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South Carolina
10 federal campgrounds at 2,300 ft and below. 60% of the catalog is USACE. Comfortable most of the year.
CATALOGUSACE 6 · USFS 4
10campgrounds
192sites mapped
13–2,300ft elevation
2agencies
10 campgrounds
Each dot a campground. Ringed dots carry a synthesized What campers say read.6,000+ ft2,000–6,000 ftUnder 2,000 ft
Climate range
ELEVATION × COMFORTABLE MONTHS
JFMAMJJASOND
Foothills / mid2,300 ft
Lowland / coast13–1,732 ft
Best of South Carolina
8 RANKINGS · FILTERED TO STATE
federal campgrounds for hikersCherry Hill Campground3 routes · 18 peaksPull-through campsites atModoc41 pull-through sitesWalk-in & hike-in tent sitesCherry Hill Campground5 walk-in sitescampgrounds with 50-amp RV sitesModoc55 × 50-amp · up to 48 ftMost secluded federal campsitesModocSite 011 · 357 ft to neighborQuietestGill Point8.9 mi to nearest highwayYear-roundHawe Creek12 comfortable months · 394 ftcampgrounds with water accessModoc70 sites
The full catalog
10 CAMPGROUNDS · FILTERABLE
NAME / AREA
AGENCY
SITES
ELEV
COMFORT
QUIET
ModocJ. Strom Thurmond Lake
USACE
70
338
Jan–Dec · 11 mo
1 mi
Hawe CreekJ. Strom Thurmond Lake
USACE
34
394
Jan–Dec · 12 mo
2.9 mi
Cherry Hill CampgroundFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
USFS
29
2,300
Feb–Dec · 11 mo
0.1 mi
Buck Hall Recreation AreaFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
USFS
20
13
Jan–Dec · 12 mo
0.7 mi
Whetstone Horse CampFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
USFS
18
1,732
Jan–Dec · 12 mo
5 mi
Clarks HillJ. Strom Thurmond Lake
USACE
10
384
Jan–Dec · 11 mo
0.3 mi
Below Dam South CarolinaJ. Strom Thurmond Lake
USACE
7
348
Jan–Dec · 11 mo
0 mi
ParksvilleJ. Strom Thurmond Lake
USACE
2
377
Jan–Dec · 12 mo
0.9 mi
Gill PointJ. Strom Thurmond Lake
USACE
1
387
Jan–Dec · 11 mo
8.9 mi
Cassidy Bridge Primitive CampFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
USFS
1
1,270
Jan–Dec · 12 mo
2.6 mi
If you are flexible
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