Best Cabin Camping near Allendale, SC

We stayed in the Cabin which was great with a baby! AC kept us cool in the heat of the summer but we were still close to our friends in tents and campers... nice tree coverage and close (quick drive) to the Edisto river/beach. Where you can raft or hang out at the beach.

Right by the cabin is a walk down to the river for fishing. Don’t recommend swimming here! undertow could be dangerous... there’s a path to the water on the other side of the camp where we set up to fish also but lost a lot of lures in the brush. Kids had a blast anyway!

We stopped for one night on our way north. We had a ok site. The two best sites are 52 and 16. This KOA had a nice clean pool, a big chess game, panning for gold, a playground, a lake, a neat old phone booth that is a lending library and the Mermaid Coffee bar and Cafe. They do wine and beer tastings or you can just buy a glass of either. The sell Hunts brothers Pizzas that were cooked in a pizza machine, they were great. They have a small store if you need some things. This KOA has some cabins that are nice looking, a few of them are old train caboose’s. Very nice place to visit. To top it off a beautiful sunset.

Overall good experience with this campground. The ranger was super sweet and helpful. We enjoyed the trails, and they were nice and easy to get through and just long enough to feel like you got a bit of hiking in. They offer rentals for John boats, paddle boats, and kayaks for a very reasonable cost. We rented two paddle boats and had a blast (it was exhausting though). There is wifi at the office and meeting building, which came in handy for communication since cell service was spotty at best.

The sites are kind of on the smaller side and close, so if you are bringing a large camper it might be a challenge. There were lots of campers, so it's definitely doable though. We were in a tent so the pad size was perfect for us. The pad is mostly sand over clay, rather than gravel, which was great with the tent. The sites have power and water. Lots of trees, so it's perfect if you have hammocks. They also sell fire wood on site, if you need it.

My only minor complaints were the bathrooms, office hours, and wasps. The bathrooms are clean and fully functional but oddly proportioned so the showers and stalls are really cramped but the sink area is huge. The office is only open a couple hours a day, which was understandable but inconvenient. There were a lot of wasps around the fishing pier and the boats. Didn't have any problems with them in other areas or at the camp site, so that was good at least.

All in all, the trip was very enjoyable and we look forward to going back to Barnwell as well as making our way through the other state parks.

This is a typical state park, not exciting, but mostly quiet.

The road going into the campground is horrible if you are towing a camper and full of potholes but is manageable. We are tent campers, so this didn’t affect us.

We tent camped in site #1, and the park was full this weekend. There are only 25 spots here, so it fills regularly. Our site was mostly level.

We did have a group of about 10,000 scouts camp right behind us in the group site. This never bothers us, it’s always good to see kids out in nature. They were mostly quiet for such a large group.

The bathroom / shower house is centrally located in the middle of the loop that the campground is arranged into. It was clean and had plenty of hot water.

They do lock the gate at night, so if you are arriving late, call for the code to the lock on the gate. We made it before the gate closed, but the ranger did call us while on the road (we live about 2 hrs away) to see if we needed the code.

Nothing much to do here as far as we saw, but that’s why we camped here this time. Just sat and read while enjoying the weather.

Great trip overall, camp sites were nice and tidy, restroom and shower facility's we're well stocked and clean, camp host had firewood. Trails were nice, some of the boards on the boardwalk area were getting soft. No lake view from campsite.

great little park 29 sites, very friendly host amd rangers. lakes are very well stocked only down fall is most sites are sand. be sure to read site info to be sure your rig fits. trails are very well maintained. bathrooms very clean

I’ll put my gripe first and get it out of the way. Site 16 was awful to get into. Two trees are only about 10 feet apart and once you clear those you have to jackknife and nearly scrape your tow vehicle on a tree just to get close enough to the utility pedestals and to have some space on the door/awning side. The site slopes by the utilities and I had to get onto 4 leveling blocks and was still slightly off kilter. Ok. Gripe over. The rangers and crew were friendly and amazing! The park (during the week, late May) was pretty sparse with only 7-8 of the 25 sites occupied. Come Friday it fills up (and group near me noisy).. the park is beautiful, but small. Has a really nice fishing pier and beautiful hike around the lake. The two towns on either side (Blackville and Barnwell) are just enough for supplies. Overall a great and affordable place to visit!

