Camp Bob Cooper
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Camp Bob Cooper, formally the Robert M. Cooper 4-H State Leadership Center, is Clemson University's overnight 4-H summer camp on a 110-acre peninsula on Lake Marion in Summerton. Campers stay in air-conditioned dorms and eat in a full-service dining hall while doing waterfront activities off multiple docks and a water slide, plus archery, riflery, field sports, a climbing tower, nature trails and team-building. Built in 1939 and operated by Clemson since the 1940s, it serves 4-H campers from across South Carolina in summer and hosts other groups year-round.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Camp Bob Cooper directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★Brandy PaigeBest 4H campus South Carolina.
★★★★Sandra Nelson LawsonI went to find out some information about a group I'm hoping to get started. But all the administrators were already on vacation break. The young lady who spoke with me and gave me a flier was nice and friendly.
★★★Shannon AllenThe food is hit or miss, and the soda machine only works about half the time. Not sure if they do it on purpose or not but it is what it is. All of the people are extremely nice that run it though. The rooms are filthy and bug infested, we saw roaches and bedbugs and dead spiders all along the walls. Not to mention the black mold in the bathrooms. Bring heaters in the winter, and plenty of fans during the summer.
★★★★★Ms. “Glass”Camp Bob Cooper was amazing! They have a wide variety of activities that the children do every single day, they can never get bored! They create a warm welcoming social circle among all of the children. My daughter had a wonderful time although it was too short, four days of fantastic fun for a wonderful price! We wished it had been for a week! They sing songs, They play games of all sorts they have a wall climbing tower, they canoe, paddleboard and more! My daughter said the food was enjoyable as well. She has attended camp Greenville for five years now, and Bob Cooper has bunks that offer a thin mattress and provide some padding which Greenville never has and they even have air-conditioning inside their cabins! She will definitely be returning, way to go Clemson 4-H!
★★★★John-Paul SchickDropped my son off for 4H camp. Spacious grounds, on Lake Marion. The buildings are dated in design, but clean & functional.