Collins Creek Seasonal Campground (SC)

Collins Creek Seasonal Campground is located on the Enoree Ranger District of Sumter National Forest. Its location in the piedmont of South Carolina, in Union County, provides for year round camping opportunities. The campground is surrounded by a mixed pine-hardwood forest with an elevation of approximately 440 feet. Long hot summers and mild winters are the norm for the Enoree Ranger District: winter temperatures range from the low 40s to the upper 60s, and summer temperatures from the high 80s to the high 90s. Outside of hunting season the campground is available as a whole for an individual, family, or a group retreat. Collins Creek offers a rustic primitive camp setting ideal for exploring the surrounding acres of the Enoree Ranger District. Hunting, fishing, boating and hiking opportunities abound. The surrounding forest environment sustains abundant wildlife populations, making it one of the most desirable hunting areas in the state for big-game deer and turkey seasons, and the campground is centrally located with thousands of acres surrounding it where hunters can try their luck at bagging a deer or turkey. Hunting and fishing in South Carolina is regulated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. With the campground centrally located to the Broad, Enoree and Tyger Rivers, it provides a great opportunity for boating, fishing or just splashing around to cool down. Water levels fluctuate with the rainfall and the rivers have a slight current; during late summer months the rivers become impassable. Jews Harp Spring Trail offers an easy leisurely hike to an old spring site, starting on the Maybinton Road, SR-45 — from the campground you can access the trail by bushwhacking through the woods to the Maybinton Road or hiking the forest service gravel road out to it. The campground is one large loop with a flat, graveled road that is easily traveled, and has 36 campsites. Campsites have shady grassy areas and all have a rock or metal fire ring, with some having lantern holders; most all sites will accommodate a variety of camping equipment. Amenities include centrally located water spigots, one outdoor shower with a walled privacy blind, vault toilets and trash receptacles. The campground doesn't provide picnic tables, electricity or wifi, and cell coverage is sporadic. There is a minimum of one person and a maximum of eight people allowed per site, and a minimum of one vehicle plus camper with a maximum of two vehicles plus two campers, two tents, or one camper and one tent. ATVs, UTVs and golf carts are not allowed unless street legal in SC. Over 700,000 acres of pine-hardwood forest with gently rolling terrain make up the Enoree Ranger District. The creek that gives the campground its name flows southward from east of the campground, and an old spring, Jews Harp Spring, can be found just north. Nearby attractions include the Union County Historical Museum in Union and the Newberry Opera House in Newberry.