Twin Lakes (SC)
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- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:06 UTC
- A night
- $36–$76Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 100All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
Twin Lakes Recreation Area is a 152-acre site consisting of a dense overstory of pines and mixed hardwoods. The site presently offers camping and a separate day use and boat launching area. Day use and camping facilities are separated to prevent user conflicts. The area is moderate to gently sloping with the northernmost campsites being located on the steepest terrain. Keep reading
Campgrounds facilities presently include a gatehouse/entrance, 2 Park Attendant campsites, 102 public campsites, 1 picnic shelter, 5 comfort stations with showers, 2 dump stations, 5 playgrounds, 1 designated swim area/beach, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. Day Use facilities presently include a new gatehouse/entrance installed in 2017, 1 volunteer host campsite, 27 picnic sites, 2 standard picnic shelters with water and electric service, 1 two lane boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 2 comfort stations, 1 playground, 2 designated swim areas/beaches, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. The campground experiences very high occupancy rates throughout the year and is Hartwell’s highest producer of camping revenue.
Recreation
Boating and water sports top the list of popular activities. A boat ramp is provided for easy lake access. With multiple trails snaking throughout the shoreline area, hiking and biking are also popular pastimes.
Facilities
Campgrounds facilities presently include a gatehouse/entrance, 2 Park Attendant campsites, 102 public campsites, 1 picnic shelter, 5 comfort stations with showers, 2 dump stations, 5 playgrounds, 1 designated swim area/beach, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. Day Use facilities presently include a new gatehouse/entrance installed in 2017, 1 volunteer host campsite, 27 picnic sites, 2 standard picnic shelters with water and electric service, 1 two lane boat ramp, 1 courtesy dock, 2 comfort stations, 1 playground, 2 designated swim areas/beaches, and associated paved roads and parking areas throughout. The campground experiences very high occupancy rates throughout the year and is Hartwell’s highest producer of camping revenue.
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
Twin Lakes is located just five miles 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.
Everything else this campground posts · 11
Only registered vehicles are allowed in the campground. Up to 3 vehicles may be registered per site. All vehicles and boats trailers must be parked on gravel area of campsite or in designated parking spaces.
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.
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
- 100
- Hookups
- 100 electric, 100 water, 4 sewer
- Longest rig
- 62 ft
- Paved pads
- 1 of 100
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 98 of 100 sites
Facilities
- Showers
- Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
- “Campgrounds facilities presently include a gatehouse/entrance, 2 Park Attendant campsites, 102 public campsites, 1 picnic shelter, 5 comfort stations with showers, 2 dump stations, 5 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 · 36th darkest of 37 in SC
- Bortle 5
Full this Saturdayread 16:06 UTC
How full the weekend is nationally.
3 campgrounds have sites open within 30 miles, read 16:11 UTC. See them
OpenBooked
Every one of the 95 sites on offer is taken this Saturday. 32 are free on Wed, Oct 21. read 16:06 UTC Why the weekend fills and the week doesn’t
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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 18
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
Open within 30 miles this weekend · 3
Sites the agency is offering this Friday and Saturday that nobody has taken, nearest first. read 16:11 UTC
- Oconee PointHartwell Lake · 1.8 mi · 2 of 132 site-nights open
- SpringfieldHartwell Lake · 13 mi · 2 of 148 site-nights open
- Cherry Hill CampgroundSumter National Forest · 25 mi · 1 of 56 site-nights open
recreation.gov availability, read 16:06 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
100 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 100 mapped sites4 sites share one published coordinate and are left out of the rankings.
All 100 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 100 of the 100 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| TWIN LAKES | 001 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 124 ft | 310 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 002 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 122 ft | 229 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 003 | standard electric | 46 ft | 50 amp | 126 ft | 138 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 004 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 118 ft | 91 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 005 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 101 ft | 112 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 006 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 101 ft | 191 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 007 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 107 ft | 256 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 008 | standard electric | 44 ft | 50 amp | 154 ft | 195 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 009 | standard electric | 44 ft | 50 amp | 95 ft | 184 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 010 | standard electric | 41 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 209 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 011 | standard electric | 44 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 200 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 012 | standard electric | 39 ft | 50 amp | 170 ft | 182 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 013 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 154 ft | 110 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 014 | standard electric | 32 ft | 50 amp | 83 ft | 41 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 015 | standard electric | 41 ft | 50 amp | 83 ft | 21 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 016 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 94 ft | 16 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 017 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 99 ft | 20 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 018 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | under 10 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 019 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 20 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 020 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 163 ft | 182 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 021 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 69 ft | 44 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 022 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 69 ft | under 10 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 023 | standard electric | 26 ft | 50 amp | under 10 ft | $36–$76 | ||
| TWIN LAKES | 024 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | under 10 ft | $36–$76 | ||
| TWIN LAKES | 025 | standard electric | 48 ft | 50 amp | 91 ft | 144 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 026 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 148 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 027 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 115 ft | 161 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 028 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 132 ft | 201 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 029 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 216 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 030 | standard electric | 24 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 191 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 031 | standard electric | 22 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 158 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 032 | standard electric | 46 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 144 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 033 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 72 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 034 | standard electric | 54 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 21 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 035 | standard electric | 24 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 54 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 036 | standard electric | 29 ft | 50 amp | 118 ft | 84 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 037 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 115 ft | 62 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 039 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 115 ft | 44 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 040 | standard electric | 26 ft | 50 amp | 107 ft | 37 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 041 | standard electric | 28 ft | 50 amp | 36 ft | $36–$76 | ||
| TWIN LAKES | 041A | standard electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | 36 ft | $36–$76 | ||
