Salt Pond Landing (FR 243) in SC -- Free Camping & Overnight Parking in South Carolina
Salt Pond Landing (FR 243) in SC
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Wambaw/Witherbee Ranger District posts restrictions on overnight use here -- check the current order before committing.
A 0.5-mile stretch of gravel National Forest road in Charleston County, SC. The road serves Trailhead Sewee Shell Mound Interpretive Trail.
All 0.5 miles in are maintained for passenger cars. Gravel the whole way in (0.5 miles). Level ground alongside most of its length. Dead-end road -- no mapped turnaround; expect to back out or unhitch.
A well-travelled stretch -- travellers have camped along here. Open country -- nothing named rises within 30 miles of here. A river runs 0.6 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 3 -- a dark rural sky. The nearest town, Awendaw, is 3.7 mi off.
September normals 70–84°F, 6.5″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Wambaw/Witherbee Ranger District. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
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