Best Tent Camping near Little River, SC
Searching for a tent campsite near Little River? Find the best tent camping sites near Little River. From remote to easy-to-reach, these Little River campsites are perfect for tent campers.
Best Tent Sites Near Little River, SC (7)
1. River Island Adventures
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina3 Reviews•14 Photos•67 SavesWe are the only adventure outfitter that has an outpost on the Waccamaw River that features 1 acre of fun yard games, tree swings, hammocks, large fire pit, clean bathroom, boat dock & ramp, river side picnic tables and access to a 48 acre private island in the middle of the river to explore and camp overnight!
We offer a variety of activities and adventures, including: Escape River Island, kayak and river boat tours to our private island, custom overnight river camping trips, birthday & group events.
- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Dispersed
- Tent Cabin
$40 - $65 / night
2. Cypress Ranch Glamping
Sunset Beach, North Carolina1 Review•6 Photos•29 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
3. Whispering Pines Nudist Resort
Sunset Beach, North Carolina1 Review•10 Saves- Electric Hookups
- Tents
- Cabins
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Tent Cabin
- Glamping
4. Lake Waccamaw State Park Campground
Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina4 Reviews•20 Photos•38 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
5. Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area
Kure Beach, North Carolina11 Reviews•29 Photos•101 SavesFort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area (FFAFRA) is Federal land owned and managed by the United States Air Force, the Army National Guard, and MOTSU (Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point). FFAFRA's primary purpose is to offer recreational activities and lodging as well as training events for DOD eligible groups. There are cottages and lodge rooms along with RV and tent sites for rent by authorized persons with proper DOD identification. There are also meeting rooms, a Military Museum, and facilities available for special events, team building, and official exercises. Come and see why “Ft. Fisher is One of the Military’s Best Kept Secrets.”
- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
6. Freeman Park
Carolina Beach, North Carolina8 Reviews•42 Photos•227 SavesResidents and visitors have long enjoyed the beach area now known as Freeman Park. In fact, the area has become one of Carolina Beach's major attractions as it is one of the only beaches in NC that you can drive your 4X4 vehicle on.
Whether coming to the area to swim, camp, fish, or go boating, crabbing or casting for minnows, people love Freeman Park. Visitors are drawn to the beautiful beach with its variety of wildlife, dunes and majestic sea grasses indigenous to the region.
Overnight camping is only allowed in designated, reserved camp sites Labor Day through the Thursday before Memorial Day each year. Reservations are on a first come/first service basis. During this period, there is a $50.00 per night fee for a campsite permit.
NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING is allowed the Friday before Memorial day through the Sunday before Labor Day.
Visitors and campers driving 4-wheel drive vehicles must have a valid Freeman Park access pass at all times to enter the park (can be purchased online or in person at entrance to park). Camping permits can only be purchased on-line.
- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
$20 - $90 / night
7. Princess Ann — Lumber River State Park
Orrum, North Carolina4 Reviews•30 Photos•36 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
Recent Tent Reviews in Little River
530 Reviews of 7 Little River Campgrounds
Steven C.
Traveler
Carolina Beach State Park Campground
Beautiful weekend!
From checking in until packing up to leave, my three night stay was very pleasant and restful. I disperse camp usually, but having the advantage of a very well maintained bathhouse was super nice. I have friends in Wilmington and frequent this area. This Campground will be my go to location when I'm in town!
adam B.
Guide
Ocean Lakes Family Campground
Lots to do even in the off season
Almost November and the beach is still nice. The campground has a ton of amenities and a warm indoor pool for the kids. We'll definitely be back during th summer.
The Longs ..Guide
Pitts Landing
Popular with the locals.
We made our way here just before Hurricane Milton hit Florida and stayed a week right next to the river. Very busy during the day with local fishermen. There's a lot of garage spread out, we cleaned up our area the best we could. Close to a busy highway but it didn't bother us. The river is gorgeous and we spent a good amount of our time here kayaking.
- MMarie K.Traveler
Apache Family Campground
Disappointing and dirty
It is insanely packed so in a tent, you have no privacy at all. It’s also very loud and bright during the night cause of all the lights for example at the restaurant. The showers were a disgrace and need to be renovated and they booked my tent at a RV side so I paid over 70$ for one night. You don’t feel like you are at a campground but in the middle of a city.
Nicole S.
RangerOcean Lakes Family Campground
Awesome waterpark!! Very crowded...
The RV spaces really have no shade or trees, so if you like the sun and to be directly off the beach,this place is for you. They have alot of amenities to offer, including a waterpark with multiple pools, watersides, lazy river, kids' play area, mini golf. They have alot going on here for families. The beach has basketball courts, playgrounds, and you can rent golfcarts. It's a very busy with alot of people driving all around. The beach water was so clean and warm. You can also rent trailers or huge beach houses who share the same pool. The area has so much to do, including pirates adventure, Broadway on the beach, and the hangout with the foam party.
- MMichelle Y.
ScoutOcean Lakes Family Campground
Fun family time
Love all the daily activities and amenities. Bathhouse is always clean and staff is helpful.
- Tami K.Scout
Pitts Landing
Secluded Gem
This was a nice spot with flat, river front dispersed sites for tents or boondocking. It was easy to discern the campsites and had an open parking lot. There were a few sites that are not safe to drive to because of very loose sand. It is safer to park and explore on foot before driving up to those sites.
Jamie S.Scout
Little Pee Dee State Park Campground
Nice little park
We really enjoy this little state park. It’s small, quiet, and clean. We use it all the time to “test” new camping gear and setups before we travel further from home on longer trips.
- Ronnie B.Traveler
Holden Beach RV Campground
Perfect!
Very clean, well kept. Pool great size.
Tracie S.TravelerOcean Lakes Family Campground
Best Family Trip
We as a family have been going to Ocean Lakes since 1998. We fell in love with the experience and as a new couple, we knew that if we could incorporate this type of vacation with our future children, they would appreciate it and enjoy it as much as we have. Our eldest child will be joining us on our trip in October in his camper. We can’t wait to come back!!!
- BBrian L.Scout
Brunswick Beaches RV Resort
Very Nice!
I’ll definitely be staying here again! Beautiful and very well maintained landscaping, clean facilities, very helpful and friendly staff. Really close to the beach, a good selection of restaurants as well as other points of interest. My only regret is that I didn’t have time to stay longer. Thanks again for a wonderful weekend!
Brian Leonard
Maya C.ScoutBrunswick Beaches RV Resort
Ideal shaded sites, close to beaches, fishing, and good food.
This is a relaxing, natural campground. Many bird songs at sunrise and Whip poor will calls at sunset every night. We have dogs and there are nice places to walk along the pond, and grass areas all around the campground. The dog park is nice for some off leash time. The facilities are great with a store, laundry, and clean restrooms and showers. A very nice pool is available, but with Sunset beach, and Ocean Isle beach just minutes away we have gone there daily. I am fascinated by Bird Island that is a nature preserve and reachable from Sunset beach, this is a day trip we are looking forward to taking the dogs on. Calabash is another town we have visited and it is a gem. We didn’t expect to want anything but seafood but the Peruvian restaurants’ line out the door was intriguing and we ended up there for a late lunch and loved it. My partner is an avid fisherman and had a great day fishing on a Hurricane charter out of Calabash.
- RRansom J.Guide
Myrtle Beach KOA
Aging park with good and bad
Park is pretty overall but badly aging. Renovated bathrooms are marginal with tons of maintenance issues and not terribly clean. For instance hot water is a challenge and many broken latches on showers and toilet stalls left you exposed. We had one of the ancient spots with shared power pole that we had to use converter to use the remaining 50amp (we only needed 30). Feel sorry if you were a class A rig and needed the 50 and only had 40 left. Site was large but horrible cable connection, and could not use sewer connection as our “stuff” dies not flow uphill. Avoid the back in regular spots. Pay more for newer albeit very clean together patio spots. And sadly a rustic spot like ours was $87/night. The good is you are in walking distance of Myrtle beach, shops, and restaurants. But we were very disappointed in the area either 1-3 star hotels, lousy food, and cheap trinket shops. Beach is ok but there are much better in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Like this KOA, maintenance is not a priority for the town or merchants as commercial properties were run down, littered, and many were out of business. Our advice is go someplace else. This area is sad.
- RRylee M.Scout
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Daddy Joe's
Family fun!!
3 beautiful pools, a splash pad, lots of activities for kids, homemade ice cream, movie nights!, very clean bathrooms/showers, mini golf, restaurant on site, it’s wonderful!!
Aurora W.Traveler
Myrtle Beach State Park Campground
busy and tight but did the job
The first thing is that the sites were SUPER close together which kinda ruined the “camping vibes” if that makes sense because of how packed it was. I will say the site I stayed at was pushed back in a corner so that was nice. Over all it was a really nice stay + the water was really warm and enjoyable to swim in and there was a lot to do in Myrtle which also made it really fun.
Craig K.ScoutMyrtle Beach State Park Campground
Camping by the Beach
Myrtle Beach State Park Campground is nice. Overall it is quiet and has clean grounds, restrooms and showers.
If you are a local resident you can get a nice discount. During winter months you can even ride horseback on the beach. (You need reservations) There are nice walking trails, a great fishing pier and a nice store in the campground and on the pier.
@HomegrownRV 😎.RangerHolden Beach RV Campground
Great Stay!
We loved our time at Holden Beach RV Park! The staff is so friendly, and the campground is beautifully maintained. It’s in a perfect location too.
Upon check in we were escorted to our site, and they even helped us back in. The bathrooms and laundry were clean and kept up well during our stay. There’s a small playground and a pretty big dog park. We were there during Thanksgiving, so they had a potluck meal for all of the guests in the park. We really enjoyed that!
The gift shop is super cute, and they have the biggest DVD library for free rentals!
The only negative was that our site seemed to be one of the few that directly faced another site even though it did not show that on the park map. We ended up being super close to the other campers (so much so that we were basically all around the same fire pit) which was a little uncomfortable since they were strangers.
Overall we really enjoyed our stay and will definitely be back! We will just make sure to pick a different site number next time.
Roger W.
LegendMyrtle Beach State Park Campground
Beach Access and Activities for Children
Myrtle Beach, SC: Beach Access (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good
(70 yr olds in 17’ trailer with a desire for a campsite that has at least some visual privacy - after the trailer is in the spot.)
Overall Rating: 3 Usage during visit: 85% a few days before Thanksgiving. Site Privacy: Many sites have little to no privacy. Most of the best sites are along the perimeter. Our site, 155, is close to the beach access.
Site Spacing: Close Site surface: Sand Reservations: Yes Campground Noise: Not bad along the perimeter. Road Noise: None.
Through Traffic in campground: No Electric Hookup: Yes Sewer Hookup: No Dump Station: Yes Laundry: Yes Potable Water Available: At sites. Bathroom: Yes. Flush toilets Showers: Double curtain showers.
Pull Throughs: Available. Cell Service (AT&T): 1-2 bars Setting: Under many mature deciduous trees. Weather: Warm. Mid to upper 60s Bugs: None this time of year.
Host: Plenty of volunteers around.
Rig size: Large rigs will fit in many sites. Sites: Circle 1 and 2 are pretty congested for the most part. The best chance of a good site is the perimeter sites. Among the best sites are: 188, 190, 191, 194, 196, 294 , 298, 302, 304, 307, 319, 323, 331*, 332333,334*, 336*.,237*, 240*, 241. I liked the sites near the beach access. They are not all great sites, but better than the congested area: 152,153, 154,155 (our site which was very nice), 73,64,16,17,18,19.- Roger W.Legend
Pirateland Family Camping Resort
It Is All About Close Proximity To The Beach and Family Fun
Pirateland, Myrtle Beach, SC. It Is All About Close Proximity To The Beach (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good
(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer with a desire for a campsite that has at least some visual privacy - after the trailer is in the spot.)
Overall Rating: 3.5 - for beach proximity Usage during visit: 90% full Site Privacy: None Site Spacing: Close Site surface: Grass Reservations: Yes Campground Noise: Quiet for as full as it is.
Road Noise: Not in he beach area Through Traffic in campground: No Full Hookups Bathroom: Flush Showers: Yes Pull Throughs: Some Cell Service (AT&T): Able to call out. Setting: Open and tight with trailers.
Weather: Beautiful blue sky and warm Bugs: None Solar: Yes Rig size: Large rigs. Look at the pics. Closer to the dunes the more you can hear the beautiful sound of wave action. Sites: Take a look at the map in my photos. Sites for trailers are colored: grey (sheltered w pad), red (Oceanfront- The ocean is not visible, but the dunes are.), yellow (beach area), purple (not as close to the beach) etc, black and teal have pads. 
Ray B.Scout
Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area
Very nice
I’ve used this site a few times, very friendly employees and a nice short walk to the beach. Golf cart rentals available and a restaurant.
- Jeff K.Guide
Carolina Beach State Park Campground
Fantastic Location
After hearing about the mosquito situation, I was worried, but have not seen one yet - October 9. We hiked a trail to see Venus flytraps in the wild. A short peddle to the ocean beach. Very nice sites.
Michelle S.GuideMyrtle Beach KOA
Save your hard earned dollars!
Very overpriced! $100 for a dirt site covered in pine needles and roots making it impossible to level and no sewer. Cold showers, so far to all to everything and the pics for the dog park weren’t accurate at all.. so small I couldn’t even throw the ball for my dog. Check out is 10am so you don’t have much time to enjoy any of the amenities that morning. $140 a night for an RV pad! You can stay at an rv park in the area for half the price with hot showers and all the same amenities right on the beach. I do not recommend
Levy Riceland FarmTraveler
Mr. Levy's Riceland Farm
Hidden Gem!
