Camp Lake Jasper, Hardeeville, SC

As promised, we are back at Camp Lake Jasper in Hardeeville, SC. We stopped in here last Wednesday on our way to the Asheville area. This park is only three years old and they have done a wonderful job on their infrastructure. The laundry and bathhouse are both very nice, as is the pool. There is a nice deck area looking over Lake Jasper, and they offer rental kayaks. All of the roads are nicely paved, which is great.

 

There is a small camp store and free morning coffee.

Site 15 was pretty level and offered lots of space.

The laundry and bath house flank the very nice pool.

Nice deck overlooking Lake Jasper.

Disney, take note. This is how you ask folks not to swim in your lake.

Nice community fire pit.

It is not without problems, though. Our only complaint is the surface of the individual sites. Rather than crushed rock they used course sand that washes away in heavy rain. This leaves a substantial crown to at least the pull-through sites where we were. Enough sand washed away after the strong rain when we arrived last week that Barbara twisted her ankle when she stepped out of the coach. It is also tricky to get level since the sites drop off a good bit on the ends. We have seen coaches with the front wheels well off the ground. We are a shorter coach and managed to just barely get level on site seventeen. A previous visitor had sunk into the sand and left a large rut for us to navigate. We asked for a different site for our return today and are happy with site fifteen. The deep rut is still there on seventeen.

I talked to the very nice woman at the counter and she says there is new management. Revamping the sites with crushed stone is planned for this year. They have purchased a tractor to perform site maintenance. This is all good news, and we will plan to return in November. If you are reading this for ideas of where to stay in the Hardeeville area keep this place in mind. It is a very nice place if you don’t mind messing with leveling issues. It is an easy stop over when traveling I-95.

We have also stayed at the Hardeeville RV Park on Okatie Highway. It is $15 per night cheaper, not near I-95, and has no amenities at all. It is very convenient to Savannah, though. We will likely stay there again at some point since it is closer to friends that we like to visit as we come through here.

Postscript: 
After writing the above we took Bella out for a post-dinner walk. We found a nice trail that goes back in to property belonging to Jasper County Park. Along the way we disturbed a good sized gator. So, if you come with a small dog be vigilant.