3: River Front Park North to Granby Park (Congaree River)

Nice warm-water beginner run through the heart of Columbia, SC.  Very wide river with many islands and several Class II rapids.  Late spring, early summer the Spider Lilies are in bloom.  The run starts on the Broad River just below the Columbia Reservior dam.  The standard take-out is at the Senate Street landing on river left just after the Gervais Street bridge.  However, the landing is closed for the next several years as Dominion works to remove coal tar from the river bed.  The new take-out is at Granby Park on river left below the US 321 bridge. Directions: Take-out: From I-126 take the Huger St. exit.  Continue on Huger St. for about 1.5 miles.  Take a right on Catawba St.  and continue to the end to Granby Park.  From the parking lot there is a trail that leads down to the river. Put-in: From the take-out follow Catawba St. to Huger St.  Turn left on Huger Street and follow to I-126 W.  Once on I-126 W take the Greystone Blvd exit.  Turn right on Greystone Blvd.  Follow Greystone Blvd for about a mile then turn right on Broad River Rd.  Take the first left just as you cross the Broad River and Columbia Canal.  Follow the dirt road to parking lot at the end.  The put-in is on the Three Rivers Greenway after you cross the diversion dam.