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USACEJ. Strom Thurmond Lake · South Carolina
Parksville
Overview Parksville Recreation Area is a rural park in McCormick County, South Carolina on J.
Sites2all reservable
Elev.377ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Columbia2h00real 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 377 ft, Parksville has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 2 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 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 · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 26
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 1.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Columbia
90 mi
2h00
02
Greenville
89 mi
2h14
03
Charleston
179 mi
3h55
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 2 SITES
Color byShow only
2 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
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Prime
2
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
8
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.9 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.