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Outside Inn Campground

25 RV Sites, 1 Glamping Site, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Outside Inn Campground in Santee, SC, offers 25 RV sites and 2 glamping units, with 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 70 feet. Sites are named for where they sit and sized individually: Farm Back-In full-hookup sites to 42 feet, Forest Back-In to 38 feet, Farm View and Forest Pull-Thru sites to 70 feet, Farm View Pull-Thru Buddy sites to 70 feet for two rigs traveling together, a Back-Out full-hookup site to 28 feet, and one water-and-electric back-in to 30 feet. Full-hookup sites carry 30/50-amp power, fresh water, and sewer. The campground was built to save as many trees as possible, which means no two sites are the same size — read the individual site descriptions, and you can lock in a specific site at booking if you have one in mind. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, and firewood cover the rest. Open all year, big rig friendly, pets welcome. The farm is what makes this one different. Guests meet a Highland cow, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, and chickens, with nearly two miles of walking trails across 55 acres, a playground, birding, hiking, biking, stargazing, and planned activities. Santee sits near Lake Marion in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with a state park, a national park unit, and golf all close. Nightly rates run roughly $45 to $69, with discounts for weekly and monthly stays. The two glamping units, The Canopy and The Homesteader, are one-of-one — book those early.

from $45/night

Oak Island Campground

52 RV Sites, 2 Onsite RV/Trailers

Oak Island Campground in Southport, NC, offers 54 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in four categories — deluxe full-hookup, premium full-hookup, and two named sites, Flounder and Wahoo — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. The campground is rated big rig friendly. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a boutique shop, on-site dining, a pavilion, a community fire pit, and cabins cover the rest. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. Creek frontage, beach access, corn hole, live music, and coastal dark sky for stargazing fill the grounds, with swimming, fishing, boating, and picnicking. Southport is a postcard-pretty waterfront town just south of Wilmington on the Brunswick County coast, and the campground sits within a mile of the beach. The Southport trolley, the ferry, the Oak Island Lighthouse, and downtown are all close. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Summer on the Brunswick coast books early — deluxe and premium sites go first.

from $77/night

Growing Faith Farms

Enjoy all that nature has to offer at our mountainview glamping retreat. Growing Faith Farms is a small farm and glamping retreat located in the Brushy Mountains of NC. We are about 30 minutes from Boone, 15 minutes from Wilkesboro or Lenoir, and 90 minutes from Charlotte. Owned and operated by Joseph and Christina Angott, Growing Faith Farms was established in 2021 to introduce people from all walks of life to a slower pace. There is so much history and beauty in these mountains just waiting to be explored. Come visit and see where humanity and heritage unite to form a magical connection with the land and nature in a unique experience.

from $30/night