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LORDS PR OPRIET ORS Recreation

ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES

area, and it’s no surprise Georgetown County
lake is a sure-fire place to see alligators and
sometimes even a mink or two. Also on
was named in the “Ten U.S. Adrenaline
the park’s property is the South Carolina
Outposts” by National Geographic Magazine.
landmark, Atalaya, the picturesque, Moorish-
Locals and visitors take advantage of the
style winter home of Archer and Anna Hyatt
area’s vast array of watersports from surfing
Huntington, philanthropist and sculptor,
respectively, who left the park and adjacent
kitesurfing. Georgetown and Horry County
Brookgreen Gardens as their legacy. Atalaya is
Parks and Recreation Departments maintain
the host location for the annual Atalaya Arts and kayaking to paddleboarding and
Caledonia Golf and Fish Club and Crafts Festival. For more information, many public boat landings and there is
Recreation W Carolina’s Poet Laureate, Archibald Rutledge. visit www.atalayafestival.com. wide array of charter fishing companies
certain to be one near you. There is also a
hether you enjoy world-class
Just a bit north of Georgetown County,
golfing, fishing, boating or
Enjoy a two-mile hike along the Hampton
that will happily provide you with
Myrtle Beach State Park is one of the most
exploring historical sites, it is
Plantation nature trail as it takes you through
easy to enjoy the great outdoors here in the
Carolina coast. In the 1930s, the Civilian
Off the water, local and state parks
Hammock Coast. In fact, South Carolina’s towering pine forests and long-abandoned popular public beaches on the South professional guides.
rice fields. Or enjoy learning about those
Conservation Corps built this 312-acre
offer miles of hiking and biking trails,
entire Grand Strand is an outdoor-lover’s who once called Hampton home along the oceanfront park with the intent to preserve
paradise thanks to numerous recreation quarter-mile history trail. The park is open and maintain the natural heritage of the and boardwalks with waterfront views.
facilities, two of the state’s most popular daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and house tours are South Carolina coastline. The park includes Georgetown County is home to Bike the
state parks, and miles of sandy beaches. Neck, a paved bike trail system that will
available from 12-2 p.m. campsites, cabins, nearly a mile of beach,
Georgetown County and the Waccamaw eventually run more than 25 miles from
Neck shine brightest amid all the area’s Both Georgetown and Horry counties make it easy to get the Horry County line in Murrells Inlet to
natural gems. out and enjoy the outdoors, with many parks, recreation Georgetown. About 18 miles of pathway have
Georgetown County is home to a been completed. The unique Horry County
state historic site, Hampton Plantation, centers, boat launches, and other facilities accessible Bike & Run Park, located in Carolina Forest
and a stunning state park, Huntington through the respective parks and recreation departments. off River Oaks Drive, hosts seven miles of
Beach, together offering seemingly endless mountain biking and running trails.
opportunities to get out and enjoy the Beach-lovers will find their place in the picnic areas, a fishing pier and nature center.
wonders of nature. Hampton Plantation State sun at Huntington Beach State Park, which The nearly mile-long nature trail provides GOLF
Historic Site, once a flourishing 18th century offers a sweeping, pristine and uncrowded visitors with an opportunity to explore There is no better place to putt, practice,
rice plantation, is a well-kept symbol of early beach, along with seaside camping, the finest one of the last remaining maritime forests
American history with its Colonial mansion surf fishing South Carolina has to offer, and (a Heritage Trust Site) on the northern and play golf than in the “Seaside Golf
that once played host to luminaries including some of the top bird-watching on the East coast of South Carolina. Capital of the World.” The area offers
George Washington and Francis Marion. Coast. Nature lovers enjoy the park’s wide Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the challenging courses created by such
Hampton is also a great spot for discovering variety of nature programming, including the east, the Intracoastal Waterway to the west, luminaries as Pete Dye, Tom Fazio and Jack
the inspirational beauty of the Santee Delta chance to kayak the salt marsh or go one-on- major rivers, and countless tidal creeks and Nicklaus. For more information, please visit
– a place that shaped the works of South one with a blue crab. The park’s freshwater estuaries, the water takes center stage in our www.myrtlebeachgolf.com.
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