Myrtle Beach State Park

Fees for entering the park are on a per person basis. Children 5 and younger free! The park is located off of South Kings Highway (Rte 17) near the Myrtle Beach Airport. You should be aware that the park is located off of one end of the runway, which means there is a lot of low flying airplane traffic throughout the day. Driving Directions . The ca... mpground is large 350 campsites but pleasant. It is surrounded by and built within a maritime forest. The towering pines offer plenty of shade. There are tent, RV and large RV campsites. Reservations are recommended for the busy summer season but the park does hold some sites back to be rented on a first-come-first-served basis. There are cabins for rent, which are located in an separate area from the campground, and two apartment style lodging facilities available. wide and with nice white sand. There is lots of room and there can be less of a crowd here than what that you find in areas where the beach is lined with hotels. A fishing pier splits the park's beachfront in two. On both sides of the pier there are parking areas at the back of the beach dunes. The park also makes it easy to enjoy a day at the beach, with easy to access restrooms and some open air showers at the paths that lead between the dunes and connect the parking areas with the beach. There are a number of trails that wind their way through the park. All of these are easy going, relatively flat hikes. When you combine the parking areas and the beachfront boardwalk, you could easily cover a few miles and see a lot of different parts of the park's features: the beach, some relatively rare maritime forest and even some freshwater ponds. The fishing pier is one of the centerpieces of the park. You need to pay a daily fee ($8 or less, depending on your age) to fish - walking is free - but if you want to get your line in the water, it is a great deal. There are both group facilities, available for rent, and individual grilles with picnic tables. Many of the parks picnic facilities are north of the pier, ...Read More