12 state parks with free entry in South Carolina
12 of South Carolina’s 51 state parks charge no entry fee. Free means no entrance or day-use fee; camping, lodging and tours are charged separately.
| Park | Camping | Lodging | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnwell State ParkThree small lakes full of crappie, bream, bass and catfish, ringed by two nature trails and the tiered… | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Cheraw State ParkLongleaf pine forest around 360-acre Lake Juniper, home to the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, plus an… | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Colleton State ParkThirty-five acres on the Edisto, one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in the country, and the… | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Goodale State ParkA Civil War-era mill pond of 140 acres, rimmed with cypress and stocked with bass, bream and catfish, plus a… | Day use only | ||
| Hickory Knob State Resort ParkA full-service lakeside resort park on Lake Thurmond: 76 lodge rooms, a restaurant, an 18-hole championship… | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins, Lodge | Book a campsite |
| Keowee-Toxaway State ParkRock outcrops and 5.5 miles of trail above 18,500-acre Lake Keowee, with a canoe and kayak launch, a… | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Lake Warren State ParkTwo hundred acres of lake with two fishing piers and rental jon boats, set in Lowcountry floodplain forest… | Day use only | ||
| Lee State ParkBottomland hardwood floodplain along the state scenic Lynches River, where four artesian wells drilled by the… | Campsites · full hookups | Book a campsite | |
| Little Pee Dee State ParkA quiet Sandhills park on 54-acre Lake Norton, with a Carolina bay and the sand rim of an ancient coastline… | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| May Forest State ParkTwenty-three acres on Charleston Harbor with 756 feet of shoreline, a moss-draped entrance drive and a… | Day use only | ||
| Oconee Station State Historic SiteA stone blockhouse used as a militia outpost in the 1790s, and the William Richards House beside it, on 210… | Day use only | ||
| Woods Bay State ParkOne of the last large Carolina bays left on the coastal plain, crossed by a 1,150-foot boardwalk over… | Day use only |
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- State Parks with Cabins19
- State Parks with Full RV Hookups15
- State Parks with Swimming29
- State Parks with Horseback Riding6
All 51 South Carolina state parks