Longleaf Campground

The Longleaf Group sites are GREAT!
I was camping with scouts and we had a really good time. There is plenty of room for tents and hammocks.

Basic campground. Short walk from the parking area. No water or electricity so bring your own. There is a dual outhouse next to the parking area. Campground was pretty quiet except for air traffic to the nearby airport—not all night long, though. If you like darkness & animal sounds, this is the campground for you. I will return!

Basic campground. Short walk from the parking area. No water or electricity so bring your own. There is a dual outhouse next to the parking area. Campground was pretty quiet except for air traffic to the nearby airport—not all night long, though. If you like darkness & animal sounds, this is the campground for you. I will return!

I have camped here multiple times. Nice little get away. Sites are always clean, no trash in firepit. Love that you can just hike from campsite to trails, and not have to fight for parking spot at building.

Nice individual campsites with picnic tables, fire rings, and pole with two hooks to hang food / trash. Plenty of space. Walkway from the parking lot to the sites is quite level, which made it easy to roll our supplies to the site using a cart for ease. Toilets had TP and hand sanitizer and were as nice as a pit toilet can be. Recycling and trash receptacles are also available in the parking lot.

I have camped here multiple times. Nice little get away. Sites are always clean, no trash in firepit. Love that you can just hike from campsite to trails, and not have to fight for parking spot at building.

Nice individual campsites with picnic tables, fire rings, and pole with two hooks to hang food / trash. Plenty of space. Walkway from the parking lot to the sites is quite level, which made it easy to roll our supplies to the site using a cart for ease. Toilets had TP and hand sanitizer and were as nice as a pit toilet can be. Recycling and trash receptacles are also available in the parking lot.

I had site 3. The site itself is fine, but all the sites in this area (1-5), except maybe 4 lack any real privacy. Site 4’s access is a little path between 2 and 3, so it feels like somebody is walking through Site 3 anytime to/fro Site 4.

The campground is not car accessible per se. You must carry your stuff in a short distance on a gravel dirt path from the parking lot. For the furthest sites, maybe 300 yards. The campground is located about 1/3 mile from the park entrance off of the main road. Most of the sites are within eyesight of the parking lot for the campground.

The toilets (pit) are too few in my opinion. 1 stall for each for men and women and no water for washing afterwards. More toilets are at the Visitor’s Center that flush and have water, but they are about 1/4 mile hike or drive away. There is also no water (potable) at the campground. I knew this, just wanted others to be aware.

I have camped out hundreds of nights and this campground, in my opinion, is not up to the US National Park standards. It’s okay for a night, but it really wasn’t a good park experience for Congaree as it was on the edge of it and not really immersed in the true park settings. The whole campground surrounds an open field on three sides with the 4th the parking lot and road. You are barely into the woods. I can’t really see staying here more than 1 night.

I had site 3. The site itself is fine, but all the sites in this area (1-5), except maybe 4 lack any real privacy. Site 4’s access is a little path between 2 and 3, so it feels like somebody is walking through Site 3 anytime to/fro Site 4.

The campground is not car accessible per se. You must carry your stuff in a short distance on a gravel dirt path from the parking lot. For the furthest sites, maybe 300 yards. The campground is located about 1/3 mile from the park entrance off of the main road. Most of the sites are within eyesight of the parking lot for the campground.

The toilets (pit) are too few in my opinion. 1 stall for each for men and women and no water for washing afterwards. More toilets are at the Visitor’s Center that flush and have water, but they are about 1/4 mile hike or drive away. There is also no water (potable) at the campground. I knew this, just wanted others to be aware.

I have camped out hundreds of nights and this campground, in my opinion, is not up to the US National Park standards. It’s okay for a night, but it really wasn’t a good park experience for Congaree as it was on the edge of it and not really immersed in the true park settings. The whole campground surrounds an open field on three sides with the 4th the parking lot and road. You are barely into the woods. I can’t really see staying here more than 1 night.

Had a great time. Great park. Site was great