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Location and Directions


Driving Directions

R.M. Cooper Leadership Center
8001 M.W. Rickenbaker Road
Summerton, SC 29148
803-478-2105

This 110-acre peninsula on beautiful Lake Marion offers waterfront activities, three adventure courses, a climbing tower, nature trails and recreation fields. Adult and youth lodging and conference facilities for up to 600 make Cooper an excellent camp, conference or retreat location.

Directions


From I-95 South:

  • Take Exit 108, turn right and go 1.5 miles.
  • Turn left at stop sign.
  • Go through first stop sign (two-miles), travel approximately four miles to second stop sign, and turn right onto Rickenbaker Road.
  • This road ends at Camp R.M. Cooper (approximately seven miles).

From I-95 North:

  • Take Exit 115 toward Summerton.
  • Travel approximately ¼ mile and turn left on Rev. J.W. Carter Road.
  • At Davis Station, turn right at stop sign, then immediately left onto Rickenbaker Road. This road ends at Camp R.M. Cooper (approximately seven miles).