Bishopville, South Carolina Hotels

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Bishopville is a city in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lee County. Bishopville is located at 34.219027, -80.248877. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.26%) is water.

Parks and Outdoor Attractions:
Pearl Fryar's Topiary Garden is the home to one of the most breath-taking attractions in South Carolina. Located at 165 Broad Acres Road in Bishopville, South Carolina, this 3 acre garden is visited annually by many tourists. Fryar and his carefully sculptured topiary garden has been featured many times on television specials and in dozens of magazines. Fryar is known nationally for live topiary sculptures. He’s also won many awards as well as being named as South Carolina Ambassador for Economic Development by Mark Sanford in 2003. Fryar revealed that all he wanted to do was have a nice yard and win yard of the month from his hometown of Bishopville, SC.

Lee State Park is one of the best known parks in Lee County. Located at 487 Loop Road in Bishopville, this park hosts just about everything from lake swimming, river fishing, boating, nature trails, show ring, and stables. Year-round, daylight hours. This attractive park is approximately 2,500 acres of land . This park offers picnicking in shelters, camping, and a playground. Picnic tables and serene environments are stationed around the 5.6 miles of Lynches River that's owned by Lee State Park. There are available pedal boat rentals and horse rentals through the nearby Pleasant Valley stables.

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