• Maintenance Requests
• Photo Galleries

• Friends Day
• Community Outreach

Trail Maintenance

The Trail Maintenance Workdays will be posted here and at the Kiosk located in the Firebreak parking lot. The workdays are scheduled about a month in advance. If you find a problem on one of the trails that needs attention, submit a maintenance by clicking on Maintenance Requests (above). All submitted requests will be sent to the Forest Manager. These will be reviewed by the staff and then scheduled for a workday.

The Sabaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew has visited Harbison State Forest twice--first in 2004 and again, in 2010. They put on a basic Trailbuilding School and then everyone put their new skills into practice on "Hit the Trails Day"!! Read all about the TrailCareCrew. Then see the photos and write-ups of the Harbison Trailbuilding Schools on the 2010 visit and the 2004 visit. (see Lisa'a photos from 2004 below)

Photo Galleries

The following photos are online...these will be SLOW for dialup connections and some require the Flash Player:

• Fall 2011: Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (Sam's photos)
• Fall 2010: Harbison Leaf Display (Les Tilyou's photos)
• Fall 2010: Adopt a Waterway Trash Pickup (Charles' photos)
• Winter 2010: Harbison Forest in the Snow ( photos by Dick Woods, Sam Davis & Les Tilyou)
• Fall 2009: Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (Brice's photos)
• Fall 2008: Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (Sam's photos)
• Fall 2008: USC Students help out on Trail Work Day (Sam's photos)
• Spring 2008: Race to the River (Sam's photos)
• Spring 2008: Firebreak Trail Race (Sam's photos)
• Spring 2007: Irmo Elementary Family Fun photos
• Spring 2007: Race to the River photos
• Fall 2004: Midlands Mtn Bridge replaced(Russell's photos)
• Spring 2004: IMBA Trail Workshop(Lisa's photos)
• 2004: Video produced by the Department of Natural Resources:
  Harbison State Forest Field Trip - 2004

Friends Day

Each Spring, The Friends of Harbison Forest plan a weekend event celebrating the forest and all it offers. We hope this yearly celebration will introduce the wonders of Harbison Forest to an ever widening circle of "friends". Activities will vary from year to year but may include such things as trail runs, mountain bike races, nature walks, canoe/kayak rides, owl prowls, backyard habitat workshops, beekeeping, and more. Watch for the announcement so you can come and bring your family and friends to celebrate with us!

Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

The International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day is planned for the first Saturday in October each year. The Friends of Harbison Forest encourage all who love kids and biking to bring a child, their own or someone else's, and join in the activities here at Harbison Forest. You will have fun, improve biking skills and learn about bike safety. The Poster advertising the event for 2010 lists activities and the 2009 photographs show the results.

Community Outreach

Schedule a Speaker. Friends of Harbison Forest can provide a speaker/slide presentation about Harbison Forest at no charge. Groups need to provide a screen suitable for projection, a stand for the projector and access to an electrical outlet. To schedule a speaker, contact the Forest Manager, James Miller
(T: 803-896-8893    E: email ). He will get in touch with you.
We are developing a slide presentation explaining why the Friends of Harbison Forest was formed and exploring all the ways we benefit from the Forest as a recreational, educational and natural resource. Several members will be available to present this, talk about the projects we are currently working on and explain what the Friends hope to accomplish in the long term.