Buck Hall Recreation Area

We stayed here so we would be close to Charleston. Very nice and small campground. We went into Charleston and explored the city. We did the Boone Hall plantation tour. It was a nice stay. The only problem was the weather cold and lots of rain. But you just have to deal with that. We went into Mcclellanville and bought some great shrimp at the seafood market where the shrimp boats were docked. We definitely did not do as much as we had hoped so we will be back again to explore some more. The bath houses were ok but old.

We're newly traveling the US with our RV and it was our first US National Park Campground. We had quite a hard time to figure out the 48hrs in advance reservation vs the First Arrived First Served system with pay in the envelope stuff 🤔

Also we were expecting the rate to be $20/night regular and $10 with the annual pass, as we had read reviews here, on Campendium. The rebate interested us, so we bought the pass, thinking it will be paid back in no time as we meant to visit few of the National Parks along our way.
But the price had just been raised to $28 reg and $14 with rebate. But we still didn't mind as we would be hooked up with electricity and water.

*** Update 01-20-20: we realized afterwards that we were not supposed to benefit any discount with the Annual Pass, so we were very.****

We really enjoy the fact that it is so quiet and small (only 14 RV sites and 5 tent does), but even more, being so close to the Ocean.

We enjoyed sunsets next to the water in the morning and had the chance to see a dolphin swimming in the waterway. Heard it taking breath.

The sites are roomy and well maintained. For the bathhouse, actuality didn't need to use it, so cannot comment.

We recommend it

We were visiting Charleston and decided to stay here because we could use our Interagency Senior pass. We read the reviews on campendium and other sites so we knew the facilities not be up and working but we are self contained so it was not an issue. The campground was neat but does need some upgrading. The showers were available but not the toilets they had portable potties. The sites were paved and were well separated from each other. We had 50amp hookup with water, no septic but there was a dump station. The intercoastal waterway was right out front of our site. There is a boat ramp there that is very active. We watched the boats go up and down the waterway and the birds flying and catching fish. We also saw on our last day dolphins swimming in the waterway. We could sit outside when there was a breeze but you need bug spray. The campground is about 45 minutes north of Charleston but there are stores and restaurants along the way. We had good wifi access at this campground. If you want to stay somewhere not very expensive and that is peaceful with nice view I recommend staying here. However they do need to upgrade the dump station and the restroom facilities. But overall we liked it and would return again. There are only about 14 sites at this location. So the weekends are usually full.

Camped here the first weekend in August. Since the campground faces the ocean across the Marsh, there's almost always a steady breeze to keep the bugs down and temperatures tolerable. Once it stops, Off is your friend.

Only 15 or so camper sites, all paved, with power and water. The website calls them all handicapped, so don't worry about that. There are also a few tent sites over by the water.

Sites are spacious and most have some shade. This weekend it's full, but very quiet.

The campground is next to the Buck Hall boat landing on the Intracoastal. I think everyone loads up in the morning and goes out, which is why it's so quiet.

Only downside: the restrooms are offline. Apparently you can only shower. For everything else, there are two portapottys which should have been cleaned a week ago. Either bring your own or plan on a trip into town for breakfast.

The campground was lovely! The showers not so much although the water pressure was good.
Great hiking trail! The second time we tried to do the trail we heard some scary animal sounds coming from the woods so we nixed it. The first time was great though.
Had a little trouble with the 30 amp at #7 so we used a dog one for the 50 amp. No problems at #8.

Earl and I camped arrived here on Friday, September 7. The day after was opening day for recreational shrimping. This campground has a very busy boat ramp and many of the campers had launched boats as well. It was quite a sight when boats started arriving at 5:30 in the morning.

We checked in with the host on our arrival who was friendly and very helpful throughout our stay. We camped in site 1 which was a paved drive that required a little leveling. But not much. The site had electric and water hook-ups. We didn’t use the restrooms or the dump station.

The campground gets crowded during shrimping season and was full the two days we were there. Site 1 has good separation from nearby sites, but it was still easy to walk over and talk with our neighbors. There are some interesting restaurants in nearby McCellanville. Service with ATT is very good and I was able to stream content via their network.

Earl and I would definitely stay here again if we are in the area.

We had a great week at Buck Hall! The campground isn't very large so I definitely recommend making a reservation. During shrimp baiting season (60 days starting the Friday nearest September 15) the campground is completely booked. Plan accordingly! There is really nice boat landing and fishing/crabbing pier in the campground. We had a blast kayaking around and had some awesome dolphin encounters. The historic town of McClellanville is super cute and I definitely recommend a seafood dinner at TW Graham's! Their key lime pie is amazing as well! The nearby Sewee Visitor Center has red wolves and is free to visit. They also have RV parking! We enjoyed this, but if you have kids I think it would be a must do! You can call ahead and find out when they will be feeding the wolves. The crabbing is great at the campground and we had a delicious crab boil as a result! The only reason I am not giving this campground 5 stars is that the bathrooms were pretty gross. They were working on them while we were there so maybe there is a brighter future for these run down bath houses. Our hotspots worked great here too!