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Boggy Campground

Near Saluda, SC - FREE - in Sumter National Forest, past Saluda, SC, I call it Boggy Campground, because it was under half an inch of water when I found it. It's down an unmarked, unmapped fire trail and requires a 4WD vehicle to access, a normal car probably won't make it down the muddy, bumpy road. The site is pretty obvious, for it is a small clearing beneath trees, large enough for a vehicle, a tent, and some people. There is a pile of charcoal where you can have a fire if you're careful. The campsite abuts private property and the fire trail ends at a gate. Don't block the road, don't trespass, and don't harass the owners and theoretically, you should be safe. The place is free to camp at when you get a free permit at the Long Cane Ranger Office in Edgefield, SC, make sure you have the hours. You can camp there for 2 weeks at most. The land is managed by the USFS. It's a piedmont forest with lots of rain. There are several small mondadocks nearby, you'll need a topo map to find them. Saluda is the nearest town with services. It does back up to private property, but there is a chance you might not see the owner since he has multiple driveways. If not, then this place is pretty private, there will be no traffic unless the owner or firefighters come down that way. Low light and noise pollution. <br /> <br />Directions from Columbia: Get on I-126 westbound, Take exit 108 to I-20 westbound. Take Exit 33 to SC-39 northbound. Turn left onto US-378. Turn right onto Running Wild Road WARNING: Road is rough may not be passable to a non-4WD car during when wet. Eventually, on your right, you'll see an ungated primitive road, turn right onto it. You will need 4WD. Drive a few dozen feet and you'll find the campground. If you are on Running Wild Road and reach May Branch Road, you have gone too far. <br /> <br />From: Charlotte: Get on I-77 southbound. Take exit 77 to US-21 to Rock Hill, split from it to SC-121 and follow it southbound. Eventually, you'll come to Saluda, and turn right onto US-378. Turn right onto Running Wild Road WARNING: Road is rough may not be passable to a non-4WD car when wet. Eventually, on your right, you'll see an ungated primitive road, turn right onto it. You will need 4WD. Drive a few dozen feet and you'll find the campground. If you are on Running Wild Road and reach May Branch Road, you have gone too far. <br /> <br />From Charleston: Get on I-26 westbound. Take exit 108 to I-20 westbound. Take Exit 33 to SC-39 northbound. Turn left onto US-378. Turn right onto Running Wild Road WARNING: Road is rough may not be passable to a non-4WD car during when wet. Eventually, on your right, you'll see an ungated primitive road, turn right onto it. You will need 4WD. Drive a few dozen feet and you'll find the campground. If you are on Running Wild Road and reach May Branch Road, you have gone too far. From: Greenville: Start down on US-25 southbound. Eventually, you'll go through Greenwood, SC, when the time comes, split from US-25 and onto US-178 eastbound. Turn right onto May Road. Turn right on May Branch Road. Turn left onto Running Wild Road. Turn left onto the first fire trail you see. <br /> <br />You will need a 4WD vehicle, I can not stress that enough. An RV WILL NOT FIT in the campground, it would probably get stuck on the road anyway. <br /> <br />Since it is so hard to find, I shall include the geocoordinates for the start of the fire trail. <br />33.997126, -81.916865 <br />Boggy Campground Fire Trail <br />Names are unofficial, coordinates are official


33.99783, -81.916153
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