Springfield
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 15 of the next 30 nights read 15:59 UTC
- A night
- $36–$76Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 79All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 13 notices
In the agency’s own words
Springfield Campground is one of Hartwell’s most popular camping destinations consisting of 60 acres of primarily Virginia pine and some mixed hardwoods. The area presently offers 1 gatehouse/entrance, 2 park attendant campsites, 79 public campsites with full water and electric hookups, 6 comfort stations (4 with showers), 1 dump station, 1 boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 3 playgrounds, 1 designated swim area/beach, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. Keep reading
Recreation
Fishing is one of the most popular activities at the lake. Sought-after species include largemouth bass, bream, crappie, catfish, striped bass and hybrid bass. The lake appeals to boaters of all kinds, whether their specialty is canoeing, sailing or motor boating. Coves and areas of quiet water provide water skiers with excellent surfaces. Swimmers will find sand beaches and designated swim areas along the shoreline.
Facilities
The area presently offers 1 gatehouse/entrance, 2 park attendant campsites, 79 public campsites with full water and electric hookups, 6 comfort stations (3 with showers), 1 dump station, 1 boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 3 playgrounds, 1 designated swim area/beach, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout.
Natural Features
Hartwell Lake is a man-made lake bordering Georgia and South Carolina on the Savannah, Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers. The dam and lake area boasts 8 campgrounds and 11 day-use facilities that are operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Hartwell Project was originally authorized for hydro-power, flood control, and navigation. Later, recreation, water quality, water supply and fish and wildlife management were added. Surrounding vegetation allows for plenty of shade, and the 962 miles of shoreline provide numerous swimming beaches, picnic areas and boat ramps.
Nearby Attractions
The campground is a short drive away from Clemson, South Carolina and Clemson University, offering additional tourism opportunities, along with grocery stores, gas stations and restaurants. Charges & Cancellations - Once your reservation has been created, there will be a $10.00 fee to cancel and a $10.00 fee to change your site or dates. - Cancellations made the day before, or up to the day after your arrival date will also be charged the first night use fee. - Reserved campsites will be held until check out time ( 2 p.m.) on the day following your scheduled arrival date. If you do not arrive at campground by 2 p.m. to fulfill your reservation, your reservation will be cancelled and you will be assessed a $20 service fee and forfeit the first night use fee. - If your reservation is for one night and you have been charged the first nights use fee, there is no $10 service fee. Refunds: - To insure fairness for all Recreation.gov customers, any reservation with departure dates outside the 6 or 12 month maximum window cannot be changed or cancelled until 18 days after the reservation is made. - Refunds must be requested no later than 14 days after scheduled departure date. Refunds may be requested through NNRS Customer Service at 888-448-1474. Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card. Cash and check purchases will be refunded by check and may take up to 8 weekds for approval and processing
What the agency tells you
One wheeled camping unit (RV, Camper, Camper van/truck, etc) per single site and must be parked on impact pad. Tents are restricted to impact pad.
Entrance gate OPENS at 7 a.m. and LOCKS at 10 p.m. No vehicle entry or exit between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. You must check-in before 10 p.m.
Off-road vehicles including golf carts, 4-wheelers, motorized or electric scooters/ride on devices are not permitted.
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Check in time is 3 p.m.; check out time is 2 p.m.
Alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
Maximum stay is 14-days within 30 day period. Changing names on a reservation, changing campsites, or making multiple reservations in order to stay over 14-days is PROHIBITED! VIOLATORS MAY HAVE RESERVATIONS CANCELLED WITHOUT NOTICE. Please do the right thing.
All pets must be penned, caged or on a leash no longer than 6 feet; pets are prohibited on swim beaches, playgrounds, and in restrooms. You MUST clean up after your pet!
Maximum of 10 campers per single site. Registered campers are required to occupy campsite and must be 18 years of age or older.
Gray water (any wastewater from sinks, dishwashing, bathing, etc) or other waste water must be disposed of properly at campground dump station.
For campfires, use only dead wood gathered from the ground and contain fire in designated fire rings or grills only. Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Don't movefirewood.org for further information.
Keep your campsite and campground clean. Keep your trash contained and frequently remove trash from campsite (dumpsters located within campground). Do not leave litter in fire ring or on campsite upon check out.
Inflatables including water slides, jumping houses, etc. and/or carnival type rides/events are not permitted.
For a complete set of rules and regulations concerning, please refer to Title 36, Chapter III, Part 327 - Rules and Regulations Governing Public Use of Corps of Engineers Water Resources Development Projects.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 79
- Hookups
- 79 electric, 79 water, 4 sewer
- Longest rig
- 60 ft
- Paved pads
- 1 of 79
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 14 of 79 sites
Facilities
- Showers
- Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
- “The area presently offers 1 gatehouse/entrance, 2 park attendant campsites, 79 public campsites with full water and electric hookups, 6 comfort stations (4 with showers), 1 dump station, 1 boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 3 playgrounds, 1 designated swim area/beach, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout.”
