A must see area if you are near Charleston. Be sure to wear boots and watch out for wildlife! The trails are well maintained but it does feel like you are stepping into an enchanted forest. Well worth the drive to visit.

This was so fun to learn about so many plants in the wildlife and we even got to see turtles mixing with alligators and not be eaten.We love the train it was a easy way to see a lot of the plantation and I WOULD do it again.

Peaceful, beautiful place. Nice walk ways and trail

Just went as an add on to our Plantation garden trip and was amazed by the raw beauty. Wildlife abounds and the Rookery is not to be missed. Youll need a pass code (included with ticket) to enter the garden.

Cool place to see alligators and birds. Probably some flowers and such if you go a little later in the season. Not as crowded as the Magnolia gardens. Keep in mind that the swamp is on your way out of Magnolia gardens. Parking is limited right at the gate to the swamp. You need a code to operate the gate. We walked it, took about 40 mins going slow to take pictures.

This walk was one of the best things I have experienced!! Private with nature...loved it.

The Audubon Swamp self-guided tour is totally worth the visit. We went in the evening during the week where there is no crowd. It was quiet, serene, and just cool! We were able to spot a few alligators along the way!

Wow ! It was really beautiful! Chinese lantern festival !

Beautiful and has wild alligators.

Part of Magnolia Gardens. Separate ticket fee. Suggest at least an hour to tour it.

Very cool place. We saw lots of birds, gators, and lizards!

Always fun to walk this place. Dont feed the alligators!

Prepare yourself for insect bites.....I saw a lot of green swamp but absolutely no animals...And you must enter at your own risk because their is absolutely no-one their.

Great place to stop in and see what nature has to offer. Lots of neat trees, flowers and wildlife around.

I absolutely loved the pizza!! It was delicious! We got Jeffs II with pesto, mozzarella, feta, chicken, pine nuts, and we got mushrooms instead of black olives.Service was excellent!Plenty of seating in the main dining room and the bar. Atmosphere is like a mountain Lodge with cobble stone fireplaces and Lodge pole columns, complete with elk antler chandeliers.

A great place for a quiet walk and do a bit of birding, very enjoyable.

Weve been coming to the Audubon Swamp Garden at Magnolia Plantation since 1996. It was one of our favorite places for bird (and other critter) watching in the southeast. Weve always paid just the Swamp Garden fee as all we wanted to do was visit the swamp, not the plantation. That was $8 per person. The website lists the individual prices for each attraction and the swamp is still $8. So we drove 90 minutes to visit and learned that we had to pay $20 per person + $8 each to tour the swamp too. Dang! But hey, its vacation and whats $56?Well, the Swamp Garden was pretty sad. Maintenance is no longer a priority. What used to be a fair amount of water has reverted to meadow. The whimsical statues are gone. There were few birds or critters and now theres buses driving around with a guy on a speaker giving a spiel about the wildlife. And other guys driving around in ATVs. Its very sad... I dont think we will be back.The plantation was nice enough, but the nature walk is closed with yellow tape across it and no warning so you walk out only to come upon dangling danger tape and find the path all torn up. Clearly the wildlife part of this once beautiful and somewhat wild place has taken a backseat to pretty flowers and topiary. :(

Awesome place to reflect.

Ahh, on the grounds of magnolia plantation, a birders photography paradise. Many types of wading birds, song birds, alligators, ducks, migrating birds and spring time is a delight to see baby egrets and herons. Beautiful peaceful ponds and rookeries. Just a magical place.

The gardens were beautiful but the path to take was hard to follow. I wish there were more directional signage. The gardens are long so wear comfortable shoes.

Hauntingly beautiful park and nature oasis. Summer heat’s a killer but cooler in the shady areas. Bring and drink lots of water!

Over 400 species of wild life. Including Alligators.

Love this place, first time didnt really know what to expect but it was amazing. Very friendly tour guide, make it even more interesting its a mix of history and wild life. If you are lucky you can see big alligators, also the mini zoo is unique, you can actually walk inside with all the animals. I would definitely go back again.

Saw tons of wildlife, including Gators, turtles, and birds. Well worth the $8 admission.

Nice to walk around. Costs $20 for an adult ticket

Really nice gardens. Very enjoyable.

The wildlife here is amazing. So many things to see. I havent even walked the whole swamp yet and Ive seen a variety of animals. Its definitely worth your time to go slow and explore, there is so much to miss! Cant wait to go back.

Great experience. We saw several gators.

A lot of effort went into this walkway and it seems well maintained.

A pleasant walk after seeing the main plantation area. Did some gator spotting, and a good spot for bird watching too.

Had a great time here besides for the giant spiders

Love love the Audubon Swamp Garden. My family went at a great time when all of the local birds had their offspring. We were able to see around 30 babies. Its also very beautiful. I do think this is worth the extra money they make you pay. The only reason I did not give this 5 stars is that with the price you pay for admission it should include everything.

Very cool place to visit! Its a long walk and they dont give good directions... There are virtually no sign posts. So two groups of people ended up going the wrong way... Which ends at a private driveway! We had to take a trail through the woods to get back to the parking lot. But other than that, gorgeous place, beautiful scenery, interesting flora and fauna.

