Reservations • All campsites are available for reservation on a first-come, first-serve basis and must be reserved prior to setting up camp. • Check-in time is 12:00 p.m. on the day of arrival. • Check-out time is 11:00 a.m. on the day of departure. • Site must be occupied by the individual listed on the reservation. • Campers may register for no more than 14 consecutive days, and no more than 28 days within a 6-month period. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Campsite Access, Occupation, and Use • This is a hike-in campground only and cannot be accessed by vehicle. Those reserving a site in this campground must park at either the Longleaf Campground (hiking on the Bluff and Longleaf Trails) or the Harry Hampton Visitor Center (hiking on the Firefly Trail) to reach this campground, a hike of approximately 1 mile one-way from either starting location. • Camping at Congaree National Park is tent only. Campers with reservations must be set up on and physically occupy a designated camp site. • Each site may have up to 8 campers and no more than 3 tents and/or structures (e.g., pop-up canopy) per site. • Use of hammocks is permitted and they do not count against a site's tent/structure limit. Hammocks may only be put up using straps and cannot be put up using nails, screws, etc. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Vehicles • Staying overnight in a vehicle (i.e., car, trailer/RV, camper van, etc.) is not permitted. • Please remember to lock your vehicle and take all valuables with you to your site if possible. If an item must be left in a vehicle, please remember to place it in a location where it is not visible. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Camp Fires • Fires may only be made within established fire rings and must be fully extinguished (cool to the touch) when leaving your campsite or checking out at the end of your stay. • Campers may only gather and use dead or downed branches already on the ground for building a fire. • The only outside firewood that can be brought into the park is that which has been purchased locally and/or has been certified as pest free. You must have the receipt/proof of purchase and/or wrapper with pest free certification to present if requested. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
