Santee Coastal Reserve Wildlife Management Area

Lots of info on previous reviews. There are 8 sites around a loop, first come, first serve. It is a dirt road in, but easy with out 36' class a and towed/dolly. Two other class As came in after us, plus there were fifth wheels and campers, tenters and a van. No services. Several hiking paths but didn't explore much as it was hunting season and I didn't have any orange attire - my dog and I kept to the main road for walks. Great in November - no bugs!

The trees leading into the campsite made a beautiful canopy over the road. Plenty of room in each site and well maintained. The biggest negative is it is in a swamp area so there are lots of bugs. I was there in early april. It's about an hour from Charleston and an hour and a half from Myrtle beach. Many trails to hike or ride a bike. Lots of alligators birds and other creatures. Also about half an hour away from motor Cycle trails. It's dry camping so if you didn't bring it you won't have it. There were fire pits and picnic bench but the bugs kept me from doing anything outside.

Stayed here in mid November and thought it was fantastic. I had one of the end sites on the edge of the loop and it was HUGE. Solid Verizon service, I ended up using my WeBoost and achieved 35-40mbps - more than enough to work off of no problem. Cool little trails to adventure, everyone was quiet and friendly when I was there - rangers drive through periodically so it feels safe. Mosquitos can be real fierce real fast.

This is a small FREE campground in a beautiful reserve which lies inside the Francis Marion National Forest. The campground is total dry camping, meaning there is no bathrooms, water or garbage for people. You have to be totally self-contained OR make sure you dispose of your waste lawfully. There are about 8 sites that are fairly well spaced apart, at First Come, First Serve, and there were 3 left when we arrived. There were several beautiful trails in the area, a boardwalk over the marsh, and the possibility of seeing quite a few different animals in the area.

Prior to visiting this campground, I inquited about a reservation. The response was amazing! Arlivia not only explained the campground fees, ($0), but also let me know there were no permits required. She continued to tell me about the ammenities in the area and explained the hiking trips in the park. She ended with telling me the boardwalk trail was spectacular!

Upon arriving, I was a bit nervous because of the low trees and our 12' 8" RV height. What was I nervous about, no problem.. Just go slow and weave between the trees. :-) We found there were about 8 sites, and most were taken. We thankfully found that site #2 was available, and that was actually more level than the others we've seen, so we were VERY happy!

The area is absolutely beautiful and quiet, and the sites were well spaced well apart which gave some nice privacy.

Verizon cell service was 2 bars signal, 30mb download and 1.6mb upload. AT&T was 2 bar signal, and 16mb download and 2.8mb upload. We were able to stream some Youtbe channels with no problem. The weather radio found a few stations, but they were weak but still usable.

I would highly recommend this campground for anything who loves the outdoors and maybe wants to do some hiking in the area. Rest assured that the campground IS a loop, and the actual entrance to the campground is 33.1537140, -79.3679565.