FS · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
Whetstone Horse Camp
No lengths published for any site here
- Longest for your rig
- —
- Booking
- Reservable
- Hookups
- none
- Entry
- Pull-through
- ADA sites
- 18
- Elevation
- 1,684 ft
- Vehicles
- up to 4
- Season
- Open year-round
Facilities The campground is open year-round and has 18 sites with parking spurs for horse trailers.
quoted from the description Recreation.gov publishes for this facility
Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut
Getting there
What the agency says about the road in. For a long rig this is often the binding constraint — a site that fits is no use behind four miles of shelf road — and none of it appears in the campsite data.
- Unpaved approach
A sign for Whetstone Horse Camp is about 3/4-mile down the gravel road.
quoted from the driving directions
Every bookable site
No site here takes a 38 ft rig. The layout, for what it is worth.
Tents only — no rig permitted here — 18 sites
001no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles002no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles003no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles004no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles005no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles006no rigs permitted · pull · gravel · 28 ft wide · 4 vehicles007no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 4 vehicles008no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles009no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles010no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles011no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles012no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles013no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles014no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles015no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles016no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles017no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles018no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 28 ft wide · 2 vehicles
Within 60 miles
| Map marker# | Campground | Distance | Sites | Longest for your rig | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willis Knob Horse Camp | 2 mi N | 8 | — | electric |
| 2 | Sarah's Creek Campground (Clayton, GA) | 5 mi NW | 19 | 30 ft | none |
| 3 | Cassidy Bridge Primitive Camp | 5 mi S | 1 | — | none |
| 4 | West Fork Campground (Clayton, GA) | 6 mi N | 5 | — | none |
| 5 | Cherry Hill Campground | 9 mi NE | 29 | 60 ft | none |
| 6 | Van Hook Glade | 15 mi N | 10 | 36 ft | none |
Everything else on record
- Bookable sites
- 18
- Longest driveway
- 105 ft
- Max occupancy per site
- 14
- Reservable sites
- 18
- Coordinates
- 34.8648, -83.2252
- Nearest place
- MOUNTAIN REST
- Phone
- 864-638-9568
- Elevation
- 1,684 ft
Sources
- Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from
https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/234479· retrieved 2026-08-14 · public-domain - USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from
https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json· retrieved 2026-08-14 · public-domain