Buck Hall Recreation Area

We enjoyed this spot.
We decided to stay here as we were checking out Charleston, SC and it provided everything that we needed.
View of the water is nice, nice and quiet, plenty of room between spaces, flush toilets and free showers!
They have tent options that you can park and walk a little bit to for 20 bucks a night or the water and electric for 28.
We opted for the power and liked this option because we could pay for a site, head into town and beach, and know that we still had a spot to come back to.
Bathrooms were clean as well as the showers. Water was warm… not too hot or cold, normally this is great, but I was hoping for a colder shower because it was so hot and humid it would have been a nice way to cool off. Still very nice benefit of the campground though for sure.
Camp host was very nice.
One thing to note is that recreation.gov said there were walk ups available and when we got there there is a sign that says campground full… there still may be sites available you just need to drive through and look which ones are not reserved for the day.
Would stay here again for sure.
Feel free to check out our full review on YouTube - Chasing the Open Road 😁

A relaxing and peaceful place to camp. The sites aren't that private but they're spread out enough that it doesn't really matter. My husband and I worked while we were here using both Verizon and AT&T service with no problems and no MIMO antenna needed for streaming, video calls, etc. They're all good sites, but if you can get one facing the water I recommend it for the views. It only has 1 main trail to walk on, but it's still a nice walk!

Very quiet as it is March, but this lil camping area was beautiful. Spaced out, adequate facilities and full 50 amp/freshwater hookups. My spot faced the waterway and marsh land. Didn’t get to enjoy a sunrise due to weather, but the grounds, benches and area is set up to enjoy the view. Easy access, sites are level and fresh drinking water is also provided in the dump access area Lots of gnats so come prepared

This is a great campground right on the intercoastal waterway. There are only 14 spots (plus a couple tent only spots) and they are very spacious. With so few campers the entire campground is quiet and calm.

There is easy access to the intercoastal waterway for kayaking or boating. The fishing off the campground bank isn't great but we saw lots of people coming back to the boat ramp with coolers of redfish and trout. There are also public oyster beds nearby where you can collect your own.

The bathhouse is just ok and a needs a major upgrade. The hot water in the shower was just barely hot enough -- probably to discourage people from talking long showers. :-)

The pads are asphalt but the sites are fine gravel which ends up getting tracked into your rig. I had to sweep almost daily.

We would definitely go back. The sunrises were amazing.

Note -- the closest grocery store is about 15-20 miles away so it's not easy to dash out for something you forgot.

This National Forest Campground is beautiful, kept more like a manicured lawn than a forest. The sites don’t have much in the way of privacy but are truly huge so it’s not the worst setup by far. We wanted to stream the Steelers game, which is why we stayed here—the nearby free campgrounds like that at Santee Wildlife Rec Area and Elmwood Hunt Camp to a greater degree, were much more woodsy, shaded and private, but had only 1 bar of Verizon and weren’t looking all that promising in that department—but no qualms about the choice for our primary purpose. Sunrise over the wildlife strewn water across the street was fabulous. The park was full of fisherman eager to get up and at ‘em early in the morning, and so was very quiet. Some tent folks did revel into the night but they’re positioned further away, closer to the water, and of course they likely won’t be there when you camp here. :)

My only real issue is, why have a campground host if they aren’t there to keep an eye on things? The best spot, in our opinion, was reserved for two nights, but nobody ever showed up. A host should remove the reservation sign after they don’t show up for their first night, let alone their second. The spot we ended up with was “fine” but the reserved and empty spot was ideal, yet sat their as lonely as a fire pit in a rainstorm. Add trash in our own fire ring and one does wonder why even have a campground host?

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