Available sites
6 total sites
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About Bluff Hike in Camping
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Fire Pit
Site Setup and Access
- Shaded Site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
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Reviews (38)
What Guests Are Saying
Bluff Hike offers a peaceful and well-maintained camping experience with spacious, shaded sites and easy access to trails and the visitor center. Campers appreciate the cleanliness, quiet atmosphere, and wildlife, including birds and owls, making it ideal for relaxation and stargazing. Some minor drawbacks include occasional noise from other campers and a lack of nearby water sources, but overall, visitors express a strong desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Bluff Hike offers a peaceful and well-maintained camping experience with spacious, shaded sites and easy access to trails and the visitor center. Campers appreciate the cleanliness, quiet atmosphere, and wildlife, including birds and owls, making it ideal for relaxation and stargazing. Some minor drawbacks include occasional noise from other campers and a lack of nearby water sources, but overall, visitors express a strong desire to return.
Review Summary
Jacqueline H
VerifiedJanuary 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: Bluff Hike-in
Love this campsite(bluff 2)!
2 picnic tables & a grate for the fire. Plenty of space for tents & hammocks. The family bathroom was open at the visitor center too. Can be nice to take dinner trash etc back to the car (avoid attracting animals) & use the warm bathroom during a cold winter evening.
It might be a Natl Park, but we are in the South so there’s plenty of trash left in/around the fire pit…
Bring an extra trash bag to help clean up & keep our parks pristine!
Holly M
VerifiedJanuary 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: Bluff Hike-in
Campground was clean. The hike in was nice. This was the first time taking my dog camping and hiking and it was the perfect TV trail for him as an older small dog.
Thomas L
VerifiedDecember 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: Bluff Hike-in
Good location for camping
Lester W
VerifiedDecember 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: Bluff HIke-in
The park was well maintained, clean, and the staff was very helpful. I was hopeful I would be able to backpack and camp along the Oakridge trail, but the trail was closed the following morning due to flooding. I had a great time and throughly ejnoyed natural setting with very little development.
Les
Riley T
VerifiedNovember 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: Bluff Hike-in
Awesome campground for a long weekend. 6 spots equally spaced out for privacy in a large clearing. So much firewood quickly sourceable. Only about a 10-15min hike from the Visitor Center (which has water fill ups). Great location to practice backpacking without being isolated. Cell reception is good, too. Easy trail access to hike to Weston and Wise Lake for fishing. I would 100% stay again.
Brionna B
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2024 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: Bluff Hike-in
Great stay!
Justin H
VerifiedMay 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: Bluff Hike-in
Very peaceful and quiet location to camp. Easy access to the park trails.
Kyare B
VerifiedApril 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: Bluff Hike-in
It was a spectacular campsite with nature in every direction. I will say the "small" walk for the hike out sites was a bit farther than expected but we could do it with only mild difficulty with a 4 year old. It is a perfect camping area with super helpful and kind staff.
Jackson W
VerifiedJanuary 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: Bluff Hike-in
The overall experience was pretty good and I only have a couple problems with the camp site. We stayed on site 2 and the grill was broken off the fire pit but we ended up not using it. Another thing was the posting listed on the website made the camp sites seem much further away from each other than they were. Also you couldn’t really tell by the posting that you were in a big open clearing. This wasn’t really a problem due to the fact that it was 17 degrees and there was not a soul in sight. The park is a very nice place to be and the nature is wonderful, we saw rabbits, deer, and where hogs had been. The trees are also amazing to see on the boardwalk. I would definitely go back.
jon e
VerifiedOctober 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: Bluff Hike-in
I love camping at the Bluff campsite. I like the fact that there is a hike into it so that you feel like you're actually camping instead of just sleeping next to your car. But the hike is so easy it's not a problem even if you need to make several trips. The sites are spread out nicely around the open field. It's just nice.
Location & Directions for Bluff Hike in Camping
100 National Park Road, Hopkins, SC 29061 United States
Elevation: 35 ft
Highway access
Bluff Hike in Camping is accessible via US Highway 378, which is approximately 10 miles to the north.
Nearby National Park
In Congaree National Park
Approximate driving time: 1 min
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
12PM
Check out time
11AM
General
- All campsites are available for reservation on a first-come, first-serve basis and must be reserved prior to setting up camp. • 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. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Food Storage and Disposing of Trash • Remember to properly store all food within sealed containers to prevent access by wild animals such as racoons. • Please properly dispose of all uneaten food and trash. This campground does not have any trash or recycling bins, and campers are require to pack out what they packed in. • Please do not burn trash or uneaten food in fire rings, as this can attract wildlife and leave a mess for other campers. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Potable Water and Restrooms • No restroom facilities are available at this campground and campers are asked to practice the Leave No Trace principles for disposal of human waste. If needed, restrooms are available daily between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center, and vault toilets are available at the Longleaf Campground 24/7. • There is no running water available at this campground. Campers should pack in enough potable water for each member of their group, plus enough to fully extinguish their fire when leaving the campsite. Potable water is available at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center 24 hours a day.
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Last updated: October 22, 2026
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