South Carolina Visitor’s Center

We stopped here for the typical pee break associated with a long road trips. To me it seemed a little old and in need of renovation. Bathrooms were clean, but just a little outdated. It was very crowded on 4 July weekend we stopped through. There were lots of vending machines all of which seem to be operational and full of goodies! Some of the picnic tables were damaged and shrubs in bad shape. The visitor center was nice. The ladies working in there were very friendly and talkative. We grabbed a South Carolina barbecue tour book and headed on our way.

In my opinion a rest stop with toilet paper in the stalls is already exceeding my expectations. I must have had good timing when we stopped here because there was actually a woman cleaning the bathroom while we were there, so we got to see the facilities at their finest. =)
The Visitor’s Center is only open during business hours 9 – 5 (or maybe 8 – 5?). Either way we were lucky and they were open while we were there. They have racks of brochures divided by region of the state. I picked up a couple booklets about the Greenville/​Spartanburg area where we were headed and I found them to be extremely helpful throughout the trip.

Hate I95 in SC love the state… How do you go from 3 lanes to 2 lanes through an entire state and not have traffic issues. SC is Dangerous!

Well, I guess you can’t be too picky when you need to use the restroom and you’ve been on the road for 6 hours, but this place is basically a dump. Not too much to ask for other than restrooms for both men and women, but there were just a few things a little more than unwelcoming at this semi-​spruced up dump.
The men’s room: Walking in standing water isn’t one of my favorite pastimes.
The vending area: It looked like something from a post-​apocalyptic world. Ancient machines and three of the 5 had out-​of-​order signs with duct tape over them… Wow.
Other items that scream «STAY AWAY»: A very LARGE cat, waltzing in and out of the janitor’s closet like it was the SC Visitor’s center mascot. I’m a fan of the feline crowd, but this was just… gross. A mangy cat that looks to be standing guard in front of a mop and bucket is just a little bit of a turn-​off whilst finding relief from a road trip.
I’ll probably get off on the exit after this joint next time I’m on the road, thanks.

This isn’t a very nice welcome center. It has plenty of parking though and the restrooms aren’t horrible.