North and South Carolina

US 1 slices North Carolina down the middle as it makes
its way from Wise, just over the northern border, to
Rockingham, ten miles from the South Caroline border.
Skirting Raleigh,

Route 1 travels through many small towns, like Colon,
Lemon Springs, Whispering Pines and Niagara before the
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve and Fort
Bragg. The terrain here is gently rolling green hills.

A few more small towns before Rockingham and then you
cross the State border of South Carolina.

Scenery abounds on Route 1 in South Carolina between
Cheraw and Columbia, including the Carolina Sandhills
National Wildlife Reserve.

Forested hills through this region offer wonderful
scenic views and there are a few picnic areas where
you can enjoy a break from the driving. As in North
Carolina, US Route 1 bisects the South Carolina
through the middle.

From Columbia, in the center of the State, to Augusta,
just over the Georgia border, lie more small towns and
gently rolling hills.

Just north of Graniteville lies the Sumter National
Forest, a historically important location, especially
during the Civil War. US Route 1 leads you through
Augusta, Georgia, home of the Augusta National Golf
Course, where famous golfers play the Masters every
spring.

If you’re dying to see beautiful Hilton Head Island,
take Route 25 from Columbia and join I-95 south to the
exit to Hilton Head. It is quite a long way, but for a
golfer, it’s time well spent!