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Pull-thru
USFSFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests · South Carolina
Buck Hall Recreation Area
Overview Buck Hall Recreation Area offers a premier location to enjoy the outdoors.
Sites2018 reservable
Elev.13ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig40 ft
Electric1514×50-amp
From Charleston0h50real 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 13 ft, Buck Hall Recreation Area has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 44°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 20 sites total: 18 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 14 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 40-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.
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 · Oct
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
56%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 10
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 13.
75°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Charleston
32 mi
0h50
02
Columbia
141 mi
2h51
03
Greenville
238 mi
4h37
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 20 SITES
Color byShow only
19 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
14
50-amp
19
Accessible
0
Prime
20
Sites
★ The standout
Site 03
BUCK HALL · shaded.
To neighbor
106 ft
Max rig
40 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
19
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.7 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.