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grandmaR Says: I didn't of course. Climb the lighthouse I mean. For a view of the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding marshes one pays 50 cents and climbs 167 steps to end up 132 feet above the ground. I managed to climb the one at Key West, but I wanted to see Fort Taylor (which I didn't...
Inna_S Says: To get to Hunting Island you will drive on Highway 21, which goes through historic Beaufort. This is a good place to stop and get something to eat before heading to the island. The old section of the town is picturesque and walkable. If you take an hour or so to explore, you...
Country Hearth Inn - St.Helena Island: Great Hotel and is the CLOSEST TO THE BEACH
samantha2011 Says: We found this hotel on our way out to Hunting Island State Park we were taking our family to the beach when we saw right in the heart of St.Helena that there was a hotel open. We stopped looked at the rooms and couldn't believe the price for the room. It was just opened last...
Hunting Island Campgrounds: South Carolina State Park Campgrounds
grandmaR Says: Hunting Island has a 200 site campground located on the north end of the park. The URL shows a map of the area. I did not actually visit the campgrounds, as I was mostly interested in the lighthouse. I understand that each camp site has its own water and electrical hookup, a...
Hunting Island: South Carolina State Park Cabins
grandmaR Says: The cabins are at the other end of the island from the campground. I did not see them either. I don't think these buildings under the trees are the cabins, but they could be like that. This is what the website says:Hunting Island has 14 State owned cabins available...
After we paid our admission fee, we went to the visitor's center. We walked across a short boardwalk (where we could see this turtle and also an alligater farther along the bank - since we'd spend the winter in Florida, the gator wasn't that impressive, but YMMV) to get to the center. We saw a video tape about the island's history, and talked to the people manning the desk. There's is a very nice exhibit of the historic light house. I made a travelogue of the things we saw at in the visitor's center.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: 843-838-2011
April 2005 Construction Warning
grandmaR Says: Travel advisory: According to the Hunting Island State Park website, "Hwy 21 is being widened at this time, so some delays may be encountered near Hunting Island Park, though the delays will be minimal. Also, when traveling on Hwy 170 and Hwy 21, please be very careful as...
grandmaR Says: Hunting Island was originally accessible only by boat. Now there is this drawbridge. Although fishing is very popular here, you can't fish from the bridge.
grandmaR Says: I think the brick outline represents the place where the keeper's house was - it burned down. The other buildings are original to the lighthouse.
Marsh Boardwalk and Forest Gump
grandmaR Says: We saw this alligator and a turtle from the boardwalk leading to the visitor's center. There is another boardwalk on the west side of the park on Highway 21. This looks similar to the ones we saw in the Everglades at the Anhinga Trail. It was still too cold when we were here...
Favorite thing: This is a state park and the fee was $4 each. The park hours are 6 am to 9 pm from April through October and 6 am to 6 pm from November through March. This 5,000 acre park and its 3 miles of natural beach hosts more than a million visitors a year.
Sand dollars and sea shell collecting on Hunting Island beach is very popular. Do not take sand dollars from the water because they are still alive. Check the beach for the ones that have washed up, as they are already dead. Hunting Island is also a popular nesting ground for the Loggerhead turtle and the park has a hatchery.
Fondest memory: I didn't avail myself of any of the facilities of the park except that I went to the Visitor's Center and went to see the lighthouse.
Written Apr 1, 2005
Hunting Island State Park is located off the southern coast of South Carolina. It's covered by a subtropical forest that extends all the way to the beach, which has some picturesque dead trees. The......
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