Every avid camper knows a true camping experience can range from one extreme to the other, from roughing it to basking in sheer luxury. Myrtle Beach has several campgrounds with amenities that are out of this world – like water parks and go kart tracks located in campgrounds right on the beach. But perhaps there are times when you’d like to avoid the tourist crowds and find a campground in South Carolina that’s a little more remote but still has some great amenities. Here’s that spot:
Yelp/Brian L Hickory Knob State Park in McCormick is one of South Carolina’s best kept secrets and one of the most underrated state parks in the Palmetto State.
TripAdvisor/Missmymts Hickory Knob Resort State Park is located at 1591 Resort Drive, McCormick, SC 29835. More information here, on their official website.
TripAdvisor/Rollbama The park has standard tent, camper and RV sites as well as a lodge and duplex cabins.
South Carolina Parks And the amenities at this campground are aplenty! For starters, there’s a swimming area on Lake Thurmond - and lodge/cabin “glampers” have full use of the great swimming pool.
TripAdvisor/Rollbama How many campgrounds in South Carolina have their own 18-hole golf course?
Flickr/jon collier Or skeet shooting?
Flickr/Ross Andrews What about an archery range? Even those glampgrounds in Myrtle Beach don’t have skeet shooting and archery ranges.
Flickr/SrslyKris The hiking trails carved into this state park are pretty fab too.
South Carolina Parks Because the park is built around a “lagoon” quietly nestled into the shores of Lake Thurmond, the trails all have amazing water views. They range in length from 1.7 miles to 7.2 miles. Want to bring your mountain bike? You can. The trails are bike friendly.
Flickr/Zen Sasaki All this play time means you’ll definitely work up an appetite. Settle in at the campsite for some tasty dogs cooked over an open flame….or….
South Carolina Parks …head to the lodge for an easy fill-up at their buffet-style family restaurant.
South Carolina Parks While you’re there, shoot a game of pool in the lobby…
TripAdvisor/Rollbama …or hit the gift shop for some keepsakes to take home.
TripAdvisor/JessDahl7 Hickory Knob State park even has kayak and canoe rentals so you can get out on the water for the day. Enjoy the sights and a peaceful connection to nature and work on your tan as you paddle all around Lake Thurmond.
TripAdvisor/GolferNC62 And at the end of the day, enjoy a breathtaking sunset across the water. There’s enough shoreline at this state park for you to carve out your own private spot to watch the sun go down.
Flickr/Matthew Then head back to your campsite and be mesmerized by a glow of another sorts until the wee hours of the morning.
From a hike-in waterside campground in the upstate and a beachside rustic campground at Edisto Beach State Park, to this cool “glampground” with some very cool amenities, South Carolina’s state parks offer a full range of camping experiences. What’s your favorite state park in the Palmetto State and why? We’d love to hear your thoughts in our comments! Add photos in the Facebook comments section too, if you’d like!
Yelp/Brian L
Hickory Knob State Park in McCormick is one of South Carolina’s best kept secrets and one of the most underrated state parks in the Palmetto State.
TripAdvisor/Missmymts
Hickory Knob Resort State Park is located at 1591 Resort Drive, McCormick, SC 29835. More information here, on their official website.
TripAdvisor/Rollbama
The park has standard tent, camper and RV sites as well as a lodge and duplex cabins.
South Carolina Parks
And the amenities at this campground are aplenty! For starters, there’s a swimming area on Lake Thurmond - and lodge/cabin “glampers” have full use of the great swimming pool.
How many campgrounds in South Carolina have their own 18-hole golf course?
Flickr/jon collier
Or skeet shooting?
Flickr/Ross Andrews
What about an archery range? Even those glampgrounds in Myrtle Beach don’t have skeet shooting and archery ranges.
Flickr/SrslyKris
The hiking trails carved into this state park are pretty fab too.
Because the park is built around a “lagoon” quietly nestled into the shores of Lake Thurmond, the trails all have amazing water views. They range in length from 1.7 miles to 7.2 miles. Want to bring your mountain bike? You can. The trails are bike friendly.
Flickr/Zen Sasaki
All this play time means you’ll definitely work up an appetite. Settle in at the campsite for some tasty dogs cooked over an open flame….or….
…head to the lodge for an easy fill-up at their buffet-style family restaurant.
While you’re there, shoot a game of pool in the lobby…
…or hit the gift shop for some keepsakes to take home.
TripAdvisor/JessDahl7
Hickory Knob State park even has kayak and canoe rentals so you can get out on the water for the day. Enjoy the sights and a peaceful connection to nature and work on your tan as you paddle all around Lake Thurmond.
TripAdvisor/GolferNC62
And at the end of the day, enjoy a breathtaking sunset across the water. There’s enough shoreline at this state park for you to carve out your own private spot to watch the sun go down.
Flickr/Matthew
Then head back to your campsite and be mesmerized by a glow of another sorts until the wee hours of the morning.
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