A Little Bit of Heaven

(McCllelenville South Carolina) We crossed the state line into South Carolina today and will be visiting the Buck Hall Recreation Area (Francis Marion National Forest) for a few days.  It is located approximately 30 minutes from Charleston and we have nick named it “a little bit of heaven”.  What constitutes a perfect campsite can certainly vary from full timer to full timer or camper to camper.. For us this place is “it”.

What is “it” for you?  For us we like a more natural setting, access to hiking and bike trails, and kayaking is certainly a plus.  This campground has all these features.  Unfortunately it probably will be too cold to kayak . There is a refuge nearby that is very popular and the boat launch is on site.  

After staying in an Elks parking lot for several days and three weeks at a fairground arriving at this place was so delightful.  I found this campground  on a great site –  http://www.campingwithaview.com/ Check it out! 



Buck Hall Recreation Area



Most of the sites look over the Intra Coastal Waterway and are situated on the site of an old plantation.  It is very peaceful and we were pleasantly surprised to find 50 amp service, water, and a paved pad. The website had not been updated with these additions.  There are 14 sites and for the most part reservations are necessary.  Cost is $20 per night and includes your admission to the National Forest. 

I found some interesting history from the website.  See below-

The Francis Marion is a forest literally steeped in history. Indeed, the wet boots of Revolutionary War soldiers under the command of Francis Marion himself splashed through the swamps of the present-day national forest, protected only by the certainty of their enemy’s fear of alligators and snakes. Marion, dubbed “Swamp Fox” by the British troops whose supply lines he disrupted with surprise attacks from the swamps, adapted the fighting techniques of the Cherokee Indians to thwart the British in coastal South Carolina.

Prehistoric Indians occupied the area long before Marion and the British would tangle in its swamps. A 4,000-year-old shell ring near the salt marsh remains as a monument to their culture. It is the northernmost of a number of coastal shell middens along the Florida, Georgia and South Carolina coasts.

We arrived too late today for any picture taking.  I’ll post some tomorrow.  There are two floating docks where we were able to see the last of a very pretty sunset over the marsh.  What a perfect ending to our day.