Dreher Island State Park

In late February, we camped in Angler’s Circle #25. Backing in to the site was a little tight. Take your time and use a spotter. Spot proved fairly level once backed in; we needed only minor adjustments. After that it was pure peace and quiet. Site was clean and orderly with fire-pit and picnic table. Bathroom nearby was clean although in need of updates. Lake views were beautiful. Lots of birds, fish and turtles. Night sky was decent for stargazing. We arrived on a Sunday. Most of the campers headed out Monday morning leaving only a sparse smattering of campers throughout the week.

Beautiful campground, our site #89 was right on the water and when the water is low enough you can bring your folding chairs right out to the shoreline. #89 is also directly across the bathhouse which is old but seems clean and water was hot. We had decent signal with Verizon and able to stream the football games. So peaceful and quiet in early November and not too crowded. Our site had water and electric and there is a dump station on the way out. Would definitely stay here again!

Small sites, but #23 was right on Lake Murray. The birds on this lake a numerous and we enjoyed watching them. It seems to be an anglers' paradise but we were there mostly to visit with friends and family that lived close by and came to visit. When we arrived the only bathroom had to be closed due to a water pressure problem but they fixed it quickly so it never became an issue.

We stayed here for 3 nights in December, 2021. Weren't really sure where our site was (had booked it a bit ahead of time), but Jacob the maintenance supervisor stopped us on the road and directed us to our site - nice guy! Our site was long enough and level enough. Some of the interior sites on the loop didn't look very level and I am still wondering how the giant, and I mean giant 5th wheel in site #1 was able to get out of the site. The trees were right next to it - would not recommend a really large RV to take that site...
We did drive down to the larger campground at the end of the road - loads of sites, but many right on top of each other. A bit too close for us. We were happy in the site we had! Also, a great place to base from to visit Congaree National Park!

Dreher Island did not disappoint. Our site was fairly level once we got passed the tree roots under the asphalt. Power was stable and water had fairly good pressure. Our site had fantastic views of the sunset and sunrise. Mid day though the wind would kick up. Very interesting. The showers had hot water and were fairly clean. We would definitely stay again.

Pick your site wisely. We had an inner site - no water sites were available when we booked. It was nice. But some of the sites the pavement is very bumpy due to heaving. Also note that there are drainage pipes under each inner site and on the side are rock stabilizing walls. While we were there people hit them and got stuck. They are hard to see from your truck.

Big rigs are welcome. There was a 45 footer a few sites across from us.

Beautiful site - Would have been glorious but couldn’t walk our two small dogs even a short distance without loose large dogs constantly coming up on us - was the norm not the exception- very disappointed in lack of policing by rangers. Wasn’t just immediate neighbors but a large percentage of dog owners did not keep pets under control.

Wasn’t lucky enough to score a lake side sight so settled for an inside spot at Anglers Camp. I had to go between camps to access the lake. No really established shores for swimming, but I found places for my 3 dogs to swim. My sight was 70% shade, level and facing the lake. The shores etc are highly maintained and clean. This was my first time visiting, but I know now what sites I need to reserve for lake access and better camp area