Your gift of $250 will support the Spartanburg Area Conservancy and our efforts to conserve green spaces in Spartanburg for generations to come. Make your gift today. Please be sure to indicate your gift of $250 is for a Boardwalk Plaque in your donations.
*Please note that plaques will take up to six weeks to produce and install on the boardwalk due to disruption in the supply chain demand from the pandemic. Thank you for your patience. Please contact Deb Stevens for further details or questions.
The Cottonwood Trail Boardwalk is located on the Edwin M. Griffin Preserve off Beechwood Drive. Learn More.
Our natural places and working lands are part of our character as a community. Through thoughtful conservation, we can keep Spartanburg wild while continuing to grow and thrive. Learn more about how SPACE works.
The Edwin M. Griffin Preserve (home of the beloved Cottonwood Trail) covers 110-acres around a 1.5 mile stretch of Lawson’s Fork Creek and several feeder streams. With over 5 miles of natural surface nature trails and Wildflower Way (1 mile of newly constructed ADA-accessible paved trail).
Located at the old Glendale Mill on Lawson’s Fork Creek.
Located on the headwaters of the Chinquapin Creek across from the Milliken Research Center.