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Once an army training base, Croft State Park covers more than 7,000 acres of rolling, wooded terrain just a few miles from downtown Spartanburg. The park offers over 20 miles of biking and hiking trails, a playground, picnicking and camping, as well as fishing and boating in one of two lakes.
The Camp Croft FUDS is located in northwest SC, less than 10 miles southeast of downtown Spartanburg, SC. Between 1941 and 1944, Camp Croft was used as an infantry replacement training center for...
Since 2001, this site has served to honor those who worked and trained at Croft from 1940 to 1946 and to memorialize all US military service personnel who have lost their lives in pursuit of American freedom.
Croft State Park is a state park in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, located on land used during World War II as Camp Croft, a US Army basic training center and prisoner-of-war camp.
More than 200,000 soldiers prepared for the front lines of World War II on former farmland south of Spartanburg. Many trainees called the nice, newly constructed infantry replacement training ...
Camp Croft. Spartanburg, South Carolina served as host to Camp Croft, one of nine Army Infantry Replacement Centers in the U.S. This camp’s primary function was training infantrymen to replenish units currently fighting in World War II.
Pay & Reserve. Once an World War II army training base, Croft State Park offers Camping and Day-Use reservations over more than 7,000-acres of wooded terrain. The Army infantry training camp was shut down in 1947 and two years later, the property was reopened as Croft State Park.
Camp Croft, constructed in 1940-41, was named for Greenville native Maj. Gen. Edward Croft (1875-1938). The pillars from the main gate stand nearby. Camp Croft was one of nine U.S. Army Infantry Replacement Training Centers during World War II.
This website has been established to provide you with information regarding activities (past and present) at the former Camp Croft. Available resources include the history of the former Camp Croft, US activities, public involvement opportunities, and relevant project documents.
Named after Major General Edward Croft (1874–1938), a Greenville County native and chief of Army Infantry, Camp Croft was one of several training centers established across the nation as the United States began rebuilding its armed forces prior to Pearl Harbor.