Clarks Hill in SC -- Campground & RV Camping

Clarks Hill is a day-use park on J. Strom Thurmond Lake, set in a mixed pine and hardwood forest near the dam. Built for daytime gatherings, the park offers multiple picnic shelters with electrical service accommodating groups from 6 to 48 people. Physical amenities include flush and vault restrooms, drinking water, a swim beach, a boat ramp, and a courtesy dock. Hikers have nearby access to the 1.8-mile Lake Springs Loop and the 27-mile Bartram Trail along the lake shoreline.

Getting there: Located off US 221, approximately 1 mile west of Clarks Hill, SC.

• Moderately separated here.
• The Clarks Hill Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.