Coneross Park

When we pull up to the gate we were early about 1345 hrs. We knew that but have been able to check in early most of the time when we have visited, the camp sites. The gate, keeper, did not get her name, but siad well you are early , check is at 1500 hrs, and that the campers had not left yet. Siad in a non professional way, you have to go out of the park and park out side the gate. I asked could we park on the side in side the gate, as t here is plenty of room to do so. She again said in a non professional maner no get out side the gates and park, I went over on the side where there was a old dump station plentyof room, to park, was inside the gate. She came over and again in a way no one wants to be treated and said get out of the park now. Very degreading to any one. So i did, and there was no place to turn aound out side the gate other than traveling abut 2 miles to find a turn aound. But as i have been towing for over 50 years i managed to turn my trainler (30) ft there to save the 4 miles trip. After about 45 minutes or so another Gate keeper came over to were i was parked and said the campers were still on the site and a ranger was called. This was now around 1430 or so. At 1500 i walked up to the gate to see if we can now check in she said they had not cleared yet, I asked if i can check in and go down and wait, she was relunct to do that but did as i told her we wanted to talk to the ranger when he got there as this was not acceptable. She gave me my pass we got to the Site #9 and i t was empty, Know one had come to us and say it was now empty. But sure didnt want to l et us in or know anything other than 45 minutes after they campers should have left.

Sites was not cleaned and trash was left in the fire ring.

We had a vey lovely time at this campground and camp here often. We were expecting to be close to a shower and restroom which was shown on the map but it was not there. It looks like it was started but never completed. This is very important to us and needs to be reflected on your maps and websites. As usual the campsites were well kept and spacious. We have already booked for another time this year.

Another great coe campground.

We have not stayed at COE park before. After staying here we will look forward to staying at a COE park again very soon.

good trip

Good,clean sites.

This park is a little jewel on the shore of Lake Hartwell. Last fall while we were staying in a nearby USACE campground, we did some reconnaissance, checking out Coneross Park, marking up a map with our selections. So we were excited this year to act on that information and choose a site from one of the many, many great selections in the park. We stayed in site #55 so the grandkids could be close to the kids' amenities and our stay was great. The bathhouse, kids' playground, and swimbeach were all within easy walking distance, almost within sight of our tent. The bathhouse and public areas were kept clean and beautiful. Staff was friendly and helpful. Nearly all of the campsites were occupied but because of the layout on this little peninsula, we rarely heard anything from other campers. It was sweltering while we were here in mid-June ("feels like 108") with a very high UV index, but we swam in the mornings and evenings and managed to stay cool most of the time. We tent-camp and the north side of the site was in the sun from about noon to 4-5pm. We couldn't move the tent because the fire pit was on the south side of the site. So, because of this, when we return, we will llikely choose another nearby site, but for RV's with a little protection, this site is a very good one -- one thing that's particularly nice about #55 is that there are steps leading down to the water, making it easy to fish or put a canoe or kayak in from the site. It's also a pull through, with generous space for a small to medium RV. Larger RVs might have to back in or do a little bit of back and forth to get into the spot. Five well-deserved stars from this reviewer!

We stayed at site 96 which was a nice shady back-in site with a step down area. Decent access to the water for fishing and swimming. Close to the bathhouse although the bathhouse smelled like cigarette smoke and wasn't cleaned very well. This was a quieter loop since it didn't have a beach area or playground like the other loops.

first time camping in SC, and we loved this campground, such a big sites, good space between the sites for privacy, very clean, friendly stuff. The lake is awesome, warm clean water. We defiantly looking for more available days to spend here this summer.