We travelled to the shores of South Carolina for a week-long stay at Hunting Island State Park. We had spot 102 and it was so very nice. A few years ago the park was hammered by hurricanes Irma and Micheal. The pictures I saw inline showed some of the devestation. I also read reviews of stumps in the water, abundance of oysters and tremendous bug issues.
We arrived and saw really none of these issues. There were no stumps in the water, there were no oyster problem and the mosquitoes were easily controlled by an outdoor bug repellant system and standard bug spray.
For the mosquitoes, they were only out on non-breezy days. At the beach, basically all days are breezy. However, we did use Mission Essentials Fight Back spray and a DynaTrap outdoor bug repellant system. Both worked flawlessly.
Now, back to the beach. Our space (#102) was very spacious and a very short walk to the beach. Really, just crossing the small campground road and access the trail that takes you over the dune. There were other sites we liked that were closer. Those were 89, 91 and 93. In the front of the park, the spaces were pretty close together and were also out in the sun, which is a problem in June in South Carolina. The beach was amazing. The sand was soft and without a bunch of shells. The water was refreshing and the waves were fun. In the evening we were greeted by deer and raccoons that just wondered onto our campsite. That was an unexpected surprise. Our evenings ended up sitting by the campfire with my headlamp being used as a flashlight looking for wildlife coming onto our site.
Nearby, the town of Beaufort was amazing. Great shopping, restaurants and amazing architecture. Hunting Island, Beaufort and the surrounding areas were used in many movies including Forrest Gump and GI Jane.
We have reservations at Edisto State Park in South Carolina next year, but looks like we will be working on switching to Hunting Island. It was that good
