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From the boondockinglocations group: On the Edisto River, a big, level blacktop site with boat access to river. Right on Main Hwy 301, three miles north of Bamberg SC in Bamberg County. No facilities elect or water, boondocking only. There are no restrictions that I know of for use of this area, it is State [...]
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests We stayed here after leaving Columbia. Used mainly as a hunting camp during hunting season. Highlights: This year-round camping facility on the Enoree Ranger District provides an opportunity for many recreational activities such as wildlife and plant observation, hiking, and photography. Abundant wildlife populations provide some of the most [...]
Congaree National Monument allows boondock camping in the main visitor’s parking lot. More later. Currently testing to see is it all works.
GPS coordinates are ‘best effort’ on this campsite. They mark the end of Double Branch Road, where there appears to be a turn around. Forest Service directions are below. This is a primitive site in the Sumter National Forest Directions: Travel one and one-half miles west of Cassidy Bridge. Turn south on the Double Branch [...]
This recreation area is located in the northeastern portion of the Francis Marion National Forest. It’s a popular camp during deer and turkey hunts on the Waterhorn Hunt Unit. The area also serves as a South Carolina Deprtment of Natural Resources game check station during big-game hunting season. Directions: From Charleston, take US Highway 17 [...]
Primitive campsite in the Andrew Pickens ranger district of the Sumter National Forest. Directions: Located at the end of road 764 off Chattooga Ridge Road, approximately 1.5 miles south of the intersection with Whetstone Road.
This primitive camping facility is located between McClellanville and Honey Hill. A short camp loop swings through an upland pine/oak forest and encircles a fire lookout tower. The fire lookout tower is no longer in use. Directions: From Charleston, take US Highway 17 north to McClellanville. At the intersection of SC Highway 45 (the yellow [...]