U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · South Carolina

Sumter National Forest

Here, none of the campgrounds take walk-ups.

16Campgrounds
$5–$15A night, across 8
148Sites, from 9
370–2,270 ftElevation

Where they are

16 of 16 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

16 campgrounds
Brick House Campground (SC)ReservableOpenSumter National Forest · SCfrom $52 pull-through sites24 sites550 fttoiletsSedalia Campground (SC)ReservableOpenSumter National Forest · SCfrom $51 pull-through site3 group sites12 sites560 ftdrinking watertoiletsLick Fork Lake Recreation AreaOpenSumter National Forest · SC370 ftCollins Creek Seasonal Campground (SC)ReservableSumter National Forest · SC1 group site36 sites400 ftdrinking watertoiletsCherry Hill CampgroundReservableSumter National Forest · SCfrom $155 hike-in sites17 with a tent pad29 sitesrigs to 60 ft2,250 ftdrinking watertoiletsWhetstone Horse CampReservableSumter National Forest · SCfrom $1518 with a tent pad1 pull-through site18 sites1,680 ftdrinking watertoiletsWoods Ferry Campground (SC)ReservableSumter National Forest · SCfrom $72 pull-through sites1 group site17 sites370 ftdrinking watertoiletsRocky Branch Seasonal Campground (SC)ReservableSumter National Forest · SC10 sitesrigs to 49 ft500 ftPoulous Loop Group Campground (SC)ReservableSumter National Forest · SC1 group site1 site460 fttoiletsCassidy Bridge Primitive CampReservableOpenSumter National Forest · SC1 group site1 site1,250 fttoiletsCherry Hill Recreation AreaOpenSumter National Forest · SCfrom $152,270 fttoiletsWoods Ferry Recreation AreaOpenSumter National Forest · SCfrom $7370 ftBurrells FordSumter National Forest · SC2,040 fttoiletsGrapevineSumter National Forest · SC1,330 ftLong Bottom FordSumter National Forest · SC1,580 ftMorrow Bridge and Midway Seasonal CampsSumter National Forest · SCfrom $5470 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Ellicott Rock Addition690 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Big Mountain1,974 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Ellicott Rock 2517 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bee Cove3,025 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Big Mountain2,337 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Ellicott Rock 1301 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Who answers for this land

Sumter National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Sheri Biggs, official portrait
Sheri Biggs (R)SC 3rd · 10 campgrounds · grade F
Ralph Norman, official portrait
Ralph Norman (R)SC 5th · 6 campgrounds · grade F
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly