Huntington Beach State Park Campground

Alligators, cormorants, turtles, frogs, pelicans, sand pipers, crabs, herons, kingfishers! If you love nature, you’ll love this campground. So easy to get in and out. Bring your bicycle and spy glasses. Will definitely return! Camp store on site with limited provisions and firewood. Meh public WiFi; don’t depend on it for work.

We loved the location right next to the beach. However, after a day, we were itching to to sightsee or ride our bikes to different locations. The long bike path at the entrance to the park simply follows a road with few views or interesting aspects. The location of the state park requires a long drive through many stop lights and many strip malls, chain stores, touristy type restaurants and shops, etc.

Our site was in the beach side area. It was flat, paved, and had full connections. We could easily walk out to the beach for a walk (they do allow dogs on it). A bit of a pain was the height of the sewer connection which meant that I had to lift up my drain tube with each dump to ensure everything got out of it ( I do use a tube support but the connection was even higher).

While we were glad to stop by and see the area, I'm not sure there is much there to draw us back.

Love this secluded site. Not close to the ocean, but can easily hear roar of waves in the evening. NOTE: notified today that HB will not be included in snowbird special rates for Dec-Feb 21-22. Myrtle Beach will continue program.

Our site was great for our camper van but may be a bit tight for class A. Note that it is also facing the one way road with cars coming towards you, but we didn't have any issue with car lights. Nice tree cover and separation from other sites. Bathhouse was clean with good showers. We got a heavy overnight rain but our site drained well. Inside sites were wetter with some large standing puddles. No bugs since it was chilly. Great beach walk and very dog friendly. Nice trails through the marsh and inland forest.
Check in team at the camp store was super nice. Wood was $7 but it burned well.
If you're interested in learning about fishing opportunities see if you can find Al - one of the campground hosts. He can give you lots of info about the local spots and best bait places, etc.

The low country of coastal South Carolina is the perfect setting for anyone who loves the beach, and Huntington Beach State Park doesn’t disappoint. Located only 10 minutes from the Marshwalk of Murrells Inlet, and only 20 minutes from Myrtle Beach, the beautiful grounds of Huntington are surrounded by the marsh ecosystem on one side and the vast beach on the other.

The north campground has more spacious sites with ample shade, while the south campground has concrete pads and sewer. Both have easy access to the ocean. The park has a large gift shop and store, a terrific nature center, day-use areas for beach goers, and a beautiful causeway and several extended boardwalks into the marsh that allow wildlife sightings of countless bird species and the ever-present alligator.

Huntington is one of the premier beach campgrounds on the east coast. If you love walking of biking, you’ll love the trails and roads both within and outside the park. The Pawleys Island community is minutes away with many restaurants and grocery options.

We loved it there and would absolutely return.

The park is amazing and I feel like we only saw a small part of it. Site 153 had terrible cell reception, so I am glad I wasn’t trying to work! The north side has better reception and with a booster you could probably work.
I envisioned a week of warm beach weather. That was not to be. However, be brought our bikes and explored all around us. You can bike all over the park, and right at the entrance there is a bike path that goes north to Murrels Inlet and south to Pawleys Island. The weather was perfect for biking!

The bathhouses are clean and large. The beach is amazing! I didn’t hike any of the trails, but I assume they are great. If you are a bird watcher, this park is a slice of heaven. All of the FHU sites are gone for NEXT May already, but we were able to book a large wooded site on the north end for next year. The extra space is a fair trade off for no sewer. We can’t wait to go back!

Rate varied by night $38, $42, $58 over the holiday weekend. We enjoy our time at Huntington Beach each time we visit. They’ve added a “new” section, the “South Campground” which is 50 amp FHU. They’ve put the picnic tables behind each site so the sites look to be fairly close together. I like to hear the waves crashing and since I wasn’t sure if that would happen in the South area, so we chose to stay on the water side of the North Campground like we have done in the past. The site is only 30 amp and no sewer, but for not too many nights in cool weather, it is perfect (some sites in the north section are 30 amp/FHU). We had plenty of space for our 39’ rig, Jeep parked in front and to be off the road. Lots of shrubs between many sites so it feels private. Some of the sites in the middle are closer together. Many of those on the far west loop are tucked in the woods and would have lots of shade in the summer. We biked up the road to the North Beach access and biked up to the jetty on the beach from there (no dogs from this access north). We’ve done the nature trails and toured Atalaya in the past and recommend it all. We had rain and cold this trip so did not repeat all of those activities. Love the width of this beach and the site spacing compared to Myrtle Beach State Park. Verizon said 2 bars but it was very slow. Camp store has Wi-Fi but we did not use it. The only down side is the left turn south on Hwy 17 when leaving. Just be careful.

This park is a nice oasis from the crowds of Myrtle Beach nearby. The park has a lot of different site types from totally shaded, less private, tent sites and group camping - and all are really comfortable in size. There's no sewer, but you can get water and electric, and there are paths directly to the beach.

It is a very short walk from the campground to the beach. There are two beach access trails, and I was on the beach after a short, 5 minute, walk from my campsite. The restroom and showers were clean. To use the wifi I had to go and sit up by the shower building. Which was no big deal for me because I only used it once. Our campsite was nice and shady. The only bad thing about the park is that there is no traffic signal at the park's entrance. Highway 17 is very busy. It was nice to be away from all of the activity of MB, and there are places to dine nearby is one chooses to dine out.

Stayed here 7/21/2017 to 7/23/2017. Love this campground as always. It has the best in wildlife spotting with a huge pond in front on the entrance. Saw Alligator, Wood Stork, Pink Spoonbill, Barred Owl, numerous herons. Also saw turtle tracks and dolphins on the beach area.

Very convenient to Muriel's Inlet restaurant dining. Lots of long trails on the park to walk. Getting the beach is via two trails right from the camp area.

Everything was clean and functional. But the showers did need more clothing hooks as they have only one.