Heirloom Hamlet, near Charleston, South Carolina, is a cozy spot that offers a unique camping experience with a personal touch. This campground is perfect for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle, featuring spacious sites that allow for a relaxed atmosphere.

Visitors rave about the clean facilities, especially the restrooms, which one camper described as "the cleanest restroom I have seen." The campground also provides full hookups, picnic tables, and firewood, making it easy to settle in and enjoy your stay. One guest mentioned, “What this family is building here is nothing short of awesome,” highlighting the welcoming vibe created by the hosts.

For those who enjoy a bit of adventure, Heirloom Hamlet is conveniently located about an hour from both Savannah and Hilton Head, giving you access to beautiful beaches and vibrant city life. Campers have enjoyed the outdoor shower and sauna, adding a bit of luxury to the camping experience. 

While some might find the dry toilets a bit of a surprise, many appreciate the quiet, personal atmosphere that sets this place apart from more commercial campgrounds. Whether you're just passing through or planning a longer stay, Heirloom Hamlet is a great choice for a peaceful retreat.

Ani, Fitch and I are at least partially typical people who are running an experiment. We are trying to find out if you can use your hands and head to handcraft a little piece of heaven. Three years ago we left our South Florida home and custom furniture business to pursue a new goal. We wanted to do something special, something different and interesting with our lives. Have we done that? You be the judge.

We set out to design and hand build an experience in environmentally friendly living that balances modern and old-world homestead features.

You will see us erecting micro-cabins, installing solar arrays, dry toilets and composting. We are big believers in being mindful and respectful of our environment wherever possible. But also in being reasonable and balanced. So, we are incorporating both alternative and municipality utilities as they fit our homestead design.

Through good design, our goal is to show just how "normal" bio-compatible, small living can feel. How freeing it can be to identify real wants and needs from perceived ones, and then make our personal ideals a reality. We hope to accomplish at least that. We certainly are working hard to do so.

To be completely transparent, though, we also would like to inspire others to do the same, in their own case. We all have priorities and they vary vastly…and that's okay. But never should they be so self-focused that we shut out the importance of being good to the earth and good to others.

It is a challenge to shut out some of the world's noise and figure out what we each really need and what we really want from life, versus what we have been trained to. Even if we can, it is even more difficult to muster the courage to make the changes necessary to go and get that life.

At the very least we hope our guests don't expect to find a corporate approach to living or to nature here, and that they can appreciate some of our old-fashioned ways. All of that while having a relaxing getaway in our unique hideaway.

Heirloom Hamlet

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What this family is building here is nothing short of awesome. Quiet, calm, creative, beautiful…super inspirational. What a cool family and concept. We will definitely be back. Can't wait to see the tiny house homestead progress. Full hookups, flat fine gravel, great wifi, they even brought us a coffee in the morning because we were truck camping. Puts the overpriced parks to shame. RVing done right. Hats off!

Perfect escape from RV park madness

The host and his wife, and parents are in the process of creating a homestead. The property is spacious with convenient water and electric. We enjoyed the use of their little sauna and outdoor shower. My only suggestion for them is to strategically place trees-greens  for those that may enjoy a little privacy. We did not take advantage of their outdoor plumbing/bathroom, however it did appear to be available across the yard. 

Peacefull

Sites are big, pretty open, but they planted bushes and plants all over the property. 
We stayed in an RV site, but plan to stay in the Boondock site when we return next week. 
Toilet is liquid in the front and solid in the back, so everyone has to sit down to use the toilet. 
The shower is outside, with an open bottom.  Heated water and changing room with a mirror. 
Full hookup sites are available. 
Rock campfire rings, and free wood!
Pick Nik table at each site and a rocket grill is available. 
After our first day here we decided to came back and already booked our stay. 
Limited sites, so if you’re looking for something different, non commercial, this is the place.  
You can read all about what they are doing here on the website. 

Great area to relax

Another nice experience at this small campground. We decided to try the Boondock site this time. No power or water, so we were able to test out our on board solar, and one night used our small generator for the heater (solar can’t run the heater). 
See my 2022 review for more details on the grounds and the facilities. 
We were closer to the bathroom and outdoor shower this time. Being in a teardrop, with an outside bathroom and shower, is challenging in cold weather. 
We used the rocket stove at our site to cook some Field Roast sausages. Awesome. 
The site was big and away from the other sites. But, with most of the leaves and greenery gone, you can see the back yard of a house nearby. Not bad, but would be better if there was something blocking the view. 
Plenty of firewood. We had fires every morning and 

There is a huge metal pine cone (hollow center, used for burning wood) near the big tree in the center of the property. We asked about if they burned wood in there often, and we had a big fire that night. Had a great visit that night. 
Will definitely stop by anytime we go through SC on I95. 

Boondock site

We were wary after reading the Confirmation letter that came when we booked our stay however this was a great stay that we will definitely do again. We just did an overnight on our way back from Fl and this was the relaxing slow pace that was just what we needed for this trip.  This place is nothing like your sardine can campground experience it was quiet with just a few people and the owners had time to visit with you and make you feel welcome!

fun personal atmosphere

Curt was great. The stay was awesome and definitely would return. About an hour from Savannah and an hour from Hilton head. 

Little to no service for Verizon by the way, however they did have WiFi but I would recommend using a WiFi extender once that was set up it worked great 

Great stay! 

Please read the extra long email confirmation you receive as embedded within is the fact that they use dry toilets.  This was a deal breaker for us. Unfortunatetly, i didn’t catch this until too late &amp; did not get a refund for our reservation cancellation.

Beware! Dry toilets in use

We have been on the road for a month and have put 4000 miles on the van, the cleanest restroom I have seen. Nicest, most accomidating hosts that you could ask for. Great little spot.

Exactly as described

Booking was easy… Curt, was informative and accessible… His parents checked us in and they were lovely. The town does not have a healthy restaurant although there are many. The compound is interesting with a mix of tiny homes and alternative facilities.

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