Angel Oak Park

Absolutely beautiful. Stunning.
Not too many tourists, but enough that you could ask to get your picture taken (no tripods allowed). In addition, no high heels were permitted either-for those of you who tend to travel fancily.
Defiantly worth the drive & easy to find, even though it's off the beaten path.

Agree it's worth the stop. Angel Oak really does take your breath away, especially when you stop to think that it was around hundreds of years before our country was born. The park is small and keeps to it's published hours. It can be a quick stop, or you can linger as well as browse the gift shop. Unique and a treasure.

Went on a Saturday morning in early September. It was pretty crowded, nothing like the quiet picture you see above. There are signs everywhere politely asking people not to climb on or touch the tree, which is fair, but it does kind of distract from the aesthetics. In addition, there were several large boards propping up large branches, which, again, is probably helpful to keep the tree healthy but does make it less picturesque. A quieter time probably would've improved my experience. As it was, we snapped some pictures of the admittedly stunning tree (all of which pictures had a bunch of tourists in them), stayed for 20 minutes, then left. Worth the stop, as it's not far from Charleston, but would be better at some off-season time.

It's free! Otherwise, it's a big tree. Don't expect much, but it is pretty cool.

Unfortunately you're not allowed to climb this tree, but it makes for one hell of an awesome photo op.

That first time I saw Angel Oak it was privately owned. My best friend, Stephanie told me we were going to look at a tree. I wasn't very excited about it. I wanted to go to the beach. Any way, when we arrived I was awe struck. After that every time I visited Charleston we went to see Angel Oak. After Hugo, I first asked if Stephanie and her family were ok, I asked about Angrl Oak. If any of my friends go to Charleston I always tel them to take the time to see Angel Oak. It is worth the time.

A must for nature lovers and tree lovers. The awe-inspiring immensity of the tree and serene setting make for a very spiritual feeling to the place.

So worth it to go. It will take your breath away

This tree deserves its name. I won't even begin to try to explain the power of this big majestic m-fer, because it's hard to put into words. Just look at the pictures of it, put it on your list, and go there. It also deserves 10 out of 5 stars.

The amount of people here deserve -5 out of 5 stars.

The amount of signs here deserve -100 out of 5 stars. I get it, they ARE necessary to protect the tree and stop the morons that unfortunately outnumber us sane people from doing the stupid stuff that stupid people do. And I'm sure there are people out there that would deface the tree, or climb it, or not be conscious of their surroundings. But theres literally over 100 signs here, I counted. Signs not to use tripods, wear heels, have picnics, have pets, take pictures for others, climb, use blankets, gather within 200 feet from the tree, be there 5 minutes before or after their operating hours, or my personal favorite multiple signs stating to not touch or move the signs! The gift shop was even worse. No pictures, and you sure as Hell better not try to read a book. There's signs that literally say you don't deserve to own a book if you can't tell if you like it or not based on the cover alone, you open it you bought it!

Absolutely beautiful. I've been several times and been astounded every time. Only drawbacks: parking can be difficult because it gets busy during tourist season and the location is not very handicap accessible because the drive and parking area are gravel and dirt.