Friday, April 9, 2021

Trash or Treasure



 

I don’t like making campground recommendations. You realize, after being on the road for a while, that the places you love, while traveling, are special to you for an untold number of reasons. Poinsett State Park, in South Carolina, checks all the boxes, for what Mark and I look for in a campground, but I realize other campers who stay here might not see anything special about the place.

It’s a small park and the road into the campground is narrow with ruts and a few potholes, but since our camper is only 19 feet long that wasn’t an issue for us. At times, this area has a reputation for being “buggy”, but there was a cool breeze our entire stay and no mosquitoes; we did have to deal with some gnats but they were manageable. The park has created a multi-use trail system, accessible from the campground, which allows hiking and biking right from your camper door. Of course, if you don’t hike or bike that wouldn’t impress you. There’s a pond to cool of in, on hot days, canoes to rent and even a large common space where we could set up our disc golf travel basket. Did I mention it’s a CCC park? So the old Conservation Corp buildings, built in the 1930’s, have been preserved and restored. I love the old log and stone structures.

“Poinsett State Park, you are a treasure to me! I’m going to ignore the neighboring camper “Yelping” about your flaws, inadequacies and need for modernization!”




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