Poulous Loop Group Campground (SC)

Poulous Loop Group Campground is located on the Enoree Ranger District of Sumter National Forest. Its location in the piedmont of South Carolina, in Chester County, provides year round camping opportunities. It is surrounded by a mixed pine-hardwood forest with an elevation of approximately 400 to 500 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. Poulous Loop offers a rustic primitive camp setting ideal for exploring the surrounding area's hunting and trail riding opportunities. Popular activities include hunting, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding and wildlife viewing. 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; hunting and fishing in South Carolina is regulated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The Woods Ferry Horse Trail is a 26 mile trail system that parallels the Broad River corridor and meanders in and around upland pine and hardwood drains of the area. It is open to horses, hikers and mountain bikers and can be easily accessed by following forest service gravel road 301F to the trail junction. The campground is a large grassy area within a mature pine stand that provides plenty of shade. There is plenty of room for RV, trailer, horse trailer and tent camping in the natural grassy areas on either side of the graveled campground loop road, and plenty of space to either highline horses or set up portable stalls. There are also plenty of areas to set up field games such as a volleyball net, corn hole boards or horseshoes — just bring what you need and enjoy. Amenities include a vault toilet and fire pit. There is no water, no electricity and no wifi, and cell coverage is sporadic. There is a minimum of one person and a maximum of 100 people, and a minimum of one vehicle with a maximum of fifteen vehicles. A vehicle plus one camper or one horse trailer is considered as one vehicle count. ATVs, UTVs and golf carts are not allowed. Acres of pine-hardwood forest and gently rolling terrain surround Poulous Loop Group Campground. The Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests encompass more than 629,000 acres in four districts throughout South Carolina, from the low country Atlantic Coast to the western foothills along the Georgia border. Nearby is the Leeds Outdoor Shooting Range on the Enoree Ranger District, where you bring your own equipment, target and target holder to target practice from designated shooting tables down range, maximum distance 100 yards, manufactured stationary targets only. The Olde English Tourism District (oldeenglish.com) lists upcoming events, restaurants, artists and farmers markets surrounding the Woods Ferry Recreation Area. Historic Brattonsville is 28 miles away.