Buck Hall Camping 10 '14

We've been having some beautiful weather, so Bruce and I decided to pack up the Kat in the RV and head south to Buck Hall Recreation Area for a three day camping getaway.

The Buck Hall  campground is bounded on the west by the Francis Marion National Forest

 and on the east by the Inter-coastal Waterway and the  Cape Romaine National Wildlife Preserve

It's a small campground.  There are only 14 campsites total, and five of those are reserved  for tent camping .

Every campsite has a view of   the Intercoastal Waterway and the Bulls Bay Marsh 

 It is one of the cleanest  campgrounds we have ever stayed in .  With its large expanses of mowed lawns and park benches it felt more like a city park.

Bruce and I spent a lot of time watching boats of every size and shape go by on the Intercoastal

and taking photos.  

Carolina homes on the Intercoastal

Everywhere we looked there was something beautiful and interesting.

 To the North of the campground there were mansions  and to the South  a local fishing dock

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To the east was the vast open expanse of Bulls Bay and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.

There was one other feature that made it Buck Hall different from any other campground we have ever stayed in; it was geared toward fishermen.  CC was the only woman (other than the Camp Hostess) in the campground.  Every campsite was occupied by two or three men who had brought two or more trucks and one or two  fishing boats.

It was one of the quietest campgrounds we have ever stayed in.  I don't think anyone there stayed up past 9 pm.  Just before dawn all the guys would haul their boats down to the boat launch and queue up to get in the water.

Once afloat, they would circle about, waiting for their buddies to launch, then head off in groups of three or four boats to their favorite spots on the bay.  After an hour or so, the campground would be empty

 and Bruce and I would have the place to ourselves for the remainder of the day.

It was really peaceful, and we're sure to go back.