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Woods Ferry Campground (Sc)

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests

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Upcoming Availability

14 of 14 days currently show available sites.

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Sun, Jul 26

14

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Mon, Jul 27

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Tue, Jul 28

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Wed, Jul 29

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Thu, Jul 30

15

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Fri, Jul 31

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Sat, Aug 1

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Sun, Aug 2

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Mon, Aug 3

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Tue, Aug 4

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Wed, Aug 5

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Thu, Aug 6

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Fri, Aug 7

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Sat, Aug 8

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Campground guide

What to know before booking

The Woods Ferry Recreation Area is situated in the piedmont of South Carolina along the east bank of the Broad River with elevation averaging around 350 feet and is approximately 40 miles southwest of Rock Hill and 57 miles southeast of Spartanburg. Woods Ferry Campground is open year-round and has 15 single campsites, one double campsite and one group campsite. The Woods Ferry Recreation Area is situated in the piedmont of South Carolina, along the east bank of the Broad River and adjacent to the 26 mile Woods Ferry Horse Trail.

max Stay

14 nights

Official campground details, summarized

Concise planning notes based on the public Recreation.gov campground information.

Facilities

Woods Ferry Campground is open year-round and has 15 single campsites, one double campsite and one group campsite. All sites are available by reservation only. The campground road is gravel with gravel parking spurs. Campsite parking spurs vary in size and grade. Not all sites can accommodate all sizes of campers and camper vehicles. Sites have a picnic table and rock fire ring, and some have a lantern post. This campground also offers the opportunity to camp with horses in designated sites. 10 campsites have horse corrals. Other campsites offer a designated area where horses can be highlined or where portable corrals can be set up behind the white banded trees around the perimeter of the campground. Vault toilets are centrally located to both ends of the campground. There is “NO WATER OR ELECTRICAL HOOK-UPS” available. Water spigots are centrally located throughout the campground. Campers can access the 26 mile Woods Ferry Horse Trail from the campground. The trail allows for horses, hiking and mountain biking. The Woods Ferry Campground is about a two tenths of a mile easy walk from the campground to the picnic area and Broad River. Great fishing and bird watching opportunities exists along the banks of the Broad River.

Natural Features

The Woods Ferry Recreation Area is situated in the piedmont of South Carolina, along the east bank of the Broad River and adjacent to the 26 mile Woods Ferry Horse Trail. It lies within a beautiful wooded floodplain surrounded by upland pine woods and maturing hardwood forests. The Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests encompass more than 629,000 acres in four districts throughout South Carolina, from the low country Atlantic Coast to the western foothills along the Georgia border. For more information on Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests https://www.fs.usda.gov/scnfs

Recreation

The Woods Ferry Recreation Area offers Woods Ferry Campground users access to a wide range of recreational activities such as picnicking, fishing, canoeing, wildlife viewing or trail riding. Its location on the Broad River makes fishing and boating easily accessible. The Woods Ferry Day Use Picnic Area: picnic tables and grills, two group picnic shelters with group grills, three fishing platforms to fish or view wildlife from. A valid South Carolina fishing license is required to fish on the national forests. The Woods Ferry Horse Trail is a 26 mile trail system that traverses along the Broad River and hardwood drains of the area. The trail is open to horses, hikers and mountain bikers. Broad River- boating, canoeing and kayaking opportunities abound with current access south of the Neal Shoals Dam, 2 miles downstream from the Woods Ferry Campground. The surrounding national forest lands are a great place for big game deer and turkey hunting along with other small game hunting. Hunting and fishing in South Carolina is regulated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Visit www.dnr.sc.gov for more about the SCDNR.

Nearby Attractions

Leeds Shooting Range, Enoree Ranger District, Sumter National Forest. Bring your own weapon, target and target holder to practice from designated shooting tables down range with at a maximum distance 100 yards. Click here for more information https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/scnfs/recreation/otheractivities. Olde English Tourism District. https://www.oldeenglishdistrict.com/about/district. Find upcoming events, restaurants, artists, farmers markets surrounding the Woods Ferry Recreation Area. Historic Brattonsville. https://www.visityorkcounty.com/things-to-do/history-culture/historic-brattonsville/

Campsite map

Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.

16 mapped sites

Campsites

A sample of official campsite metadata for scanning equipment fit before booking.

Site 09

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

No

shade

Site Group Site 10

Woods Ferry

GROUP EQUESTRIAN

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vehicle

15

people

Yes

shade

Site 01

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 12

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 14

Woods Ferry

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 11

Woods Ferry

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 06

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 02

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 13

Woods Ferry

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 07

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 03

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

0 ft

vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site Group Site 08

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

14

people

Yes

shade

Site 15

Woods Ferry

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 05

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

No

shade

Site 04

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Site 17

Woods Ferry

EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC

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vehicle

8

people

Yes

shade

Important notices

Forest Order No. FM-19-01: Prohibits camping in excess of 14 days within any 30-day time period on the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests in SC. No Electrical or Water Hookups available and cell coverage is unreliable. Drinking water available from centrally located water spigots; Not allowed at spigots; bathing, washing dishes, or cleaning fish at spigots. Hoses may be used to fill water tanks and horse troughs; don’t leave unattended hoses attached to water spigots. The campground doesn’t provide a dump station. Single campsites, a maximum of eight people, two vehicles and two horse trailers or two campers in your parking spur. Group and double campsites (8 and 10), you can have no more than 14 people and four vehicles and four horse trailers or campers. Horses must be highlined, kept in stalls provided at each site; portable corrals or other devices may be used, but only if they are placed in the designated areas behind the white banded trees. Dispose of horse manure by scattering in the woods behind the campsites. Don’t tie horses where they can chew on trees Do not place trash in the fire rings. Pets must be leashed in the campground Don’t move firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more. All sites available with same day reservations. Place on the campsite post clip provided one of the following: confirmation letter, reservation number or name of person site reserved for. No ATVs, UTVs or golf carts allowed, only street legal vehicles allowed on Forest Service Roads.

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Common questions

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