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Got to Myrtle Beach this weekend for some camping and came over to check out Myrtle Beach State Park on as part of our quest to visit all of the South Carolina Parks. We were not camping here and I'm not so sure I won't to especially during the busy summer months. For those that don't know...

We have liked touring the South Carolina State Parks so much, we are going to give one in North Carolina a try this week. Our daughter recently moved to Durham, NC for a 6 month Co-Op with Burt's Bees as part of her Packaging Science degree at Clemson University so we are going to be camping at...

Continuing on our quest to visit all the state parks of South Carolina, we visited Baker Creek State Park near McCormick, SC and very close to 2 other parks we had already visited and reviewed, Hickory Knob and Hamilton Branch. Baker Creek is only opened for about 6 months, from March to...

We checked out the campgrounds at Edisto Beach State Park when we visited for a day on the beach. Definitely comping back here as this is a great park. The parks is about 50 miles south of Charleston. There are actually 2 campground separated by a half of mile of the highway that takes you on...

Camped here this week for 3 nights and enjoyed this Lowcountry park and the campground. The park is on the Edisto River which is the longest free flowing black water river in the US. The campground has 25 sites and the loop is a long skinny oval. Be on one of the outside sites, they are...

Santee State Park is on Lake Marion which was built as a New Deal project along with nearby Lake Moultrie. The lake has some bald cypress trees in the middle of it and one of the loops has a view of that. The lakes are where several state record holding fish were caught and is big destination...

Poinsett is in a remote area east of Columbia, SC. Much of the land around it is the Manchester State Forest, Congaree National Park, or one of several military bases in the area. The rest is farmland. You are in an area where the flat coastal plains meet the Sandhills of the state. The park...

On our tour of state parks we checked out the campground at Sesquicentennial State Park. We were a little disappointed in this one. It was not horrible but considering it is in the capital of the state, we though it would have a better campground. It has 84 sites and the main issue was saw...

Lake Wateree State Park is located in the Old English District of South Carolina. It is about halfway between Charlotte, NC and Columbia, SC and is about 5 miles east of I-77. The main focus of the park is the lake which is rather large. The campground has 72 sites and 15 of them are on the...

Drove through the campground at Cheraw State Park while we in the park to see if it would be a good place to camp. We liked what we saw. There a 17 sites with paved driveways and many of them back up to the 360 acre Lake Juniper in the park. Across the lake are the day us facilities including...

This is a unique state park and the way to get to is to drive to middle of nowhere and then go about 5 miles more. Most of the last several miles will be down a dirt road in the Sandhills region of South Carolina. Once you are at H. Cooper Black, it is a beautiful piece of property. The place...

Spent 3 days at Lee State Park and really liked it a lot. Great Ranger in charge of the park and the campground host did a good job too. If you do meet the ranger, he is John Hancock. There are 2 loops with 25 sites in the front loop and all have electricity and water at site along with fire...

Hard to believe the temperature here in South Carolina this week. We camped at Lee State Park which is in Midlands and heading pretty close to the Lowcountry of SC near the coast. Usually the summer here is brutally hot and humid, but we highs in the low 80s and morning lows in the 50s. Never...

Wood Ducks at Oconee State Park in South Carolina. The one with them up on the land was about 20 feet from our camper. They came up into the campground after the storm quit that afternoon and walked around. The campground was pretty empty. The others of the ducks were taken the following...

We get back to camping this weekend. Going about an hour away from the house to Keowee-Toxaway State Park here in SC. This park is at the base of the SC Blue Ridge Mountains and is located on Lake Keowee. SC Hwy 11 is a scenic that skirts the edge of the mountains and there are several other...

SC State Park deals as part of their 12 Days of Christmas Deals includes some camping discounts at some parks. The discount can be used for any reservations for the next 13 months. Or you can come play golf at the park's with courses and play for free on Christmas Day. 12 Days of Deals | South...