Beware of alligators!! They are everywhere including camouflaged along the walking path way. I wasn’t expecting the area to be so open. We were walking down the path, and I see two 7 foot alligators on the side of the walkway within a foot of my husband. I stsrtled us, and we took off running the other way and decided to call it a day. There are no directions or many warnings about them being on the walking path. I would never bring young children to this part of the gardens, and I can’t believe they allow people to go on unguided tours where there are 200+ allogatd

Take a pontoon ride through the swamp and enjoy nature. Always plenty of wildlife to see.

Cool place to come and relax. Watch out for the spider webs. We went towards the end of the day and lots of creatures were making noise.

Its an additional $8 to visit this part. The first time I visited was back in 95. It definitely needs some renovations.

Lots and lots of birds. And a gator or two. This is a place u don’t want to miss.

Incredible natural park! Gorgeous trees and plants everywhere. Very cool history for the plantation home. Get a map or you might get lost in the spacious, lush forest and garden area!

I dont think its fair you have to spend 20 dollars on regular admission and then another 8 dollars for the Audubon nature walk. I only wanted to do the nature walk you should have a price just for that by itself that doesnt have to include admission to something you werent going for. What if you are allergic to flowers ..you stll have to pay almost 30 dollars for runny itchy eyes before you can even get to what you wanted to see...the swamp nature walk?

Best place for birding, walking & nature photographer

Good time. Swamp tour could use some more signs. Alligators are everywhere.

Great place to take the family and if the kids get out of hand you can throw them to the gators. Easy walking and some real nature going on now with the birthing of Alligators and all of the large bird population also having young. All the while pretty everywhere.

Nothing in the swamp, waste time and money. Not worth.

Very fun elevated walk through authentic swamp land

Nice for a little stroll. You can spot some cool wildlife here like the alligators and if you come during springtime you can see egrets nesting ️

Amazingly cool experience

Awesome

Beautiful! Flowers and wildlife were awesome!

Really cool trails and views! Just be aware that there are areas where the alligators can just come up and be in the middle of the path.

Had a great time searching for gators!

Need to visit this place is your in South Carolina.

A must visit, if youre in the area.

Can easily Spend a Day here. Expansive gardens, beware however that everything is an addon the general admission just includes walking around the main grounds. It can easily add up to a $40.00 per person visit.

Nice to see gators and nesting water birds

Beautiful

Great area for nesting herons, egrets plus many more birds. Easy walkable boardwalk trail.

Went on a busy Saturday. The garden center where you can buy plants closed 2 hrs early with no notice. Also the Audubon swamp tour was abandoned by staff when we arrived at 330pm. Beautiful grounds, indifferent staff. .

Amazing

If you love southern nature this is your destiny! Great for a family day.

A quick walk around a beautiful and almost alien (for someone from NY) swamp full of turtles and a few Gators.

A great place to see birds and nature. It is a unique experience.

Great place to take family

This place is so moist and I love the peaCOCKS here

Gardens arent exactly my thing, but the tram tour was excellent and entertaining. Great way to see the local wildlife.

Worth the money, beautiful trails and flowers.

What a beautiful walk in such a peaceful setting! Birds, alligators, a lake and the swamps. We absolutely loved it here!

Amazing! Walk among the wildlife. Watch out for the gators.

This was a good walk. Plenty of wildlife and well maintained paths.

Pricey, but good place to see gators

We traveled from Pennsylvania to see the swamp gardens as we normally do when we visit Charleston & we were extremely disappointed to find that they no longer give you the option to just visit the swamp garden. You have to buy a $20 base ticket, which includes items we had no interest/intentions of seeing, & then it’s an additional $8 for the swamp garden... really lame that you are forced to buy a ticket for things you have to desire to see in order to do something you’d like. Extremely unhappy & disappointed as this stop had always been a staple in our trips. Won’t be returning.

Very pretty location. Bring lots of snacks and drinks. When you purchase your pass it lasts a full week.

Beautiful garden, various plants and animals with lots too do

Beautiful! Path is not well marked. My daughter ended up on the wrong trail and added about a mile to our walk

We did the boat tour. A bit pricey at $8 per nosy. This is seperate from admission into the park. All tours are separate. Lots of birds to view. No alligators to see in our trip. That is the only thing tourist really want to see. I wish that had an alligator viewing area to satisfy my guests. I enjoyed seeing the giant blue baron but then again I love bird watching. The tour is about rice which is no longer culivated in those waters. Seemed silly to yak about growing rice 150 years ago when there is so much nature around you.

We had a great time wandering through the garden.

Amazing. Beautiful. Gorgeous gardens and bridges. Very romantic.

Awesome self guided walking tour.

Cool place. Saw 3 alligators.

Really enjoy the swamp scenery and wildlife. Had to dodge a 3-for gator on the path, added some realness to the nature walk.

Beautiful grounds with alot of history.

Its Gator Country baby.

The birds, the birds .. so amazing.

Beautiful grounds! Pricey to do everything thou!

Wounderful experience, mind the birds!

Alligators were very visible and you were not separated by a glass enclosure.

Excellent

Fun to see beautiful gardens.

Such a cool experience

Good for nature watching

Beautiful

Freaky place

Felt it was short

Nice experience.

Very nice

Excellent

Basically a big garden - history angle is overblown and over-rated.

Simply Amazing!

Waste of money, magnolia plantation is enough, same birds, same alligators!

Beautiful facility immaculately maintained