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WHO TO CALL

& WHERE TO GO

Georgetown County Parks &
Recreation Department
Administrative Offices:
2030 Church St., Georgetown, SC 29440
P ARKS & RE CREA TION six lanes for launching boats, 200 paved (843) 545-3275
So much of our area’s outdoor pursuits parking spaces, permanent restrooms, and a www.gtcounty.org or www.gtcparks.org
are facilitated by the efforts of the Georgetown 3,500 square-foot events stage that overlooks
County Parks and Recreation Department. the Sampit River.
GTCParks manages and maintains more than GTCParks offers more than 450 recreation Huntington Beach State Park
300 parks and facilities across 814 square miles events annually, including children’s 16148 Ocean Hwy. | 17 Murrells Inlet
of land area. This includes 77 athletic fields programs, senior services, instructional (843) 237-4440
that feature five tournament level facilities, programs, cultural and performing arts, youth www.southcarolinaparks.com
26 playgrounds, 31 tennis courts, 30 picnic sports leagues, specialty camps and clinics,
shelters, 31 basketball courts, 12 community/ and special events.
senior centers and five recreation centers.
The Beck Recreation Center at 2030
Church St. in Georgetown offers cardio and
weight rooms with men and women’s lockers,
a full court gymnasium with a climbing wall
and aerobics room. The Waccamaw Regional
Recreation Center and Choppee Recreation
Center at the Northwest Regional Park offer
both cardio and weight rooms, rental spaces
for events and programs, and host programs
and activities for all ages. Additionally, the
new Andrews Recreation Center, which will
have similar offerings to the Waccamaw and
Choppee Recreation Centers, is scheduled to
open in the fall of 2019.
The Murrells Inlet Community Center
includes a large multipurpose room with a
permanent stage and theatre seating, three
meeting spaces and a catering kitchen. The
Howard Center offers an 863-seat auditorium
with stage, new lighting and sound systems,
and dressing rooms, not to mention a large
multipurpose space, a catering kitchen,
a full court gymnasium and a variety of
smaller rooms.
The Department also provides access to
27 boat landings, a 2,800-foot fishing and
observation pier, and 68 beach access areas
from Garden City to Litchfield. The Carroll
Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex features

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