Hamilton Branch State Park Campground South Carolina
111 Campground RoadPlum Branch, South Carolina 29845
864 333-2223
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Hamilton Branch State Park campground has 200 single family (mixed-used) campsites on beautiful J. Strom Thurmond Lake. Most campsites have electric & water hookups with spectacular lake front property.
The campsites have a paved parking pad, table, fire ring and grill. Parking spurs range in size from 30-40 feet, but only a few are at 40 feet. The primitive group camping area can accommodate up to 400 people and has also has picnic tables, a fire ring and nearby restrooms. Campsites 39 and 51 are pull-through sites, all others are back-in.
The campground has drinking water, flush toilets, hot showers, a camp store, trash collection and sanitation dump station. There is also a 2 boat ramps to access the lake, a visitors center, playground and sports field.
Hamilton Branch State Park – Area Recreation
The area offers great fishing, boating and water sports on J. Storm Thurmond Lake. The lake is the 2nd largest east of the Mississippi River. Other outdoor activities include picnicking, hiking, biking, geocaching, bird watching and wildlife viewing.
Petersburg Campground and Hickory Knob State Park are also on J. Storm Thurmond Lake near Appling, Georgia. Ridge Road Campground is also nice.
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Best Campsites
3, 6, 12, 13, 15, 27, 33, 37, 38, 39, 46, 51, 52, 88, 89, 104, 107, 108, 119, 129, 131, 142, 144, 160, 168, 169, 176, 177, 178, 186, 188, 196
Regions
Campsite Types
- ADA
- Electric & Water Hookup
- Group
- RV
- Tent
- Trailer
Season:
Year Round
Elevation:
404
# of Campsites:
200
# of RV Campsites:
173
Amenities
- Bathhouse
- BBQ Grills
- Boat Launch/Ramp
- Boat Ramp
- Camp Store
- Campground Host
- Campsite Tables
- Drinking Water
- Dump Station
- Fire Pit
- Fire Rings
- Firewood Available
- Grills
- Group Camping
- Ice
- Marina
- Pets OK
- Picnic Tables
- Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
- RV Hookups
- RV Supplies
- Showers
- Trash Collection
- Visitor Center
Activities
- Beach
- Biking
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Boating (non motorized)
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Geocaching
- Hiking
- Jet Skiing
- Kayaking
- Lake
- Mountain Biking
- Nature Trails
- Photography
- Picnicking
- Playground
- Sailing
- Sports Field
- Stargazing
- Swimming
- Walking Trails
- Water Skiing
- Water Sports
- Wildlife Viewing
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Cost of tent camping. Do u have to have reservations
Hi Susan,
You don’t have to have reservations to camp at Hamilton Branch State Park, but it is advised particular on weekends, holidays and during the summer. You can visit the Hamilton Branch State Park Campground Page, then click on the ‘Make A Reservation’ button to check availability, pricing and make a reservation.
Great park. Sites are large, most have trees, most are lakefront, very quiet, clean bathrooms. Park roads paved, sites gravel, great for biking, walking, kayaking, boating, camp store is small, Dollar General in Modoc <10 min away. Bikes, kayaks for rent, play grounds & wildlife
This is favorite state park in SC! You won’t find any SC state park with larger campsites AND almost all are lakefront.
Is the campground and roads to the campground suitable for a 40′ motorhome?
Hi Victoria,
The camp roads work for a 40′ motorhome however, there are only a few campsites with a parking spur listed as 40 feet in length. Most campsite parking spurs are in the 30-35 foot range. You can check availability, pricing, make reservations and site parking spur size (“list view” and then clicking on the “detail” for campsites) at: https://reserve.southcarolinaparks.com/hamilton-branch/camping
The only good about the park is the view. Pretty much a tents only park. We are experienced campers and it took 1 1/2 hours JUST to get in the site with a 20 foot camper. One neighbor left because they couldn’t even get in their site. Another one left because they got infested with ants. 2 of us stayed but had to deep clean our campers when we got home. The sites were not maintained. We trimmed all the thorns at our site. The trail is not maintained. If you go, take LOTS of seven dust and hedge clippers!