Elmwood Recreation Area

in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

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.

Elmwood Recreation Area

Primitive campsite. This recreation area is located in the northeastern portion of the Francis Marion National Forest. It’s a popular camp during deer and turkey hunts on the Waterhorn Hunt Unit. The area also serves as a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources game check station during big-game hunting season. Click here for a printable guide.

Before you go

Season

All year

Fees

Free of charge

Restrictions

Stay is limited to 14 days.

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.