Lake Wateree State Park

Lake Wateree State Park, located just north of Columbia, SC has now served as our home base on a few occasions. While not as convenient as Sesquicentennial State Park, it offers some quality improvements. Among those are very large paved back in and pull thru sites which we are easily able to get our 40 foot 5th wheel, tow vehicle and second vehicle in, leaf litter outside rather than just sand, a beautiful hiking trail, and quick access to Lake Wateree itself. However, there are some specific drawbacks to this state park as well. Check out our blog for more details along with a video of the area and a drive thru of the park and campground.

I think Lake Wateree State Park should host a conference here and invite State Park staffs from around the US. They can show others how it's done. Level, paved, deep and wide sites. We groomed grounds and probably the cleanest, modern bath houses we have encountered.

Sounds like I am whining a bit, the only issue I have encountered and it's personal to me only so I would still give than a perfect score. The showers are little shallow and only have a stool to dress with and the shower heads are geared for those about 5' 10" or so. I am 6'5" so I cam kinda used to it.

GREAT PARK.

Nice campground on Lake Wateree with waterfront and wooded sites. Campers bring their boats and tie up below the waterfront sites. The Lake can be busy at times with fishermen and the campground often has lots of families and children. It is a nice place to camp a little over an hour from Charlotte NC with good level asphalt sites. Cell service is poor except at lakeside sites.

We liked this place. Sites are very level. The camp sites are in a round path - but dispersed and staggered where you don't appear to be nose to nose with other campers or vehicles. The sites, odd numbered 9 - 21 are directly on the lake side. Nice wooded area.
You are miles from any services, except for the single marina outside the campground. Check out the Lake Wateree Baptist Church on Sunday, adjacent to the marina building. Great place.

We were one of 8 campers so we all had lakeside spots. Off season camping was quiet but I’m sure in the summer this place is hopping with people using the lake. Water and electric at all sites. Dump station is located on the road entering the CG but before the office so you could use it without paying. 3 bathrooms dispersed throughout the CG but we didn’t use them so can’t comment. The sites are spread out nicely and I’m sure when the trees are leafed out they provide nice privacy. Any size rig could fit in some of the spots. Lots of squirrels which were very friendly. Only drawback for us is that T-mobile was hit or miss. Would definitely stay again.