Short Stay Recreation Area

Not what I expected, expected more from an Air Force facility. Stayed only four days, about thirty miles from downtown Charleston. Gate is manned by young inexperienced young ladies every time I came in. Checking in was pretty smooth, except for determining which spot you want, hard to tell without driving all over. Saw a lot of homesteaders with old, dirty and decrepit campers. After the second day we were inundated with ants. Shower/bathhouse needs more attention. Will probably return, if certain sites were open 

This is our first stay at Short Stay. We are from just a few hours away and don’t get to go often or far on weekend vacations. The location is awesome, situated on the banks of Lake Moultrie, one of the premier lakes in SC. Arrival and check-I; was easy. I was given a list of sites available based on what I reserved and sent to pick my site. Thank goodness I was going Vern the option as out of 12 sites only one was not covered in water. I understand that it had rained heavily that morning but to have the majority of the available sites covered in water really isn’t acceptable. We noticed that the best sites that didn’t have concrete pads were occupied by full-time residents or old, broken down looking rigs that have obviously not moved in a very long time. We had at least three immediate neighbors that are obviously using these sites as seasonal or permanent sites and only come in every now and again. I would have to say that over half the campground sites are occupied full-time. Out of 68 sites not t listed as “Monthly” over half are filled long-term. The 50 amps sites all have concrete pads and most are water front. Some of these seem to have permanently parked rigs on them. I’ll know better next time to make sure I reserve a 50 amp site. The store was nice and appeared to be new. The bath house left much to be desired. The shower stall that I used was dirty with someone else razor stubble smeared on the walls, thankfully the stall was large enough that I could avoid the wall easily. Overall it was a decent place for the place, however, I have stayed at nicer for less. If they would get the permanent RV storage out and clean up the sites so that they don’t all flood when it rains it would be a much nicer place.

Nice campground. The 50 amp sites area all concrete. Site 7-20 (50 amps) all have water view. All the 30 amp sites are on dirt, and most of the 30 amps sites were flooded during this time. They have had more than 8 or nine days of rain. There are several full timers living at the campground and some of the other sites were being used as long term storage. Everyone we talked with pleasant to deal with and I am looking forward to going back. Worth the drive. We only had two issues and weather is not something that any of us can control. The other is was that, we went out for a few hour drive (Class B) and when we returned our rug was missing. We left it because it was soaking wet and to show the we are coming back. We did ask the security guards if they moved it and they said they did not. The store is open 24 hours, and they have boat rental. We only paid $24 per night (it is off season). 

Short Stay - $18 a day for wooded site with electric/water Pro(s): o Location, the park is on Lake Moultrie o Available rentals of a plethora of aquatic toys (boats, tubes, etc.) o Fully Furnished homes/cabins available for a nominal fee o Large covered picnic areas available for rent o Gate for entry into park (code required and it is changed weekly) o Variety of spots – pull thru, back in, concrete/gravel o Many spots were double if not triple width of spots we have had elsewhere o Man-made beach for swimming o Large playground for children o Brand new, easy to use centrally located dump station o Very easily accessible handicap shower with build in bench o Temperature controlled bathhouses Con(s): o No internet at sites, however we were told they had some signal near the office (dead center of grounds) o Gravel lots (older sites/wooded sites) are pretty uneven after years of use o Laundry room was outdated (1.75 per load) o Game room was just a pool hall that was out of order o A fair amount of long term residents

I had just left the Navy RV campground in Kings Bay Ga. the number rated campground in the military,only to come to one dirty campground at short stay. I mean all there is trash from one end to the other. The full timers in the park is worst than ever. My understanding is they can stay for one year,and must leave for one day. Oh wow, during that year you collect stuff,which junks up the park. One site has a RV, one large boat,3 golf carts, a covered up pile of whatever,a work truck which is loaded with all kinds of carpenter gear. This one is of the better sites. None of the site are the same size,some could be two sites,this is one of them. I really hate the way this park has gone hill,and it stems from change of command. If I was a first time camper and saw this mess I would have second thoughts. I would like to make a comment about the lake front site,i have no idea who designed them,but I'm sure it had to been a Clemson Engineer, the sites are made for 5th wheels, and pull behinds. Real RV's class "A" need to be able to pull in so they can have the view of the lake.The office staff,are professional and should be realized for their work, I would like to point out Jodie Adams,who during my three week she was one big help to me. I had to move and change my reservation dates and she was instrumental in doing so,Thank you Ray Wyatt USN Retired

Worst experience ever. Two words, bed bugs. Rented a three bedroom cottage/townhouse and they are tired and run down. Could use a complete scrub down. Windows and doors don't shut properly blinds are broken and kitchen is dirty with stains on wood from many years of hands and never been cleaned. But the worst is waking up on the first morning to a bed stained with little blood stains from my husband and I being munched on by bed bugs in condo number 13. We freaked out they offered condo number 10 to move to. We did a thorough inspection before we moved in and that too had bed bugs. Fecking gross. We had to wash all of our things in hot water and inspect all of our things. we got a refund and got the heck out. I can deal with campy trust me this was a nightmare. Whole place needs a makeover and apparently a fumigation! Never again.