There is nothing quite like being right on the banks of the Black River! Truly stunning and my favorite place to be!
- TTessa E.Traveler
Pirateland Family Camping Resort
Pirates Fun
Friendly, fun for the family, food all over for any appetite, beach clean and fun, golf cart parades at night, karaoke, an app to help navigate your fun. Arcade, pizza, funnel cake stand, Golf carts, mini golf. Fishing.
Christopher H.TravelerPirateland Family Camping Resort
Great Campground
❗️Never get site 947. There is a tree directly in the middle of it❗️
My family enjoyed this campground. The sites are pretty nice for the most part, with a good amount of room. The roads however are pretty tight and a bigger rig could be tough to back in. Our site had very little grass due to the shade which made for a pretty sandy mess, but we have an outdoor rug that helped. The trees kept everything very cool so it was a small inconvenience for how nice that was. The pool, lazy river and splash pad were all very nice and well kept and big enough that we were never super crowded. The lazy river does stay full, but it is pretty good size. The bath house near our site was in good condition and pretty clean. The laundry mat had plenty of washers and dryers and the store had about anything you could need. We didn't do the arcade because it required a game card, but it seemed to have a few games in it. The campground is large enough that a good cart is almost a necessity. We were in the middle of the pool and beach, but really was a walk to either of them. Golf carts run about $330 for the week, but are worth it. The only complaints I have for the campground is the lack of enforcement of golf cart drivers underage. Also, the amount of golf carts on the road can make it difficult to navigate when pulling in and leaving. It was crazy how many people were going crazy on the things. Anyway, not a deal breaker on staying there, just be aware! I think we will be back next year. It's worth the drive from SEKY for a nice place to stay and enjoy the beach for a week!
Sarah A.GuideMyrtle Beach KOA
Good for Families
If you’re traveling with kids, great place. Lots of activities for them. You can find a spot with shade or they have very nice pull through ones that include grills. Not all have grills so if that’s important to you, make sure you double check. Staff is wonderful. Refer to attached photo so you can avoid being placed right next door to the bathrooms. We rolled up and our assigned site backed up to the bathroom building. The staff was super kind and moved us since that’s not our jam. Very close to town and you can walk or bike. They also have golf cart rentals. Internet was horrible. Couldn’t get on. Quiet spot. Bathrooms are typical for a park - clean. Did not use showers but pics posted here.
Jake C.LegendMr. Levy's Riceland Farm
Peaceful stay near historic Georgetown
Jake from the Dyrt here! Levy Riceland Farm is new to the Dyrt and they are ready for campers looking to relax on this peaceful farm, with fishing on the property and close proximity to Georgetown, South Carolina its a must see spot. Check them out and share some pictures of your stay on the Dyrt!
Guide to Little River
Tent camping near Little River, South Carolina, offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in nature while enjoying a variety of outdoor activities. With several well-reviewed options available, campers can find the perfect spot to set up their tents and explore the surrounding beauty.
Tent campers should check out water activities
- River Island Adventures provides a unique experience with kayaking, paddleboarding, and tubing right at your doorstep, making it ideal for water enthusiasts.
- Lake Waccamaw State Park Campground features a beautiful lake perfect for swimming, kayaking, and fishing, ensuring a refreshing getaway.
- Princess Ann — Lumber River State Park offers direct access to the Lumber River, where you can enjoy kayaking and hiking along scenic trails.
Unique local attractions for campers
- Whispering Pines Nudist Resort is a private retreat that combines camping with a welcoming atmosphere, perfect for those looking to relax in a unique setting.
- Cypress Ranch Glamping provides a blend of comfort and nature, with beautiful views and a friendly staff, making it a great choice for those who want a touch of luxury while camping.
- Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area is conveniently located near Kure Beach, offering easy access to beach activities and local attractions like the aquarium and historical sites.
Amenities that enhance your camping experience
- The Pine Tree Retreat offers a private camping experience with a fire pit and gazebo, perfect for cozy evenings under the stars.
- Freeman Park allows for beach camping with basic amenities, providing a unique opportunity to fall asleep to the sound of ocean waves.
- Cypress Ranch Glamping features reservable sites with picnic tables and showers, ensuring a comfortable stay while enjoying the great outdoors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular tent campsite near Little River, SC?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Little River, SC is River Island Adventures with a 5-star rating from 3 reviews.
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