29 state parks with swimming in South Carolina

29 of South Carolina’s 51 state parks list swimming. See these parks on a map

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Aiken State ParkFour fishing lakes and three public artesian wells sit along the South Fork of the Edisto, where a 1.7-mile…$3 / adultCampsites · full hookupsBook a campsite
Baker Creek State ParkTen miles of rolling loop trail through oak and pine woodland, and two boat ramps onto 71,100-acre Lake…$3 / adultCampsites · full hookupsBook a campsite
Barnwell State ParkThree small lakes full of crappie, bream, bass and catfish, ringed by two nature trails and the tiered…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Black River State ParkSouth Carolina's first linear park, protecting 9,000 acres and 70 miles of water trail along the…$3 / adultDay use only
Calhoun Falls State ParkDirect access to 26,650-acre Lake Russell, with a 36-slip marina, a swimming area and 86 standard campsites…$3 / adultCampsites · electric & waterBook a campsite
Cheraw State ParkLongleaf pine forest around 360-acre Lake Juniper, home to the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, plus an…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Colleton State ParkThirty-five acres on the Edisto, one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in the country, and the…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Devils Fork State ParkThe only public access to Lake Jocassee, a cold, clear mountain reservoir fed by four streams and ringed by…$8 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Dreher Island State ParkThree islands reaching into 50,000-acre Lake Murray, half an hour from Columbia, with three boat ramps, five…$6 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Edisto Beach State ParkA mile and a half of shell-strewn beach on the edge of the ACE Basin, with four miles of…$8 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Givhans Ferry State ParkLimestone bluffs over the Edisto River, protected as a Heritage Trust site, at the end of the 23-mile paddle…$6 / adultCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Hamilton Branch State ParkA wooded peninsula on 71,100-acre Lake Thurmond, the second largest lake east of the Mississippi, with 150…$3 / adultCampsites · electric & waterBook a campsite
Hickory Knob State Resort ParkA full-service lakeside resort park on Lake Thurmond: 76 lodge rooms, a restaurant, an 18-hole championship…FreeCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Hunting Island State ParkFive miles of beach, salt marsh and maritime forest on the most visited park in the state, with a saltwater…$8 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Huntington Beach State ParkThree miles of beach backed by salt marsh that has recorded more than 300 bird species, giving the park a…$8 / adultCampsites · full hookupsBook 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…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Lake Greenwood State ParkA 4.2-mile shoreline trail and 125 paved campsites on 11,400-acre Lake Greenwood, with two boat ramps and a…$3 / adultCampsites · electric & waterBook a campsite
Lake Hartwell State ParkJust off I-85 at the Georgia line, with 109 paved campsites, eight camper cabins and a 140-foot pier on…$3 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Lake Wateree State ParkA two-lane ramp with in-water refueling and a tackle shop make this the working end of 13,800-acre Lake…$3 / adultCampsites · full hookupsBook a campsite
Lee State ParkBottomland hardwood floodplain along the state scenic Lynches River, where four artesian wells drilled by the…FreeCampsites · full hookupsBook 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…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Myrtle Beach State ParkThe first park to open in South Carolina, in 1936, holding a mile of undeveloped beach and maritime forest in…$8 / adultCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Oconee State ParkA CCC mountain park with 19 original cabins, an old-fashioned swimming hole and the only mini-golf course in…$5 / adultCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Paris Mountain State ParkA monadnock — a mountain rising out of otherwise flat land — minutes from downtown Greenville, with 17 miles…$6 / adultCampsites · electric & waterBook a campsite
Pine Island State ParkOne of South Carolina's newest parks: 27 lakefront acres on Lake Murray reached by a narrow causeway, with a…$6 / adultDay use only
Poinsett State ParkWhere the Sandhills meet the coastal plain, hilly enough to be called the mountains of the Midlands, with 25…$3 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Sadlers Creek State ParkA peninsula reaching into Lake Hartwell, with 51 standard campsites, two boat ramps and a hundred-foot pier…$3 / adultCampsites · electric & waterBook a campsite
Santee State ParkTen of the park's thirty cabins stand on a pier out over Lake Marion, the largest lake in South Carolina…$3 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Table Rock State ParkA hard climb up Table Rock Mountain, two lakes for paddling and fishing, and an old-fashioned swimming hole…$6 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite

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