Crawford Hiking Trail

Andrew Jackson State Park is a historical site located in Lancaster, South Carolina that commemorates the birthplace of Andrew Jackson – the seventh president of the United States.  Andrew Jackson lived most of his young life in this area and is honored by a statue created by Anna Hyatt Huntington. As a famous sculptress with a summer home nearby, Anna made the statue of the young president and gave it to the children of South Carolina to commemorate this legendary leader.  The park features a small museum dedicated to Andrew Jackson’s life, including exhibits on the Waxhaws area where he grew up and the Revolutionary War’s impact on his early years.

The park offers a blend of nature and recreation along with history.  The 360-acre facility contains a museum (which documents the lives of early settlers), a campground, a playground; a meetinghouse, a boat dock, and a lake stocked with bass, brim, and catfish. The 22-acre lake is perfect for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. There are several scenic walking trails surrounded by beautiful woodlands. The short Crawford Hiking Trail loop is a 1.1-mile hike that begins near the parking area to the right of the Meeting House. It leads through a picnic area in the southeastern corner of the park where it crosses SC 378 on two occasions before winding back to the starting point.