There is a definite art to cooking over charcoal or wood, especially if you have to contend with delightful aromas that drift by from campsite to campsite on a cool autumn morning coming off a lake. Such can be the story of campers who converge on Lake Richard B. Russell in Calhoun Falls, SC, for the annual South Carolina Campground Cookoff produced by the Old 96 District Tourism Commission. The event showcases the best of the best in campfire cooking and is in partnership with the Parks Division of the SC Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism.

Comments from a few of the 2011 cook teams:

"We had a great time. It seems to get better every year!"

"The weather was a bit cool and that just made it even more fun. Everyone seems to have such a good time and it is well organized."

The South Carolina Campground Cookoff is sponsored by the Old 96 District Tourism Commission which promotes Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens and McCormick counties. The event is also made possible by the support of the Parks Division of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.

Greenwood, SC

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Little River Blueway

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Campfire Grill Company

C. F. Sauer

The Companion Group

Lodge Manufacturing Company