Old Rice Mill

What am amazing old ruin on the Cooper River. Access the Old Rice Mill ruin via the Bonneau Ferry Experimental Forest WMA. You can only drive so far, so be prepared to walk or bike. Well worth the trip.

Great historical location right on the Cooper River! Leaning about the Ball Plantation makes it even more enjoyable.

GPS will take you to rong gate go to main gate and the. Use GPS to get to the back were every thing is at

WARNING: be careful when you enter the Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area. If you're entering during one of their many hunting or other obscure events, you may be fined by SCDNR. Their kiosk at the main gate is overloaded with information a person just wanting to visit would be overwhelmed by. There is no "do not enter at this time because of..." type message during an event when driving through the gate. It's borderline entrapment. It is a beautiful place, but under tight restrictions with confusing messaging and therefore, not really worth the trouble. I would have left this review on the Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area's map entry, but there is no section to leave reviews when it's selected.

We live down the road and loved seeing it by boat but not the same as walking up near it. This place needs more attention and care. It is more dilapidated than it was 20 years ago. Deserves some preservation.