Agency-listedUSFSFee
Collins Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SC · 34.47115, -81.52471
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Collins Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 427 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Collins CreekNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Collins Creek · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- WWater16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- DDump27 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Collins Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
427 ft
State
SC
Coordinates
34.47115, -81.52471
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Collins Creek · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHelena · ~14.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~13.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~13.5 mi
- HardwareNewberry Hardware · ~12.6 mi
EV charging — from Collins Creek · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.4 mi straight-line S — Pilot Travel Center 4580, Prosperity, SC · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 69 within 50 · 266 within 100 · 502 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.4 mi — Irmo, SC Rechargery Relay @ Circle K - Broad River Rd, Irmo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO31.6 mi — Spinx, Irmo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.8 mi — Newberry County Library System (at a library) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 388806 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Collins Creek · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCollins Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMollys Rock · ~5.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrick House · ~10.5 mi W · USFS
- Highway rest areaNewberry Rest Area · ~11.0 mi W
Open Collins Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Collins Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Willow Oak~5.8 mi
- Herbert~8.0 mi
- Brick House~10.5 mi · fee
- Rocky Branch~11.4 mi
The unit that manages Collins Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Collins Creek are set by Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Collins Creek
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Collins Creek
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Collins Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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