Santee Lakes KOA

Nice campground for a quick stop. Free breakfast and easy to get in and out of with big rigs

Stayed overnight and probably stay again. Had nice site close to lake with water/elec only. Park must have been bought by KOA as you can see there are some long, long term looking RVs still around. Otherwise curbside check-in easy and escort to site. Nice space between sites, nice breeze by lake. A few dumpsters had bad seafood smell due to others lake waste probably. A good Mexican restaurant across bridge.

We are camping in a 36 " MH. Staff was great in accommodating our request for a pull thru site. Reservation was fast and pleasure to speak with staff. Check in remote and the staff will take you to your site. Lake looks inviting. Boat launch and boat storage. Site was long enough for coach and tow. Very wooded with tall pine. Ground mostly dirt and some gravel. Our site was very level. We will be back with our boat next time! Hunts Pizza onsite. Playground and family oriented. Great wifi

Quiet, heavily treed, well-spaced sites. Gorgeous sunset over the lake. Would definitely come here again.

This was a one night stay while passing through. The campground was largely vacant and we were place on a site that allowed us to see the lake. Ordered pizza from the local delivery and explored the campground a bit. Campsite spacing above average on our site, Site was shaded and mostly sand.

Update on January 28, 2023 We stayed three nights while headed south. Weather was into the 50's and we had a good time. Campground gets busy near the end of the day with pass through travelers. This is only 2 minutes from route 95 making it an ideal stop over. Also plenty of sites used for the weekend! This camp is typical of an KOA, clean and well maintained. The jump in price from last year was substantial, $57 to $75 and we'll be looking for a less expensive option for next year. $75 is pretty steep when the pool, beach, etc. are available for use. That said, where else can you play yard chess?

A campground with a lot of potential! Lovely, expansive,shady, environment with many large trees and a beach & dock on the river. Beach was nicely maintained with picnic tables, lounge chairs and a playground. Minutes from I-95, and a calm and a beautiful area. Very kind and helpful staff. Small store with souvenirs and necessities, pool (unfilled when we were there), playground for kids and dogs, yummy smelling pizzas available for delivery to your site. A problem was that one comfort station was rundown and the other was closed completely. Toilets and sinks themselves were clean but the walls, floors and doors were actually filthy. There were showers available, but I didn't use them. A few long term resident trailers were extremely old and ill-maintained. Sites were close together but pleasant, some were level-ish, most would need some element of leveling. If this campground can spruce up, especially the comfort stations, the nightly price would be acceptable and it would be a terrific place to stay. We camped at Santee / Santee Lakes KOA in a campervan.

This is a relatively new KOA that was formerly long-term camping. There are a few oldsters left, but mostly the campground was empty. Sites are almost all pull-through, a definite plus for newbies like us. Site not particularly level front to back, but not impossible. Staff extremely helpful. And the views are stunning. Wi-fi and cell service both excellent. The only downside is road noise from close by I-95, but it wasn't that distracting. I think in summer the lake will be noisy with boat/jetski traffic. We will definitely stay here again.

This place looks nothing like the photos. It’s your typical overcrowded KOA with no privacy. People just walk through our campsite without any sort of care. It’s remarkable. I don’t know why anyone would want to stay here more than a night and yet the place is full of 400 lb Bubbas spending their 4th here.

We would have booked the SP down the street but they require 2 night reservations. If we ever pass through here again we’ll book the SP and just eat a night. It’s the same price anyway (35x2) = 1 night KOA rate without Bubbas.

Stayed in end of Nov 2021. Catching up on reviews.
Site type: Pull-through, FHU, 50 AMP, end of row
I do not recall the cell service as it was a while back. It was at least sufficient for us to work on from our hotspots through VPNs, which require at least 3 bars. Hoping that helps.

THE GOOD
Location: Gas close by and groceries not too far.
Grounds: Clean and nicely maintained!
Office/Store: Good sized store. Some grocery items and a good amount of RV stuff.
Site: We had an end site which is nice for our pups because you get some extra space. It also had beautiful views of the lakes and sunset.

THE BAD:
Sites: Unlevel sites.

COULD BE BETTER: Not good or bad

Only stayed one night on our way through. Clean and well organized and super helpful staff. Easy in and out.