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Pull-thru
USACEJ. Strom Thurmond Lake · South Carolina
Clarks Hill
Overview Clarks Hill is a popular park on J.
Sites103 reservable
Elev.384ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electric3sites
From Columbia1h51real 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 384 ft, Clarks Hill has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 10 sites total: 3 reservable and 7 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. 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 · 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
86 mi
1h51
02
Greenville
98 mi
2h25
03
Charleston
175 mi
3h47
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 10 SITES
Color byShow only
10 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
10
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
24
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.3 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.