Best Tent Camping near Lancaster, SC

Recent Tent Reviews in Lancaster

303 Reviews of 9 Lancaster Campgrounds

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  Robert D.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 15, 2024

  Cane Creek Park

  Great place !

  I stayed here for nine days. The campground is clean and well-maintained. The bathhouse is in good shape and clean. I will come back when I’m in this area.

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  Davis

  Scout

  

  Oct. 26, 2024

  McDowell Nature Preserve

  It was very peaceful

  My husband and I stayed here for a few days at the beginning of October. It's very quiet and peaceful. What I didn't like was they had no activities like most other camp sites. They do have hiking trials and fishing until 8pm. The staff was friendly and very helpful but they leave at 4pm and you can't check in till 3pm. I guess there's good and bad like with all places.

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  chris A.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 22, 2024

  Cane Creek Park

  Great spot for families

  Awesome spot for families and multiple night stays. Family environment comes with more noise but as long as you are expecting it you won’t be disappointed.

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  Carol J.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 19, 2024

  Kings Mountain — Kings Mountain State Park

  Disappointing

  I recently stayed for 3 nights with my popup in site#10.  The site is a good size for a tent or small camper only.  Overall we were surprised by the campground based on other reviews .  In my opinion The sites are close together, poorly maintained, and most are very small.  The Trading Post is nicely stocked, and open all day.  The bathrooms near my site were the best part…it was modern, clean and the showers were hot with good pressure.  But other than the bathrooms everything felt like it hadn’t been maintained at all. Won’t be coming back.

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  Raul G.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 29, 2024

  Lucky Farms Under the Stars

  Lucky Farms Under the Stars

  Nice little campsite. The host is very communicative. Nice open field with great nestled area for campfires.

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  Deanna L.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 17, 2024

  Elmore RV Park

  Good for staying close to city

  I lived here for two years on a long term spot. If short term you will be In a small gravel lot. There are no amenities, no shower houses. No frills.

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  Olivia W.

  Traveler

  

  May. 24, 2024

  McDowell Nature Preserve

  Safe Gated Campground

  Campground is guarded by two gates and I saw the police patrol around a few times after hours. The spots are very close to each other but that didn’t bother me. I chose spot D16 which is the only camping spot with a bit of an uphill ramp from the car to the camp spot. The rest lie flat. Didn’t help that I have a tent that attaches to my car so it made that difficult.

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  Tracie S.

  Traveler

  

  May. 12, 2024

  Lake Wateree State Park Campground

  Our Favorite Getaway

  This is one of our favorite spots! We can boat, fish, ride our golf cart, hang out by the fire and just enjoy the moment. It also has wonderful handicap accommodations. Hands down one of our favorites!

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  Emily C.

  Traveler

  

  May. 3, 2024

  Ebenezer Park Campground

  Closed for a year

  Tried to camp here, but it’s closed for the next year.

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  Rachel S.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 24, 2024

  Alston Trailhead

  Nice free spot

  We enjoyed this free trailhead parking. No bathroom, and the train only woke us up once in the night. Only one other van there with us, so very quiet and peaceful. Lovely walk on the Palmetto trail in the morning. There are also “walk-in” campsites right behind the trailhead signs in the trees.

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  Chris C.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 7, 2024

  Cane Creek Park

  Great place

  Larger camp ground than expected. Enjoyed our stay.

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  Lucy P.

  Ranger

  

  Mar. 24, 2024

  McDowell Nature Preserve

  Crowded but cool

  Took my gf here to one of the walk-in sites for her first time camping. I love that it's so close to the city but still so beautiful! It did feel like everyone was very close together, but otherwise the facilities were great.

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  Loretta A.

  Scout

  

  Feb. 9, 2024

  Kings Mountain — Kings Mountain State Park

  Amazing place to stay

  My husband and I come out to camp at kings mountain state park often and we love it if we decide to go camping or to go out to walk some trails with our dog this is the place we always come to the park rangers are all nice respectful and the keep the place clean and help to make your stay amazing. They also answer any questions you may have about the park like things to do while you are there and to enjoy your stay.

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  @HomegrownRV 😎.

  Ranger

  

  Nov. 24, 2023

  McDowell Nature Preserve

  Great visit and campground!

  This was a very nice/quiet campground. The sites were spacious and private. The campground itself is very wooded with lots of trees for shade. Our site was also pretty level.

  The campground is gated, and you are provided a code at check in. The park also has security and on site most of the time. The only negative is that the place to enter the gate code is on the opposite side from where you pull in, so you do have to get out of your vehicle to enter it each time.

  The bathrooms and laundry were very clean during our visit. The playground was a nice addition for our toddler too!

  We would definitely stay here again.

