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Lake Wateree State Park, SC

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Decided to camp here for a few days. Stayed at the Taylors Creek section, which is the newest section in the state park, with full hook-up on all sites. This new section was build in 2020.

This section is very open, with no shade, unless you park your chair under the awning. Good for Starlink though. Lake fishing available 50 yards away. All sites pretty much filled up being Memorial Day weekend.

Site 84.

Taylor Creek Section

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Lake Wateree State Park3

Very nice place to stay. A little too open for our taste though. Will probably stay at the lakeside section next time.

Fun fact: Lake Wateree is a 13,000+ acre man-made reservoir located approximately 30 miles northeast of Columbia, South Carolina, and roughly an hour south of Charlotte, North Carolina. Created in 1920 by the damming of the Wateree River, it is one of South Carolina’s oldest and largest lakes, spanning across Fairfield, Kershaw, and Lancaster counties. Managed by Duke Energy, the lake features over 200 miles of wooded shoreline, offering a popular destination for fishing, camping, and boating.

Hot Springs, NC Campground

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Hot Springs, NC Campground

This town was hit hard during the hurricane Helene. So was the campground that sits right along the French Broad River. They have done a great job getting everything together and back in shape.

We stayed 3 nights at the campground, with full hookups. Great place to camp, and fairly quiet. They also have cabins in addition to campsites in all variations.

French Broad River

Hot Springs, NC: All You Must Know Before You Go (2026) - Tripadvisor

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Edisto Beach State Park, SC

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Coming up next week, we’ll be headed to Edisto Beach State Park. We’ll be staying at the Live Oak Campground for this trip. I’ll keep this post updated as we explore.

We stayed at the Live Oak campground, which is one of two campgrounds in the state park. The other is closer to the beech. The Live Oak Campground site about a mile from the ocean.

Getting in there, the roads are very tight, with trees and other vegetation very close to the roads, with also had a few very sharp turns. We did not have an issue with our 30′ rig. Just be aware that if you arrive with a bigger outfit, be careful driving.

Campsite was fairly nice, but also very tight, with thick vegetation all around. Miles of very nice bike/ebike trails to explore. We didn’t bring our bikes for this trip, so we walked instead.

Very quiet place, with the occasional sounds of cars coming down 174.

I’ll give this campground 4 stars due to the very tight roads within the campground, and also tight campsites.

New EDC blade

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New EDC blade

The Spyderco Shaman.

This is an outstanding blade, a river rock in the hand, a lightsaber on the cutting board, and a dream in the pocket for its size and intended purpose. This is an outstanding version of an excellent blade and a strong candidate for the “One Ring” knife thought experiment.

Perfect EDC. Big, but still perfect, for me anyway.

Little Pee Dee River SP

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This is a great state park with a medium size campground. Got us a site right on the water. This is a very nice and quiet place.

The roads around the campground are all dirt road, and was pretty tight and curvy getting the RV in there. The sites are dirt as well. Most of them have water and electric. There is a dump station on the way out.

We really liked it here. Very quiet.