welcome

Guide

Meet The

host

hello from your host!

We’re so glad you chose to stay at the Red Dogs River House! I (Heather) fell in love with the Edisto River 15 years ago when I married my husband (Chris) and we moved here from Beaufort, SC. We have two wonderful children and a small farm nearby. We hope you find this home relaxing and can make many memories to carry home with you in your hearts for a lifetime. Please reach out to me if you need anything at all. We hope you have a wonderful stay! Hakuna Matata!

-Heather

The Red Dogs River

house

Welcome to our home away from home on the beautiful Edisto River. Enjoy your morning coffee on the front porch overlooking the river and listening to the birds. Don’t forget about that early morning fish bite! Early bird gets the worm, right? Spend the afternoon swimming at the boat landing, floating down the river or at the nearby ZOO! Come back at the end of your day to relax in our beloved River home and enjoy all it has to offer.

Check it out!

Your

bedrooms &

bathrooms

The

kitchen

some things to know

appliances &

Cookware

Enjoy Complimentary

Enjoy the newly renovated fully stocked kitchen.

• Garbage disposal
  

(Please only put appropriate leftovers from your plate in the garbage disposal)

• If using the Ice Maker Distilled water is recommended. This home’s water is provided by a well.
  

• Refrigerator
• Electric Stiove
• Oven
• Dishwasher
• Standard Coffee Maker
• Kuerig Coffee Maker
• Microwave
• Counter top Ice Maker
• Dinnerware for 10 Guests
• Cutlery
• Pots, Pans & Bakeware
• Variety of Glassware
  

Coffee & Sugar

Dish soap & Paper towels

Appliances

electronics & more

television

Smart Tvs located in each bedroom and the main living area. You must sign into your preferred streaming service.

Garage

Kayaks & floats supplied for your use at no additional charge. Please treat them as your own, wash them off after use and put them back where they belong.

washer / dryer

Complimentary laundry detergent supplied above washer. Please empty lint trap on the dryer after every load.

barbecue

Charcoal Grill located downstairs

Please clean after each use to avoid additional cleaning fee.

and more...

• Countertop Ice Maker
• Hair Dryers
• Floor Fans
• Refrigerator
• Stove / Oven
• Dishwasher
• Standard Coffee Maker
• Keurig Coffee Maker
• Microwave
  

Getting

Around

nearest...

Your

Places

to see

Bee city zoo & honey bee farm

SO MUCH FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! The Llamas are my favorite!

Tell the Giraffes we said hi(gh)!

1066 Holly Ridge Ln Cottageville SC 29435

Float the

edisto river yourself!

Put in at Givhans Ferry State Park and get out at the house!

(You will need 2 vehicles to do this. One to enter the park and another to go back to get your vehicle.)

Don’t forget your sunscreen and something cold to drink!

746 Givhans Ferry Rd, Ridgeville, SC 29472

edisto river adventures

You can rent tubes and coolers to float on the river with.

Drive to their location listed below and they will arrange everything for you.

Call 843-897-5610 for more details.

153 Gator Walk Ridgeville SC 29472

Places

to eat

Pizza

Hunt Brothers Pizza

Call ahead and place your order for speedy pickup!

843-851-0055

1830 SC-61 RIDGEVILLE SC 29472

EL JALEPENOS

My favorite Mexican Food!

1585 Central Ave

Suite B-7 Summerville SC 29483

sWEET FROG

Enjoy Frozen Yogurt after dinner!

11585 Central Ave Suite B-3 Summerville SC 29483

Italian Bistro

The Strombolis are amazing!

Check Business hours before you go! Locally owned!

1605 Central Ave

Summerville SC 29483

Facts

edisto river

Edisto river

Rising in the coastal plain, the Edisto is one of the longest free-flowing black-water rivers in North America. The river takes its characteristic hue from the tannic acid created by the decomposition of leaves and branches. The Edisto River is formed by the joining of its north and south forks on the border of Orangeburg and Bamberg Counties and, along its course, provides the natural boundary between Dorchester and Colleton Counties. It divides into two tidewater estuarial channels, forming Edisto Island, before meeting the Atlantic Ocean in St. Helena Sound. The river flows for about 250 unobstructed river miles from its headwaters to the ocean. The Edisto is part of the ACE Basin, a coastal river system that includes the Ashepoo and the Combahee and drains about twenty percent of the state.

Pottery recovered near the Edisto suggests that Native Americans lived by the river over three thousand years ago. When Europeans and Africans first entered the area, they found that it was home to the Kussos, a Native American tribe. The Kussos were joined by a splinter group of Natchez Indians in the early 1700s, and the two formed a single tribe that would eventually take the name Edisto after the river that flowed through their territory. Descendants of both the Kusso-Natchez Indians and African slaves still call the area of the Edisto River Basin their home.

By the late eighteenth century, rice plantations in tidally affected reaches of the Edisto began implementing tidewater rice culture. Thousands of slaves labored to clear fields and build dams, sluices, and gates. The lengthy Edisto was also used to transport upland cotton and timber to the coast in the antebellum years before the railroads superseded rivers as avenues of commerce.

The Edisto River flows through sparsely populated and generally undeveloped forest and cypress-tupelo swamps, and has been nationally recognized for its scenic beauty and ecological value. The unique character of the river has been preserved through ongoing conservation efforts.

Maps

edisto river

https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/02175000

Maps cont.

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