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  Brian B.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 1, 2023

  Lake Wateree State Park Campground

  Nice campground

  Nice campground right on the lake. The nicest shower house I have ever seen. This is the standard we base all other campgrounds. Staff and everyone around were super nice

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  Karen S.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 21, 2023

  Kings Mountain — Kings Mountain State Park

  needs some TLC

  1st thing was i received an email telling me to check in at trading post and had the wrong address. we arrived as well as 2 other campers at the wrong address and then had to drive a mile or so to turn around. The trading post check in is in the campground!! The park is very pretty with all the trees, but the campsites themselves are very unlevel and laid out very awkwardly. The electric and water are in odd spots on each site. Luckily we were on one of the rare fairly level sites. The road into the campground is narrow, hilly and windy. We were able to do it in our 32 foot class A, but luckily no one was coming the other direction. This would be a very nice park if they spent some money on the individual campsites.

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  Isabel B.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 8, 2023

  Alston Trailhead

  Amazing site, minus the train

  This site is awesome. The scenery is beautiful and it is super easy to access. You can hear coyotes howling at night.

  The only problem is the train. It woke us up at least 4 times last night. You can see the train from your campsite.

  Everything else was perfect for us though!

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  Will C.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 29, 2023

  Alston Trailhead

  Stay at TrailHead

  Beautiful place! Unfortunately no space for us to drive our bus to a camp spot but plenty of room in parking lot. Just a nice little spot to stop before hitting the road again.

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  T. D.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 19, 2023

  Woodsmoke Family Campground

  Overnight Stop

  Ok for overnight stop but wouldn't be a travel destination. Most sites seem to be long term or permanent sites. Very close to neighbor site, with fire pit being extremely close. Water, Sewer, Power, WiFi

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  paul

  Guide

  

  Sep. 5, 2023

  Charlotte-Fort Mill KOA

  Nice short stay

  We are full timers and stayed here 2 nights. Although people complain about KOA prices, we use them because we know what to expect. As expected everything was well maintained. Restrooms were spotless. Every employee we encountered was friendly and helpful. I reserved a back in space and when we arrived were told they had upgraded us to a pull through site at no extra charge. Site was large enough for 36' fifth wheel, truck, and our car fit behind rig. We could have fit a couple more vehicles if we had them. In addition there is a fuel station out front. Had to unhook, but their diesel prices were even cheaper than I could get with my Open Roads discount card. Only problem was that it is a bit of a noisy area-ambulances obviously dispatch from right down the road. Some plane noise, but we've had worse. Thank you for providing above what we expect from KOA.

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  Addison C.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 13, 2023

  Alston Trailhead

  Amazing camp site

  There are several camp areas, fire pits and picnic tables at the beginning of the trail with a big gravel parking lot

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  Damon O.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 5, 2023

  Chester State Park Campground

  Favorite State Park in SC

  While this is a smaller park, it has a ton to offer. Rv and primitive sites, bathrooms with hot showers, playground for the kiddos, a lake with rental kayaks and paddleboats, and the camp host was super friendly. Easily my favorite state park in SC so far.

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  Kevin P.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 5, 2023

  Andrew Jackson State Park Campground

  Great little campground

  Small but well maintain, friendly staffs. Site seem too closed to each others

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  Matt M.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 15, 2023

  Kaleidoscope Farm

  Nice quiet site close to town

  Site and hosts were nice. It was easily accessible(made it in a lowered mustang). The site was pretty clean and had firewood cut and ready to go for is.

  Not far from the roadway so not quiet and isolated if that’s what you were looking for. We weren’t and the quick in and out was perfect.

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  Candice H.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 11, 2023

  Chester State Park Campground

  Nice Park

  Went for a group camping event. Would definitely recommend it for that. Nice amount of space. Nice lake without heavy motorized boat traffic.

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  john H.

  Guide

  

  May. 25, 2023

  Chester State Park Campground

  Great little state park

  Was surprised how nice, clean, and well maintained this park was considering the small town near it is not doing well at all.

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  Sarah

  Traveler

  

  May. 21, 2023

  Sesquicentennial State Park Campground

  Cute park convenient to Columbia

  We stayed in loop 2 at site 48 for 2 nights at the end of April. Chose this campground because we had an event in Columbia that we had to attend on our way back from a trip to Florida so we needed a place to stay for a few nights. The site was level with a gravel drive and parking area. Lots of pines all around but the site was clear enough for easy parking. No sewer hookups. There was water but we had some trouble getting the pressure just right. Really good tv signal since the campground is right outside of the city. Only a 20-30 minute drive down the highway. The part of town you go through to get there is a bit rundown (not bad by any means but you wouldn’t know there was a park nearby). The park itself it quite lovely. There’s a small lake that rents paddle boats and kayaks. A nice camp store. Cute park and splash pad. I actually wish we could have stayed longer. We have family nearby and will probably stay here next time we visit. I would recommend visiting if you want a quiet low key getaway.