Buck Hall Recreation Area
in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 40 ft
- Sites
- 20
- Electric hookups
- Yes
- Pull-through sites
- No
- Paved access
- Yes
- Accessible sites
- 19
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Buck Hall Recreation Area
This premier recreation area is situated on the site of the old Buck Hall plantation just six miles southeast of McClellanville. Its location on the Intracoastal Waterway provides the best access to Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge , 65,000 acres of marsh, tidal creeks and beaches and Bulls Bay, the best area for shrimp baiting on the coast. Click here for a printable guide and vicinity map. Buck Hall Recreation Area will soon be undergoing a major renovation. During construction, which is anticipated to start in 2025, the entire recreation area will be closed for public and contractor safety. Pending available funding, the renovation will affect the following amenities: campground, dump station, day use area, boat ramp and floating docks, roadways, infrastructure systems (electrical, water and wastewater), and the seawall. More information on the timeline for construction will be posted when available. If you have questions or would like additional information you can send an email to: SM.FS.fmrd@usda.gov .
Before you go
Season
All year
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
All visitors must pay to use the facility. Please use the self-pay station for day use. • Camping: $28 per RV site per day , dump station available • Tent camping: $20 per day • Day-Use (non-campers): $7 per vehicle per day; $40 per calendar year (yearly parking pass available at the Francis Marion District Office) • Picnic Shelter: $25 for groups up to 50; $45 for groups of 51 to 100 . 2019 Recreation Fee Increases • News Release • Q & A’s </u
Hours
6 a.m. to 10 p.m. except to campers and boat ramp users.
Restrictions
Stay is limited to 14 days. RV and tent campsites at Buck Hall are available by reservation only. Reservations may be made by calling (877) 444-6777 or logging on to www.recreation.gov . A reservation fee will be added.
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