Assuming you've been blessed with a reasonably decent tolerance for the sun, bugs and/or salty sea breezes, the Lowcountry offers a wealth of outdoor activities for your post-Heritage needs. Sure, it's Sunday, but like Mom told you, go outside and play; it's far too pretty out to be sitting inside watching TV.
This being an island and all, they're not terribly tough to find: just pick a direction and start walking, and before long you should run into one. The most populous is usually Coligny Beach at the end of Pope Avenue by the Holiday Inn Oceanfront; Folly Field on the north end (near the "bend" in the island) is a quieter alternative. Plenty of signage has been posted telling you what you can't do on the beaches (including shoot fireworks, drink alcohol or mud-wrestle), but the beaches are public, so you can walk, bike or jog to your heart's content.
PATHS
There are nearly 50 miles of public pathways and nature trails that criss-cross the island, and another 50 of paths and shared roadways inside the private developments (Sea Pines is about as good as it gets for this sort of behavior). Bike rentals are available pretty much anywhere people gather -- especially around Coligny Beach and South Beach -- and nearly all of them come with accessories for children and families. If the tides are in your favor, riding on the beach is more or less required, but check the winds before you do -- those return trips can be longer than they look.
GET WET
Boat rentals, dolphin cruises, jet ski rentals and other scenic trips are available at most marinas, especially Harbour Town and South Beach in Sea Pines and Palmetto Bay at the foot of the Cross Island. You can rent kayaks at most of these places as well, with skill levels ranging from Beginner to Crocodile Hunter. Fees vary, but hover at around $10-$20 an hour (guided tours are a little more). Call ahead to see if you need reservations.
BECOME ONE WITH NATURE
For reasons that continue to baffle us, the Sea Pines Forest Preserve is almost always desolate when we go biking or running through it; it's 605 acres of pristine Lowcountry sightseeing, the best kind of town-mandated character-preservation with convenient hours and free parking. And it's loaded with eight miles of trails, observation decks, bridges, fishing docks and more picnic areas than we can remember. It's open from sunrise to sunset.
Near the south end of the Cross Island Parkway is the Audubon Newhall Preserve, a 50-acre nature preserve made up of short, easy walking trails that are well-marked for the nature enthusiast.
Also worth a day trip is the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, the one right between the two bridges that lead onto the island. This refuge boasts more than 4,000 acres of photo opportunities, 14 miles of trails for your hiking or biking needs, bird and alligator spotting chances by the truckload and several small islands.
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