Cape Romain Wilderness
Cape Romain Wilderness is a 29,000-acre wilderness area in Charleston County, South Carolina. It rises from about -5 to 12 ft. The nearest town is McClellanville, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
Cape Romain Wilderness map
Cape Romain Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Campfires are prohibited.
- McClellanville, SC is the nearest town, 1.2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 14 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant.
- The highest ground in Cape Romain Wilderness is about 12 ft, and its lowest about -5 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model).
Who manages Cape Romain Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Wildlife Service | 29,000 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, 843-928-3264 |
Getting to Cape Romain Wilderness
- McClellanville, SC is the nearest town, 1.2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)
- The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 14 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant.
Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Cape Romain Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-30. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.
Trailheads at Cape Romain Wilderness
- Trailhead Sewee Shell Mound Interpretive Trail (0.61 mi outside the boundary, 22 ft), at 33.0011, -79.6093 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-30. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-sc.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Campgrounds in and around Cape Romain Wilderness
Buckhall Recreation Area camping (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Public lands next to Cape Romain Wilderness
- National wildlife refugeCape Romain Wilderness lies inside Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.
- National forestFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests is 0.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaLittle Wambaw Swamp Wilderness is 1.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in South Carolina
- wilderness.net (accessed 2026-09-30)
- prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com (accessed 2026-09-30)
- prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- openstreetmap.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
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