Short Stay Navy Outdoor Recreation Area

Drive from I-95 is a bit long. Camp is clean and well supervised with a great staff. Check in and site assignment was fast. The camp store is well stocked and saves a run into town. Fishing, boating etc. is excellent. Mounks Corner has lots to offer. Great place to visit and have some fun.

D.G. left this review using the Directory software: This is a superb recreation facility and not an adjunct to an operational fort or base. Clean, clean, clean!. Staff is very accommodating and professional. The RV section is spacious with sites about 100 feet long 50 feet wide, shaded, close access to water also water front sites. No sewer hookups but good dump station. Great boat access, fuel pier, 89 octane vehicle or boat fuel, great fishing from shore or boat, within 5 miles of good shopping area, Mounks Corner, 31 miles to Charleston with lots to see. Don't miss the Friday afternoon parade at The Citadel, the best show in town and it's free. Great place for retirees, couples, or families with kids. Great playground. Plenty of room to walk big dogs, all dogs welcomed when cleaned up after and attended. Excellent kennel in Mounks Corner -- indoor/outdoor runs, walked three times daily, run by a Vet. Kennel is great for your visits to Charleston without leaving a barking dog in the campground. Ask for details at the check-in desk. Nice camp store with necessities and fishing gear and bait. Very good laundry. Great lake beach. It doesn't get much better and certainly not for this price.

Although the lake is pretty, we weren't able to get a waterfront spot HOWEVER we got charged the rate for a waterfront spot. Signage is good getting TO the RV park but after you get there you're on your own. We had to ask a camper where we were supposed to go as we arrived after hours. Security told us to go pick our site and he'd be by shortly to remove the lock from the electric box. He kept his word. I knew we weren't going to have sewer but I hadn't read the info close enough and didn't realize that all that was available was 30 amp. Didn't turn out to be a problem though. We were able to run our A/C and lights and TVs and microwave and toaster without any problem. Don't understand why cable is only available for waterfront sites but with our antenna we got 7 stations. Our Verizon cell phones and aircard worked fine. We didn't have any problem with ants as previous people mentioned. One previous post said there was no Dump Station, but there is, we used it. The laundry room is air conditioned and has 4 washers and 6 dryers. All are $1 a load. I don't think we'll be back.

Is a great RV park on Lake Moultrie. Staff is very friendly and helpful. The lake is beautiful. Sunsets match Key West. It is a ways out from Charleston, SC, but for the money you can't find a better place. Has sites by the lake and in the woods. Sites by the lake have cable. Has a little store that has most things you need. Has a boat dock with rentals available. Has a laundry room available. Everything was well kept. Would stay here again.

This Fam Camp is located on a lovely lake at the end of a narrow, paved road. We had a waterfront site and enjoyed watching the sunset over the water. Laundry facilities were adequate. Staff was very friendly and helpful and made us feel at home.

Stayed at Short Stay Sept. 12 thru the 19th. Did not know there was a camp ground with so many amenities for the military. Mr. Boyd, the Director of Short Stay, is a great asset to the facility. He has many idea's that will make Short Stay, a place that will be used by every family camping. If you haven't been here yet, don't let it pass you by. I will be back, and will bring other military veterans.

We Stayed here in July while waiting to find a place to move into near Charleston. The Staff was friendly! Place was clean we where able to get a Lake front site during the week and kids and Husband loved it. Caught Plenty of Large fish right at our site. Yes if it rains DO not leave anything outside it does flood (ankle deep in some sites) but seems to dry quickly. ANTS!...Yipes make sure you have some kind of spray because if not they will find a way in. It Does seem to get Crazy busy on the weekends!!! Many friendly folks to chat with. I am Looking forward to going again when the weather cools off.. Hopefully December? :) Very easy to find, Camp store had tons of goodies and fishing gear/Boat rentals etc.

CAPTAIN LITTLE US NAVY THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF CHARLESTON NAVAL WEAPONS STATION & THE SHORT STAY NAVY OUTDOOR REC CENTER SHOULD ADD A DISCLAIMER TO THEIR RESERVATIONS,"AREA SUBJECT TO EXTENSIVE FLOODING WHEN IT RAINS !" WE WERE FLOODED OUT, FOUR INCHES OF NON DRAINING WATER COVERED OUR CAMP SITE. WHEN I WROTE TO CAPTAIN LITTLE HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT SCE&G HAD THE LAKE LEVEL TOO HIGH ???? NEVER AGAIN ...

I agree with comments left on previous. In addition to all mentioned. The wi/fi connection was great for us. We were directly on the lake front (facing lake) beautiful sunsets!!! Fishing was good too. Big thing to remember there is no site waste dump. Be prepared to move as needed or have your bucket. I can't say more than has been said before but I would return. I agree with the markets!!! But with multiple tours in other countries I can wheel and deal with the best.

Just spent a month at this facility and found it to be very enjoyable. Nice location only 30 miles from Charleston which is a wonderful city with a lot of things to do. We did the historic downtown tour, the downtown Market, The USS Yorktown, Plantations and Fort Sumter. If you go down to the Market make sure to deal, especially on the baskets, can get them down by 50% or more. The Campground is laid back. Same rules as most but no one shoving them down your throat. I didn't even see them posted anywhere. They have a Marina with boat rentals. But do not be late bringing them back. I was 10 min. late and it cost me a extra $50.00 they made sure I was aware of this before going out (my fault). You have to take a open book test that takes about 30-45 min. They have a small store on site with most items you may need.
Could use some new gravel on the sites and roads. And some site could use some tree trimming for the taller rigs. Satellite has good reception and my Verizon Air Card had 3 bars. Moncks Corner has everything you need and the Navy has a small BX and Commissary about 20 miles away. One thing that would be good for the overall look of this campground would be a place to store your trailers. It junks it up a little with them around your campsite.