. Many of these sites still include open, hand-dug wells. The Forest is working to address known well hazards. Known well sites are being signed; however, there may be wells not yet discovered.
To report an open well or for specific questions contact us at the locations below:
The Sumter National Forest of South Carolina locations:
Francis Marion & Sumter Headquarters Supervisor’s Office (803) 561-4000
Andrew Pickens Ranger District Office (864) 639-9569
Enoree Ranger District Office (803) 276-4810
Long Cane Ranger District Office (803) 637-5396
Alerts & Warnings
- Long Cane district office relocated; new phone number for public to contact
- Check the Call Before You Haul hotline before riding our OHV trails
- Water unavailable at Lick Fork Lake and Parsons Mountain campgrounds
- $5.7 Million Planned to Restore South Carolina Piedmont Streams, Water Quality
- America the Beautiful passes currently unavailable at Enoree, Long Cane offices
- Damaged bridges along the Enoree Passage of Palmetto Trail; exercise caution
- Please be aware of open well hazards on Sumter National Forest
- Enoree Ranger District Rifle Range Cleaning Schedule