James Island County Park

We had a great experience at the James Island County Park. A quick rundown:

*Very convenient access to Downtown Charleston and Folly Beach! It's about a 15 minute drive and we were able to get Lyfts easily, when needed.
*The staff is SO friendly here. We got some incredible crabbing tips from one of the women at the store, which paid off.
*If you stay here, you must absolutely try to crab off the dock. We caught about 30 crabs (they must be bigger than 5 inches!) and cooked them all on the fire at our site. An incredible experience that we will not forget. You can purchase most of the supplies (including chicken necks) at the campground store.
*There are 4 or 5 bathrooms stalls, as well as showers. All very clean!
*Coin-laundry
*Sites are a decent size and separated by foliage and..palm trees! :)
*We were there during the week so it was very quiet (soooooo nice), but started to fill up Friday morning before the holiday weekend
*We loved renting bikes and riding around the property, it's lovely.

Stayed here 6 days because it was closest to Charleston and offered shuttle service to city and beaches. But, JICP had so much to offer on site that you really can enjoy just being there. Best dog park I've ever seen - large and small areas, but their own doggie beach and wash up stations afterwards! The nature trails are awesome with many to choose from. Lake for boating, fishing, etc. Excellent camo store, very clean toilet/shower area with outdoor covered laundry. Tons of paved areas for family biking. Kids water park too. A really great place to stay and feel cozy in natural setting and still easily accessible to Charleston history and ammenities.

We stayed for just one night so that we could visit Charleston. The campground is crowded, but there was enough space between sites to have some privacy. The bathroom was new and clean with free showers. We paid a high rate for full hook up, which we didn't need, however, it was the only site available on a Friday evening in mid-April. The park surrounding the camping area looks very nice but we only used the off leash dog park, which was fantastic! It is a large area with a doggie beach and my dog had a blast playing fetch. There are a lot of dogs but it was large enough and there weren't any issues there. We don't have any kids so we didn't use any of the playground or Splash park. The site wasn't meticulously clean and it was muddy after a heavy thunderstorm, but it was good enough. It was very quiet at night. We couldn't hear any traffic and people respected the quiet hours.

We had a fairly nice stay. Our site was a bit muddy. There had been quite a bit of rain before and during our stay. I believe the rate is a bit much especially for only water and 30 amp electric. The roads entering the area are narrow and crowded with trees and traffic is pretty heavy.

The employees are very nice and helpful. The facilities are clean. I am not sure if we will stay again. This rate may be acceptable for full hookups but not partial hookups.

As everyone else has said - this is a great campground in a great area! The staff is super helpful and the facilities are all great. We have been living in Charleston for the past 10 years or so and after selling our house found ourselves at this campground three different times in the past 2 months! I'll tell you a little more about all of the specific sites were were in as there are already so many great reviews of this campground:

Site 115: This site is on the pathway to the bath house so there isn't as much privacy when you are sitting outside of the RV as one might like. However, it was really convenient for doing laundry!

Site 48: This was our favorite of all of the sites. It is more private and had the best cell service of the ones we were in. It's a little bit further from the bath house than the other sites we stayed in, but we thought the privacy was worth it.

Site 117: This was the first site we were in. All of the sites in the park are great, but this one was shady and very wet. It rained pretty much the whole time we were there and the site seemed to never dry out!

Site 71: This is a pretty big site so that was nice. It got morning sun and was much drier than 117. Site 71 is a shared site, but it didn't really matter since we were in the site that faced out to the big yard. Site 72 had to stare at our RV the whole week.

We also heard from a campground host that sites 86 and 88 flood when it rains. FYI!

Very nice park. Campsites are partially wooded and not paved. Well taking care of with full hookups. Each site has a picnic table & fire ring. Most sites are back-ins but some are pull-through. Lots of games around the campsite and lots of kids playing and biking around. Very nice water park is right across the campsite (walking distance) and even though it’s called a “splash park” it’s more like a water part with lazy river, tube slides and regular kids slides. Also entrance is inexpensive (around $10 pp) and if bought through the campsite there’s an additional discount. Beautiful dog park with access to lake for the dogs. Overall we had a great time and would highly recommend this campsite.

The only downside is Charleston roads which makes access to the park very difficult for big rigs. Very narrow roads with trees over, we had to hold out breath with every turn and drive under low trees and lots of traffic most hours of the day.

Holy Moly! Getting here is a big rig nightmare! Charleston roads are chock full of big overhanging trees. We heard one ding after another hitting who knows what, and dodging was impossible especially on the two-lane roads. Once in the park, there are still lots of trees, not necessarily over the road, but making it tight to get into some of the sites. Sites vary widely from huge, wide and long sites to short and narrow. Some are buddy sites (like 101 which was our first site) so you are right next to your neighbor. The pull thru sites are the most big rig friendly – if you can stand the harrowing drive to get here. All sites are basically sand with a tad of gravel mixed in. Most sites are fairly level with side to side issues the main factor. Full hookups which is great. Satellite is not possible in the majority of sites due to trees. We were able to get Directv in site 115 by jockeying around a little. Verizon 4g 1-2 bars but it jumps around. Campground WII FI is unusable. It is a quiet campground for the most part (when we were here during the off season) except for the military jets flying around. As others have mentioned, lots of things for kids to do. There is a bike path around the park that is pretty flat. It is pricey – it would have been about $50 a night but we got a good discount due to bathroom renovations. The park is very convenient to downtown Charleston and Folly Beach. It is a busy, busy park with sites almost immediately occupied as someone else left.