Stayed at #52 and it was very private, level, and clean!

The gravel kept the camper clean; the deck with bench, table and chairs, gas fire pit was super nice; the grill with picnic table were awesome. The plot abuts the grassy area but wasn’t too buggy.

We went on a walk with our girls around the camp site, to the doggy area (small bjt super cute with some see saws, etc.), around the lake, and read the historical signs. We checked out the giant chess board, playground, horse shoes, and corn hole.

COVID restrictions were really well explained. Masks suggested, pool sign up with rules posted. We signed up for 6:30 and the team thoroughly cleaned between us and the precious crew.

The food and store was super and reasonable.

Next time I will def check out the nightly wine or beer tasting.

Can’t say enough good things - will def be back!!

We stayed here overnight on our trip home from Florida. Checked in at dark and was guided to our site by staff. Mostly level sites with easy access. Beautiful Park with nice sites. Very helpful staff. Will save this Campground in our directory for future reference when traveling and needing a stop over.

The staff here went above and beyond to provide us with a great stay. The most amazing part was the fault of our RV to secure a safe electrical connection. Our RV is new to us and the handle for the 50 amp was loose which I didn’t realize would be an issue.

Long story short, Jay, an employee took time out of his shift, clocked out, diagnosed and fixed our plug; averting us from catastrophic failure! We are so thankful to Jay and the staff for being kind and cordial throughout our experience.

They also have a great wine bar and excellent pizzas that were made in house. My children also loved the playground and the Alligator walk.

It was a great experience. We would definitely stay there again!

We thoroughly enjoyed our 4- night stay at this site. The amenities were plentiful and the people working there were friendly and helpful. The grounds were well-kept and maintained. The WiFi worked perfectly -the best of anywhere we've stayed, and the cable had plenty of channels. On the nights that we didn't feel like cooking, they delivered delicious pizza and wings to our RV. We took day trips to Hilton Head, Savannah and Charleston, each about an hour away. We highly recommend this KOA. We can't wait to go back!

Excellent pool - big, clean, and goes from 3 to 8 feet deep. Sites are clean, most of them are shaded, and sizes are average. Campground itself is tucked back away from the main road, but not too far, So it is still easy to get to from 95. Playground is in good shape. Packed gravel roads. Friendly and helpful staff.

We stopped here for just one night while traveling I-95. The staff was really friendly and helpful in guiding us to our site. Our site was located close to the bathrooms and showers, which were very clean, and the gravel surfaces were even and looked well-kept. In fact, we saw the staff promptly re-leveling the sites after folks checked out.
We had intended on leaving early in the morning but decided to stay just until checkout -- the campground had a very relaxing atmosphere given the cleanliness and surrounding trees. We had a solid T-mobile signal while there.

Been here three weeks and Love it Being November it has been a great spot for us. Staff excellent, Hunt Brothers Pizza is a wonderful bonus. Right off 95 Yemassee SC Exit 33 Will definitely be a place we will come back to.

Camp ground is nice, clean, organized and friendly. Great pizza at the camp store. Also has beer and wine from local brewers and winery. Camp store does lack selection of snacks and stuff but still nice.

Nice clean koa campground. Very helpful staff. Smallish campground but well organized. Sites are good with new gravel on most sites.

There are a couple large pods you can walk around, nice pool and a dog run. Staff very nice. Put the bag of trash out in the morning and it is picked up for you. They had pizza and there was no extra charge for additional toppings. We liked it here so much we stayed an extra day. The site available didn’t have sewer but they were all booked up when we called just a couple days ahead. The nice thing about our site was it is a pull through and at the end so we had a very nice area outside our door.

Clean, well ordered campground. Pool for the kids and a wine tasting in the evening for grownups. Nice people, clean showers and great pizza. A good place to stop.