Little Pee Dee State Park

Our first camping trip of 2024 was at Little Pee Dee SP. This is a small park.

We had what I think was the best site in the campground, site 8. It was on the lake and very private. No sites really close by. This was not a FHU site but there are some FHU sites. The RV sites are 30 amp only. Study the listing of each site as some sites have water only or no hookups at all.

A lot of the utilities are not in a good location, so plan for that. To put the camper in the best location I had to use a 30amp extension for the electricity and two lengths of hoses for the water. A lot of the water taps seem like a quicky setup and prone to damage. In most cases non medal pipes. Not very sturdy. Sites were clean and the host blow them off prior to expected arrivals, which was nice.

The bathrooms were clean and well kept. We did not shower in them, but the shower areas appeared fine.

There is a small office/store that was never open. They did not list any hours in which it would be open. In fact, we never dealt with any staff at all during our visit, not even the camp host. Parking tags were posted on post at the site.

They are building a swimming area. Swimming at our site would not have been good due to plant growth in the water. Fishing from our site would not have been good either due to the plant growth. Site #9 looked like it had a good little fishing area.
The campground is suitable for kids riding their bikes around. The two park trails would also be suitable for bikes, not many roots. The trails were nice. Don’t get overly excited about Beaver Pond. You are not going to see much even in the wintertime. If there were beavers around there was no hint of them, not even tree damage from them.

There are references to a Carolina Bay. There is absolutely no information on where and how to visit it. We found some information doing a Google search and tried to get there and ran into a flooded Little Pee Dee river. The Little Pee Dee for which the park is named is not accessible from the main part of the park. However, the river borders one area of the park. They really need a hiking trail to the river. I imagine boardwalks would be needed as well for when the river is flooded. Interesting that a park is named after a river to which you have no access to. There are a couple sands roads within the park boundary, one of which we attempted to get to the Carolina Bay, but absolutely no signage or information on getting to the river.

The local area really has nothing of interest to explore. Restaurants are limited when you start reading reviews and get the impression that no one serves beer or wine.
We use AT&T and it was suitable for our needs. No connection issues but not fast either. We do not stream.

It is a nice campground. We had a long weekend and that is enough as there isn’t enough around to warrant more time. It is a great place to just hang around and relax. That said, we probably will not go back. We like to go exploring. They do point out that they are close to Myrtle Beach, it is over an hour away, and not worth the drive. If you want a beach day I recommend Sunset Beach, NC. South of The Border is a TOURIST TRAP, stay away!

Beautiful park. Very friendly staff and hosts. They hosted a Christmas party and he lighting while we were there.

Campsites are sand. There are a lot of trees, and it is an older state park, so it is a little tight to get in, but the site was plenty roomy. The bathhouse was clean. The park is 30 amp and the water lines broke while we were there. The infrastructure could use some updating.

If you can snag a water front site, they look beautiful.

We arrived on a Sunday night and left on a Tuesday. Park was less than a quarter full. We had a lovely spot lakeside (#24). It was definitely the best among the lakeside spots because it had shad all afternoon. Some were in full sun, despite the park having tall pines. Sites are sand, but most appear level. Lake access was good for walking down to fish, plus there’s a good fishing spot near the small dam. We didn’t walk the trails, but they were close by. Other than fishing and the trails, that’s about it that this park offers. But for a nice quiet stay, it fit the bill. There was a park host available, but we never did see any patrols from park rangers.

We stayed here for 4 nights in early January, 2023. Reserved site #24 online as it was lakeside. With $9 reservation fee, we averaged $27.25 a night. Our site was not perfectly level - moved a bit to one side and it was a better. Nice hosts - our power was a bit wonky initially, so I checked in with the hosts and they messed with it a bit, then it seemed fine. Soft white sand in the sites. Quiet and just pleasant!

Over 45 campsites but as mentioned all streets amd sites were sand which made for a messy situation after a good rain. Two camp hosts but only 10 spots were used during 2nd week of june. On weekends lots more show up with lots of kids. Some very noisy folks. $27.00 on fri/sat, $18.00 on weeknights. Water and elec on some sites. Restrooms were very nice and clean. 15 minute drive to town.