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USACEJ. Strom Thurmond Lake · South Carolina
Below Dam South Carolina
Overview Below Dam South Carolina Recreation Area is a popular park just below J.
Sites71 reservable
Elev.348ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Columbia1h52real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 348 ft, Below Dam South Carolina has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 7 sites total: 1 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
74%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 11.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Columbia
87 mi
1h52
02
Greenville
100 mi
2h25
03
Charleston
176 mi
3h48
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 7 SITES
Color byShow only
7 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
0
Prime
7
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
25
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.