Myrtle Beach State Park

South Carolina


Sleep beneath the pines or rent a cabin, all just steps from the shore. During summer, cabins must be rented on a weekly basis, and there's a two-night minimum the rest of the year. Reserve months in advance.

The state park is 3 miles south of central Myrtle Beach and includes a nice beach, a fishing pier and swaths of protected maritime forest.


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