J. Strom Thurmond Lake · South Carolina
Overview Below Dam South Carolina Recreation Area is a popular park just below J. Strom Thurmond Lake Dam along the Savannah River. The park is located on Power Plant Road just off South Carolina State Highway 221 near the Visitor Center.
Sites at Below Dam South Carolina are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 7 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Group, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Clarks Hill, SC |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Below Dam South Carolina around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Petersburg | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Winfield | Cancellation alerts available |
| Modoc | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ridge Road | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hawe Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bussey Point Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| West Dam | Cancellation alerts available |
| Clarks Hill | Cancellation alerts available |
| Leroys Ferry Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lake Springs | Cancellation alerts available |
| Amity Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Parksville | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gill Point | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Below Dam South Carolina; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.