South Carolina Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather
South Carolina's USFS page says a campfire does not need a permit. Burn bans and fire restrictions are posted by South Carolina Forestry Commission. Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for South Carolina load on the page.
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Burn bans and restrictions: South Carolina Forestry Commission.
The campfire rule in South Carolina
Campfires in state parks and forests
All fires must be confined to designated grills or areas.South Carolina State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Whether you need a permit
Campfire permits are not required. However, please check with the local district office about fire conditions.USFS, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
What the quote says: no permit is required.
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Campfire permits are not required. However, please check with the local district office about fire conditions.USFS, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
Campfire permits are not required. However, please check with the local district office about fire conditions.USFS, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: South Carolina Forestry Commission.
Quoted from pages read October 18, 2026. A county, a national forest or a single park can order a stricter ban than the state, so ask the local fire department or ranger district before you light a fire.
Camping in South Carolina
The South Carolina camping guide has the months when the weather works, how South Carolina State Parks (Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism) books sites, the rule for camping outside a campground and a live weekend forecast for your campsite.
South Carolina campfire questions
Campfire rules in other states
Where this page’s facts come from
- State park, forestry and federal land pages (read October 18, 2026). Booking windows, reservation systems, campfire rules, fire restriction sources and rules for camping outside a campground, each quoted word for word with a link to the page it came from.
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020 (read October 18, 2026). Average monthly high, low and nights at or below 32 F at 150 reference stations, the same stations the heat season and heating season pages use.
- National Weather Service alerts (live, read in your browser when the page loads). Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, Fire Warnings, Freeze Warnings and High Wind Warnings, read live from api.weather.gov.
- National Weather Service 7 day forecast (live, read in your browser when the page loads). The weekend forecast for the ZIP code a visitor enters, read live from api.weather.gov.