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Guilliard Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SC · 33.28477, -79.61887
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Guilliard Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 13 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Guilliard LakeNIFC · 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 Guilliard Lake · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater15 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- DDump44 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Guilliard Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
13 ft
State
SC
Coordinates
33.28477, -79.61887
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Guilliard Lake · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSantee River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townPrice Landing · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBP · ~4.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~11.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~20.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicTidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital · ~20.4 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~23.2 mi
EV charging — from Guilliard Lake · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.5 mi straight-line SW — Berkeley Ford, Moncks Corner, SC (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 7:30am-7:00pm; Tue: 7:30am-7:00pm; Wed: 7:30am-7:00pm; Thu: 7:30am-7:00pm; Fri: 7:30am-7:00pm; Sat: 8:00am-7:00pm · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 90 within 100 · 243 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.7 mi — Market at Oakland - Tesla Supercharger, Mt. Pleasant
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.3 mi — HONC HONC PUBLIC #1, North Charleston
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.9 mi — 1530 Highmarket St, Georgetown, SC (at an office building) · LOOP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 375839 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Guilliard Lake · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHoney Hill · ~8.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWambaw Cycle · ~10.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElmwood · ~10.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHuger Picnic Area · ~15.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Guilliard Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Guilliard Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Francis Marion National Forest~8.4 mi
- Elmwood Campground~10.4 mi
- Charleston County~17.1 mi
- Buckhall Campground~17.4 mi
The unit that manages Guilliard Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Guilliard Lake are set by Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Guilliard Lake
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Guilliard Lake
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 — Guilliard Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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