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Playground
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Beach
- Boating
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Night sky · 27th darkest of 37 in SC
- Bortle 4
2 of 148 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 15:59 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
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We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $36–$76 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“- Once your reservation has been created, there will be a $10.00 fee to cancel and a $10.00 fee to change your site or dates. - Cancellations made the day before, or up to the day after your arrival date will also be charged the first night use fee. - Reserved campsites will be held until check out time ( 2 p.m.) on…” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
recreation.gov availability, read 15:59 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
79 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 79 mapped sitesAll 79 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 79 of the 79 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 79 of the 79 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| SPRINGFIELD | 01 | standard electric | 32 ft | 50 amp | 100 ft | 103 ft | 1,466 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 02 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 100 ft | 43 ft | 1,366 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 03 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 39 ft | 874 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 04 | standard electric | 37 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 36 ft | 796 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 05 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 105 ft | 55 ft | 695 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 06 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 88 ft | 89 ft | 600 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 07 | standard electric | 37 ft | 50 amp | 88 ft | 116 ft | 519 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 08 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 70 ft | 402 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 09 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 77 ft | 389 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 10 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 27 ft | 437 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 11 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 101 ft | under 10 ft | 509 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 12 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 164 ft | 35 ft | 538 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 13 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 160 ft | 387 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 14 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 137 ft | 364 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 15 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 101 ft | 144 ft | 359 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 16 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 128 ft | 422 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 17 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 93 ft | 444 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 18 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 122 ft | 87 ft | 348 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 19 | standard electric | 44 ft | 50 amp | 104 ft | 117 ft | 233 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 20 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 93 ft | 111 ft | 275 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 21 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 93 ft | 119 ft | 313 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 22 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 102 ft | 94 ft | 385 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 23 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 102 ft | 103 ft | 433 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 24 | standard electric | 55 ft | 50 amp | 157 ft | 225 ft | 484 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 25 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 71 ft | 212 ft | 739 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 26 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 71 ft | 227 ft | 679 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 27 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 125 ft | 867 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 28 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 130 ft | 887 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 29 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 94 ft | 100 ft | 887 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 30 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 79 ft | 897 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 31 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 69 ft | 891 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 32 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 98 ft | 93 ft | 895 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 33 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 98 ft | 123 ft | 952 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 34 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 98 ft | 1,036 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 35 | standard electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 64 ft | 1,063 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 36 | standard electric | 44 ft | 50 amp | 73 ft | 70 ft | 1,052 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 37 | standard electric | 32 ft | 50 amp | 73 ft | 44 ft | 1,044 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 38 | standard electric | 37 ft | 50 amp | 87 ft | 36 ft | 1,008 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 39 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 94 ft | 65 ft | 980 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 40 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 91 ft | 1,024 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 41 | standard electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 71 ft | 1,087 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 42 | rv electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | yes | 61 ft | 75 ft | 1,124 ft | $36 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 43 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 96 ft | 1,173 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 44 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 80 ft | 1,125 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 45 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 53 ft | 1,052 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 46 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 113 ft | 66 ft | 943 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 47 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 104 ft | 779 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 48 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 60 ft | 859 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 49 | standard electric | 44 ft | 50 amp | 87 ft | 66 ft | 947 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 50 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 88 ft | 996 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 51 | standard electric | 32 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 87 ft | 1,002 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 52 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 131 ft | 94 ft | 1,109 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 53 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 129 ft | 84 ft | 1,204 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 54 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 123 ft | 84 ft | 1,271 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 55 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 112 ft | 81 ft | 1,337 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 56 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 112 ft | 73 ft | 1,400 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 57 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 103 ft | 81 ft | 1,451 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 58 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 103 ft | 78 ft | 1,476 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 59 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 114 ft | 76 ft | 1,494 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 60 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 133 ft | 57 ft | 1,559 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 61 | standard electric | 47 ft | 50 amp | 107 ft | 45 ft | 1,627 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 62 | standard electric | 48 ft | 50 amp | 107 ft | 46 ft | 1,629 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 63 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 148 ft | 49 ft | 1,660 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 64 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 101 ft | 39 ft | 1,702 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 65 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 88 ft | 34 ft | 1,745 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 66 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 88 ft | 109 ft | 1,755 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 67 | standard electric | 39 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 82 ft | 1,984 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 68 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 65 ft | 1,968 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 69 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 92 ft | 68 ft | 1,933 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 70 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 92 ft | 107 ft | 1,954 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 71 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 110 ft | 164 ft | 2,058 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 72 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 98 ft | 105 ft | 2,017 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 73 | standard electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 72 ft | 2,097 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 74 | standard electric | 48 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 43 ft | 2,179 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 75 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 80 ft | 2,249 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 76 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 49 ft | 2,318 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 77 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 114 ft | 24 ft | 2,393 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 78 | standard electric | 41 ft | 50 amp | 68 ft | 31 ft | 2,407 ft | $36–$76 | |
| SPRINGFIELD | 79 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 68 ft | 66 ft | 2,392 ft | $36–$76 |
25 of 79 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Crescent4.5 mi
Broyles4.7 miMilltown Campground5.8 miTwin Lakes Campground5.8 mi
Elrod Ferry6.1 mi
Singing Pines6.2 miFrom Interstate 85 in South Carolina, take exit 11 onto Highway 187 south. Turn on Providence Church Road and follow signs to the park. 1915 PROVIDENCE CHURCH ROAD Anderson, SC 29625
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Reed Creek, GA
Typical weather
Typical October night 51°F, day 73°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 33°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Springfield is in South Carolina’s 3rd congressional district. Its representative, Sheri Biggs (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →