• Poinsett State Park
    Poinsett State Park,  South Carolina Campgrounds

    Poinsett State Park

    9.16.22-9.18.22 When you know the state park manager you can get an escort at midnight to your campsite.  Poinsett State Park in Sumter County, SC is about a four-hour drive for us. Conveniently located on the way to our favorite beach campground, it’s a great place to stop and visit friends who live there. Last time we visited Emily she was a state park ranger at Santee State Park. Now she is THE park manager of Poinsett State Park.  The park was built in 1934 by the CCC. It includes a ten-acre pond, 25 miles of hiking/biking trails, and pre-revolutionary gristmill ruins. The CCC built a bathhouse out of the…