Buck Hall Recreation Area Campground

McClellanville, SC

4.4(468 reviews)Book online

About this campground

Buck Hall Recreation Area offers a premier location to enjoy the outdoors. It is situated along the Intracoastal Waterway and provides great access to Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, 65,000 acres of marsh, tidal creeks and beaches; and Bulls Bay, the coast's best shrimp baiting area. The recreation area boasts a large picnic area and multiple campsites for tent and RV camping. Full hookups are available. Each site is equipped with a table, lantern post and campfire ring with grill. Accessible flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided. The picnic area is equipped with tables, grills, an accessible walkway and fish cleaning stations. A lighted parking area and boat ramp are on-site. The popular campground sits at sea level, alongside the Intracoastal Waterway. It is part of the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina. The campground itself is grassy and open, with very few trees and limited shade. The area is primarily used for shrimp baiting and fishing. Anglers can expect a huge variety of fish, including bass, flounder, sea trout, snapper, mackerel, swordfish, crab, shrimp, clams, oysters and more. The campground provides access to boating and ocean sailing. Fishing boats and often very large pleasure boats can be seen as they travel the popular Intracoastal Waterway. A long portion of the Palmetto Trail, which leads from the marshes of the ocean to the mountains of South Carolina, is accessible from the recreation area. Most of the trail is unpaved and can be used for hiking, biking or horseback riding, although a few sections are restricted to foot traffic only.

What campers say

Located right on the water with an on-site boat ramp, Buck Hall Recreation Area offers a peaceful, scenic campground popular for boating, hiking and wildlife watching. The site has a mix of RV and tent sites with grassy space and usable fire rings; many visitors found sites roomy though a few felt closer together. The Palmetto Trail access and multiuse loops attract hikers and bikers. Practical tradeoffs include an aging bathhouse and showers that some guests call dirty or buggy, and several reviewers noted renovation work is planned or underway. Dog-friendly policies and helpful hosts are commonly mentioned.

Our summary of 468 traveler reviews.

Amenities

Hookups and power

  • Electric

Sites

  • Back-In

Facilities

  • Showers

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  • .GOV
  • .RECREATION
  • Bathrooms
  • Biking
  • Boating
  • Campfire
  • Canoeing
  • Dirt
  • Dogs
  • Family Friendly
  • Firepits
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Kayaking
  • Pets
  • Primitive
  • Public Park
  • Pull-In
  • RV
  • Scenic
  • Shade
  • Tents
  • Trails
  • Trees
  • Water
  • Wildlife

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Location

Address
999 999 Buckhall Landing Rd, McClellanville, SC 29458, USA, McClellanville, SC 29458
GPS
33.0380° N, 79.5626° W

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