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Parsons Mtn Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SC · 34.10890, -82.36219
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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 Parsons Mtn Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 553 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Parsons Mtn 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 Parsons Mtn Lake · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- WWater13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- DDump32 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
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 — Parsons Mtn Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
553 ft
State
SC
Coordinates
34.10890, -82.36219
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Parsons Mtn Lake · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAbbeville · ~4.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~3.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~3.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Children's Center · ~11.9 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~11.9 mi
EV charging — from Parsons Mtn Lake · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.4 mi straight-line NE — Greenwood, SC - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-21 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 55 within 50 · 236 within 100 · 665 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.4 mi — OPTIMUS CPO BTC GREENWOOD 2, Greenwood
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.8 mi — GEORGIA POWER LINCOLNTON DC2, Lincolnton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.6 mi — Lakelands Carts, Abbeville, SC (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-07-03 · 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 449191 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Parsons Mtn Lake · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVisitor Center · ~19.6 mi E · NPS
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Other camps near Parsons Mtn Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fell~4.4 mi · fee
- Midway~6.9 mi · fee
- Morrows Bridge~8.9 mi · fee
- Cyper Creek~21.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Parsons Mtn Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Parsons Mtn Lake are set by Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Parsons Mtn 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
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 Parsons Mtn 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 — Parsons Mtn Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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