| Little Pee Dee State Park | |
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| Nearest city | Dillon, SC |
| Coordinates | 34°19′32″N 79°16′29″W / 34.3256°N 79.2746°W |
| Area | 835 acres (3 km2) |
| Camp sites | tent and RV sites, primitive group camping area |
| Hiking trails | 1.3-mile Beaver Pond Nature Trail |
Little Pee Dee State Park is a state park located near the town of Dillon in Dillon County, South Carolina. The park land includes a part of a Carolina Bay and adjacent sand rim.[1] Recent work by the U.S. Geological Survey has interpreted the Carolina Bays as relict thermokarst lakes that formed several thousands of years ago when the climate was colder, drier, and windier.[2] Thermokarst lakes develop by thawing of frozen ground (permafrost) and by subsequent modification by wind and water. Thus, this interpretation suggests that permafrost once extended as far south as the Carolina Bays during the last ice age and (or) previous ice ages.
- ^ "Unique Features". September 9, 2013.
- ^ Swezey, C.S. (2020) "Quaternary eolian dunes and sand sheets in inland locations of the Atlantic Coastal Plain Province", in Inland Dunes of North America (N. Lancaster and P. Hesp, eds.), Springer Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 11-63. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-40498-7_2 ISBN 978-3-030-40498-7