Longleaf Campground

This campground isn't big, so definitely reserve your site well ahead of time.

Okay, so yes, there are lots of mosquitoes, so plan accordingly. No water, no problem - we brought a 5g jug and it was more than enough for our three days in the park. Plenty of deadfall around the campsites for a fire in the fire ring, so we didn't buy any local firewood. The sites had two or three areas to pitch tents, so you can choose your spot for the tent, depending on size.

The coolest part of the campground was the abundance of wildlife. We heard barred owls, bobcat, an abundance of other birds overnight. You could see the eyes of all the spiders in the pine needles at night reflecting the light from our headlamps. There had to be thousands of them feasting on the mosquitoes and other bugs. It was awesome! If you truly want to experience Congaree National Park, then you absolutely need to spend a night or more in Longleaf Campground to take in the true sounds and feels of the park at night.

Congaree is a wonderful ecosystem, and the campground gets you closest to it in ways you can't understand until you do it!

This campground isn't big, so definitely reserve your site well ahead of time.

Okay, so yes, there are lots of mosquitoes, so plan accordingly. No water, no problem - we brought a 5g jug and it was more than enough for our three days in the park. Plenty of deadfall around the campsites for a fire in the fire ring, so we didn't buy any local firewood. The sites had two or three areas to pitch tents, so you can choose your spot for the tent, depending on size.

The coolest part of the campground was the abundance of wildlife. We heard barred owls, bobcat, an abundance of other birds overnight. You could see the eyes of all the spiders in the pine needles at night reflecting the light from our headlamps. There had to be thousands of them feasting on the mosquitoes and other bugs. It was awesome! If you truly want to experience Congaree National Park, then you absolutely need to spend a night or more in Longleaf Campground to take in the true sounds and feels of the park at night.

Congaree is a wonderful ecosystem, and the campground gets you closest to it in ways you can't understand until you do it!

Well maintained campsite, friendly people - both guests and workers. Unfortunately the park was flooded when I visited, so I was only able to hike the 3 trails that were open. The weather was hot, but cooled slightly in the night. I wish I had only stayed 1-2 nights as I did all there was to do in one day. The boardwalk was really cool. I enjoyed seeing an alligator in the river and the bird life was great. I think this would be a perfect park to stay at for Halloween. It's a little spooky and the temperature would be much cooler then.

Well maintained campsite, friendly people - both guests and workers. Unfortunately the park was flooded when I visited, so I was only able to hike the 3 trails that were open. The weather was hot, but cooled slightly in the night. I wish I had only stayed 1-2 nights as I did all there was to do in one day. The boardwalk was really cool. I enjoyed seeing an alligator in the river and the bird life was great. I think this would be a perfect park to stay at for Halloween. It's a little spooky and the temperature would be much cooler then.

We enjoyed our stay at Longleaf! It was VERY hot, humid, and buggy when we set up camp, but we expected that - it’s South Carolina at the end of June. We selected site 2, which was a perfect location. The walk in from the parking lot was short and easy to access. We were glad to have brought a wagon to help us carry our stuff, though.

The only downfall of site 2 was that site 4 is set kind of behind site 2, and the people staying at site 4 sometimes walked through our site to access the trail and parking lot.

I cannot speak to the cleanliness of the vault toilets, as my daughters and I opted to drive over to the visitors center to use the bathroom that was available there. It was easy to access.

We enjoyed our stay at Longleaf! It was VERY hot, humid, and buggy when we set up camp, but we expected that - it’s South Carolina at the end of June. We selected site 2, which was a perfect location. The walk in from the parking lot was short and easy to access. We were glad to have brought a wagon to help us carry our stuff, though.

The only downfall of site 2 was that site 4 is set kind of behind site 2, and the people staying at site 4 sometimes walked through our site to access the trail and parking lot.

I cannot speak to the cleanliness of the vault toilets, as my daughters and I opted to drive over to the visitors center to use the bathroom that was available there. It was easy to access.

Everything is nice except the mosquito. But we can check the mosquito meter in the visitor center.

Everything is nice except the mosquito. But we can check the mosquito meter in the visitor center.

The campground is very nice, well up kept. The down side was the large group just across on the group camp side was incredibly loud with generators and speakers playing loud music until 2 am. I'm blown away that the park rangers said they could do nothing about it. Friday night, the entire individual side was full. Nearly every individual campground emptied
out the next night except for two or three.

The campground is very nice, well up kept. The down side was the large group just across on the group camp side was incredibly loud with generators and speakers playing loud music until 2 am. I'm blown away that the park rangers said they could do nothing about it. Friday night, the entire individual side was full. Nearly every individual campground emptied
out the next night except for two or three.