| TWIN LAKES | 042 | standard electric | 31 ft | 50 amp | 94 ft | 83 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 043 | standard electric | 27 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 126 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 044 | standard electric | 16 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 94 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 045 | standard electric | 19 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 61 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 046 | standard electric | 24 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 46 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 047 | standard electric | 22 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 62 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 048 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 56 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 049 | standard electric | 28 ft | 50 amp | 68 ft | 64 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 050 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 68 ft | 66 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 051 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 69 ft | 73 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 052 | standard electric | 32 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 109 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 053 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 125 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 054 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 124 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 056 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 69 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 057 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 39 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 058 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 158 ft | 94 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 059 | standard electric | 26 ft | 50 amp | 103 ft | 212 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 060 | standard electric | 31 ft | 50 amp | 82 ft | 117 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 061 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 82 ft | 95 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 062 | standard electric | 28 ft | 50 amp | 67 ft | 119 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 063 | standard electric | 34 ft | 50 amp | 67 ft | 142 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 065 | standard electric | 31 ft | 50 amp | 76 ft | 155 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 066 | standard electric | 28 ft | 50 amp | 76 ft | 134 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 067 | standard electric | 44 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 223 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 068 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 293 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 069 | standard electric | 34 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 323 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 070 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 247 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 071 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 93 ft | 202 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 072 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 193 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 073 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 176 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 074 | standard electric | 48 ft | 50 amp | 99 ft | 129 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 075 | standard electric | 34 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 126 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 076 | standard electric | 31 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 154 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 077 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 63 ft | 121 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 078 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 63 ft | 150 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 079 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 117 ft | 264 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 080 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 117 ft | 380 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 081 | rv electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | yes | 100 ft | 436 ft | $36–$42 |
| TWIN LAKES | 082 | standard electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | 100 ft | 429 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 083 | standard electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | 95 ft | 420 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 084 | standard electric | 32 ft | 50 amp | 95 ft | 379 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 085 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 97 ft | 84 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 086 | standard electric | 32 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 109 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 087 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 91 ft | 185 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 088 | standard electric | 39 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 94 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 089 | standard electric | 44 ft | 50 amp | 46 ft | 182 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 090 | standard electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 80 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 091 | standard electric | 34 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 78 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 092 | standard electric | 43 ft | 50 amp | 111 ft | 104 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 093 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 97 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 094 | standard electric | 39 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 97 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 095 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 46 ft | 215 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 096 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 169 ft | 340 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 097 | standard electric | 34 ft | 50 amp | 91 ft | 186 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 098 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 97 ft | 143 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 099 | standard electric | 26 ft | 50 amp | 97 ft | 212 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 100 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 111 ft | 330 ft | $36–$76 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 101 | rv electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 111 ft | 354 ft | $36–$42 | |
| TWIN LAKES | 102 | standard electric | 29 ft | 50 amp | 820 ft | 770 ft | $36–$76 |
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
25 of 100 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Oconee Point1.8 mi
Coneross Park3.1 mi
Broyles8.1 miMilltown Campground10 miTwin Lakes Campground10 mi
Springfield13 miTake Interstate 85 to exit 14 and merge onto Highway 187. After passing Clemson Research Center, turn left onto Fants Grove Road and follow directional signs to the park. 140 Winnebego Trail, Pendleton, SC 29670
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Clemson, SC
Typical weather
Typical October night 52°F, day 72°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 34°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 · a letter you can send
Who answers for this land
Twin Lakes (SC) 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 →
Who can change it · 3
Two offices, two different asks. The draft to the agency asks it to set aside a published share of the sites here for whoever drives up. The draft to Congress asks why that share is zero and presses for a published minimum at the campgrounds it funds.
- The member who votes the moneySheri BiggsU.S. Representative · South Carolina’s 3rd district
- Your senator, on the same appropriationDarline GrahamU.S. Senator · South Carolina
No contact form we could verify, so that link is their own site. Contact is inside it. Washington office: 202-224-5972.
- Your senator, on the same appropriationTim ScottU.S. Senator · South Carolina
Read the draft, or change the wording
For the camper who turned up, or tried to book, and couldn’t get in. Every draft is written from this campground’s own record (its agency, its unit, its site count and its own weekend) and the buttons above copy whichever wording is selected here.
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Twin Lakes (SC), South Carolina
Dear Sheri Biggs, I’m a constituent in South Carolina’s 3rd district. I tried to camp at Twin Lakes (SC), South Carolina, and couldn’t. All 100 sites at Twin Lakes (SC) are reservable, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 95 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Twin Lakes (SC) keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Twin Lakes (SC). I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Twin Lakes (SC) (South Carolina) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Twin Lakes (SC), South Carolina
Dear Darline Graham, I’m a constituent in South Carolina. I tried to camp at Twin Lakes (SC), South Carolina, and couldn’t. All 100 sites at Twin Lakes (SC) are reservable, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 95 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Twin Lakes (SC) keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Twin Lakes (SC). I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Twin Lakes (SC) (South Carolina) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Twin Lakes (SC), South Carolina
Dear Tim Scott, I’m a constituent in South Carolina. I tried to camp at Twin Lakes (SC), South Carolina, and couldn’t. All 100 sites at Twin Lakes (SC) are reservable, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 95 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Twin Lakes (SC) keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Twin Lakes (SC). I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Twin Lakes (SC) (South Carolina) via campanac.com