State: South Carolina
Address 1: 251 State Park Road
City: Santee
Zip: 29142
Phone: 803-854-2408
Open all Year: Yes
Electric Water: 158
Camp URL: http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/535.aspx
Full Hook: Yes
About: Santee State Park offers cabins, camping, biking, hiking, boating and fishing in the heart of one of the nations best-known outdoors destinations Santee Cooper Country.
The park sits along Lake Marion, one of the two lakes (the others Moultrie) that gave birth to Americas inland striped bass fishery. Together, the lakes cover more than 170,000 acres and now also are known for their abundant populations of huge catfish.
The parks rondette cabins, including 10 on piers over the lake, have been hosting outdoorsmen and families for generations. A community meeting building, with its large, screened-in grilling facility, also attracts groups.
Out in the lake across from the park is Lake Marions flooded cypress forest. Pontoon boat tours into the lakes swampy headwaters are based out of the parks marina/park store
Directions:
From I-95: Take exit 98 to Hwy 6 toward Elloree, the park is located 1 mi. W. of the town of Santee.
From Columbia: Take I-26 to Hwy 6, exit 136, travel through St. Matthews, continue on Hwy 6 for approximately 15 mile to Elloree and follow signs.