Coastal camping · South Carolina

Hunting Island State Park

A maritime-forest barrier island with a lighthouse

SettingCoastal
StateSouth Carolina
Best seasonSpring & fall
ReserveSouth Carolina State Parks

South Carolina’s most-visited state park is a semi-tropical barrier island of palmetto forest, boneyard beach, and a climbable 1875 lighthouse. Wild and Lowcountry-lush.

Why camp here

Don’t miss: Hunting Island Lighthouse

RVs & rigs: RV sites with water/electric

What’s here

  • Lighthouse climb
  • Boneyard beach
  • Lagoon kayaking
  • Loggerhead turtles

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