Parks and Gardens
State Parks
Huntington Beach State Park
16148 Ocean Highway
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Tel - (843) 237-4440
Park Hours
April - October (daily) 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.
November - March (daily) 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
One of the most popular parks in South Carolina, Huntington Beach State Park is noted for its diverse habitats and a wide variety of wildlife. The park’s pristine beaches, salt marshes, and freshwater lagoons are home to American alligators, bald eagles, osprey, and nesting loggerhead sea turtles. The park is also one of the east coast’s finest birding sites.
Huntington is ideally suited for all types of recreation, including camping, picnicking, hiking, bike riding, shell collecting, fishing, crabbing, and simply observing nature. In addition, Coastal Exploration programs are offered throughout the year, providing hands-on learning experiences for all ages.
The Spanish-style castle that was the home and studio of American sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington. She and her husband, Archer Milton Huntington, were the founders of Brookgreen Gardens, which is located across the highway.
Located three miles south of Murrells Inlet on US Hwy. 17, the park offers 127 campsites.
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Myrtle Beach State Park
4401 South Kings Hwy.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29575
Tel - (843) 238-5325
Park Hours Year-round (daily) 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Myrtle Beach State Park has been extremely popular among South Carolina’s park visitors since it opened as one of the state’s first parks in 1936. Facilities include 350 campsites, a fishing pier, public beach, and nature center. A variety of hands-on educational programs invite families and groups of all ages to learn about beach combing for sea treasures, catching crabs off the fishing pier, seining through the surf, foraging for wildlife, or a dozen other Lowcountry activities.
Visit the community calendar to find out which Natural History Programs are going on this month.
Make online reservations for campsites, lodging, picnic shelters and meeting facilities or call toll free 1-866-345-PARK.
Gardens
Brookgreen Gardens
1931 Brookgreen Gardens Dr.
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Tel - (843) 235-6000 or (800) 849-1931
Brookgreen Gardens, the world’s largest and most breathtaking outdoor sculpture garden, showcases more than 500 works by 241 American artists on the site of four colonial plantations.
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