Santee State Park

I think this campground is great in warmer weather (we were there in November), for people who want to take advantage of the lake. As it was off season, we weren't able to hire a kayak, but if you had your own you'd be able to get out on the water easily. We stopped here just for a couple of nights on our way through the area, so it wasn't a destination in itself for us. The sites are all under trees, many close to the lake. Our site was level and near the bath house. The bath houses were very old and basic, I didn't use them - my husband did and he said they needed a refit but they were functional. We found that some of the sites were laid out a bit oddly so that, while there was space, if we had a fire we ended up being very close to the next site also having theirs, and as it was a weekend there were lots of kids so it was noisy. There are hiking trails, which we didn't find that inspiring. All round, an ok site but not one I'd hurry back to unless I wanted to get out on the water.