Cities with RV Parks are shown in blue type.
The other listed cities on I-20, in green type
are included for orientation.

exit #	community	exit #	community
1-5	North Augusta	92	Lugoff
22	Aiken	123	Bishopville
39	Leesville	141	Florence
58	Lexington	*eastern end of I-20*
74	Columbia	to the GRAND STRAND

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SOUTH CAROLINA — "Are we there, yet..." Almost. Aiken is in what the SC tourism folks call Thoroughbred Country. Yes, you guessed it: they are really into horses. Every year for three weekends they have horse shows and horse racing, — and the Aiken Triple Crown. Unfortunately for most vacationers, this occurs in March (but March in Aiken is like June up North). Aiken also has a very unusual — and interesting — museum housed in a former millionaire's mansion 803-642-2015. Gardeners (and there are a lot of them!) will love Hopeland Gardens 803-642-7631 (which contains more than flowers; how about the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame in a restored carriage house. South Carolina maintains a large web site with all kinds of information about the State. Visit them at SKIway.net.
About an hour from Georgia is Interstate 26 and Columbia. Columbia is in a topographical bowl. It gets HOT, very HOT. Columbia is also the home of Fort Jackson which was a gift the the U. S. Government by some very concerned people during World War I (2 June 1917 to be exact) with the firm proviso that it NEVER BE CLOSED! The original gift was just 1200 acres (look at it now, — 52,000 acres!).
Columbia does have one campground worth special mention. It is in their Sesquicentennial State Park on US-1 about 3 miles northeast of exit 74. The fees run $15 to $18 and they have water and 30 amp electric hook-ups. Add to that a dump and hot showers and a beautiful environment and you could have a very pleasant night — or day or two.

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   Continuing east from Columbia, after you cross the Wateree River (milepost 97) there just isn't much to write about. There is Lee State Natural Area in Bishopville (exit 123) which is outfitted like most SC State Parks but charges less than $20. Then we have our O'Henry ending; the Interstate ends at exit 160, the I-90 interchange, in Florence. That's all, folks. They seem to have forgotten about Myrtle Beach and South Carolina's Grand Strand which badly needs Interstate highway access. They've yakked about it for twenty years but the money always goes somewhere else.
   While it's off the Interstate, we will continue on US-76 to Marion and from there on US-501 to Myrtle Beach. After all, that's where most folks are going. And there are several RV parks worth mentioning along the way.
   Myrtle Beach, by the way, is probably unique. In fact the whole Grand Strand (which extends from North Myrtle Beach south to Murrells Inlet (some extend it to Pawley's Island) is very special. Here is a wide variety of fun and excitement plus a fantastic beach. There are the top performers, most with their own theaters (like in Branson MO but Myrtle Beach is much more accessible - and friendly we think) and no gaming. This is great for families. And if you're a golfer, you already know about the area golf courses. Places to stay? Almost a dozen good RV parks and campgrounds just waiting for you.

contributed by Bob Masters

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I-20 and SOUTH CAROLINA

American Interstate System
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