Please check this page for alerts regarding forest closures due to fire, inclement weather or dangerous conditions. For recreation area and OHV trail closures, visit the:
or call the Call Before You Haul hotline at 803-561-4025 for the most recent trails status. This Web site is updated Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is not updated on weekends and federal holidays.
Forest Roads and Trails
The Motor Vehicle Visitor Use Maps (MVUMs) for the Francis Marion National Forest and the Sumter National Forest are updated yearly. Ask for one at the district offices. Fall floods have still left some damage and closures:
Enoree seasonal roads open: FS 301B; 324; 327B; 331; 394B. Closed for eagle nesting: FS 301F; H.
Long Cane closed for flood damage: FS 516; 550A; 505 at milepost 2, Curtail Creek bridge.
To protect public health and safety the Forest Service has chosen to close Buck Hall Campground beginning October 19th at noon. The main water system for the entire site is not operational. Affected amenities include all flush toilets, urinals, showers, RV dump station, drinking water, and fish cleaning station.
Closing a popular recreation facility is always a difficult decision, but our primary concern in this situation is public health and safety. In order to provide a reasonably safe and enjoyable recreation experience at Buck Hall Campground, time is needed to complete all necessary repairs. We will reopen as soon as we are able.
Campers with reservations at Buck Hall will be notified and issued refunds through the online National Recreation Reservation System at www.recreation.gov. Alternate campgrounds are Honey Hill Campground and Elmwood Campground.
We will keep the public informed when assessments are finalized following this weather event and when it’s safe for your return to the forest. Thank you.
Hurricane Michael closures for the Enoree Ranger District(Updated October 12, 2018):
Enoree Ranger District Office - OPEN
Enoree OHV Trail – CLOSED until dried out
Woodsferry Picnic Area - CLOSED until site conditions can be assessed on Monday, October 15, 2018.
Woodsferry Campground - OPEN
There are unattended camps/ RVs at our four hunt camps – Sedelia, Poulius Loop, Rocky Branch, Collins Creek. We will close these facilities to camping but leave the gates open. These sites will be signed with a closure notice.
The following Long Cane District recreation sites update.
Long Cane District Office - OPEN
Fury’s Ferry Boat Ramp –CLOSED
Lick Fork Lake Recreation Area - OPEN
Parson’s Mountain Recreation Area - OPEN
Cedar Springs OHV Trail – CLOSED until dried out
Parson’s Mountain OHV Trail – CLOSED until dried out
Forks Bicycle Trail – assessing with partners…may open today
Fell Hunt Camp - OPEN
Midway Hunt Camp - OPEN
Morrow Bridge Hunt Camp - OPEN
Bradley and Edgefield Work Centers – OPEN
There are several unattended camps/RVs at the three hunt camps. We will close the facilities but leave the gates open. The sites will be signed with a closure notice.
The U.S. Forest Service has closed the south loop of the Wambaw Cycle Trail to ensure public safety. The closure is necessary to implement the Francis Marion FY17 Forest Health and Restoration Project, an ecosystem improvement project intended to lower the risk of southern pine beetle outbreak on the Francis Marion National Forest.
The Forest Service will re-open the trail once the timber harvesting and hauling are complete. Although it is challenging to predict the time-frame given weather, it is anticipated the trail will remain closed for 1-3 weeks.
or call the Call Before You Haul hotline at 803-561-4025 for the most recent trails status. This Web site is updated Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is not updated on weekends and federal holidays.
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