Ten new full service sites scheduled for 2003. Bathhouse renovation also scheduled. Maintenance of facilities is poor because of poor service from Ft. Jackson. Cleaning done only on a as-needed basis. Cabins stay dirty until someone reserves one. Located adjacent to Ft Jackson. Groceries, gas, laundromats are a short drive. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Park has hiking and biking trails. Lake for fishing and swimming. Campsites seemed smaller than typical for a state park but not too close together. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We really enjoyed this state park. The geese living at the lake were very entertaining. There are several walking and bike trails. The packed sand sites are large and shaded. There are wooden picnic tables at each site, but no fire rings or individual garbage cans. Bath facilities are clean and have hot showers. There was nearly no road traffic noise, but occasionally distant muffled military training booms could be heard. This was funny (the army base training sounds) our first night because we thought a thunder storm was approaching...which wouldn't be very fun at all in a pop-up. We look forward to camping here again. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

Dear RV Diary: Daddy says I have to be "nice" when I write this... but ewwww, GROSS! And memo to me: if the "Trailer Life" book says,"fair, dirt roads", translation: rut-filled, narrow roads with HUGE potholes. Sites (and we checked them all) were small and NOT level. I think I saw one guy make a skycraper with his LYNX leveler blocks. There should be a sign that says, "Class A's, DON'T EVEN THINK OF PARKING HERE." There are NO FIRE RINGS. Oh, you can HAVE a fire, if you bring or find your own wood, but no firewood or ice is sold there. The park itself is nice if you like a trip down memory lane. I am sure it was Columbia's chi-chi destination spot fifty years ago, but now, there are so many Canadian geese in the "lake" that one has to walk through goose-poo to get to the edge. Notice how I didn't say "beach" even though, ironically there is plenty of sand around, no one has thought to make the cleanliness and health safety an issue. The nature trail needs blazing and was kinda scary rather than fun...like a scene out of "Deliverance". We did go canoeing and the ONLY reason this park will merit even a four, is because the staff members were very nice. A sort of benign negiligence, if you will. There was a line to get to the (again) narrow dump station and because of the rain and poor drainage, it was difficult to ascertain whether you were looking at a potential health hazard (raw sewage) or just, well, poor drainage. Hence another EEWWWW. So, dear traveler, use this park ONLY in extreme cases and at your own risk. As we have given it four out of five "EWWWW's", we won't be coming back. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.