The Myrtle Beach area offers campers a choice of nearly a dozen campgrounds, two state parks and more than 7,000 camping sites.

Myrtle Beach State Park
(843) 238– 5325
(866) 345-PARK to reserve campsites, lodging, picnic shelters, meeting facilities SouthCarolinaParks.com

This park is located in the heart of the Grand Strand and boasts a great beach, fishing pier, 350 campsites, cabins, picnic shelters, activity center, nature center, hiking trails and free nature programs with admission to the park.

The Grand Strand offers hundreds of entertainment options – whether you prefer riding a roller coaster, zooming around a racetrack, observing wildlife and nature, or chilling out at a water park. We have your ticket to these adventures and more . . .

AlligatorAdventure
(843) 361-0789
AlligatorAdventure.com

One of the largest exotic reptile parks in the world awaits visitors at Barefoot Landing. Live shows, nature exhibits, zoological gardens, and a serpentarium provide a unique and thrilling experience for all ages. Attention-grabbers include albino alligators, river otters, bears and Utan, the largest crocodile ever to come to the United States. Raised in Thailand, Utan is 20 feet long and weighs more than 2,000 pounds.

WORLD’S TALLEST SANDCASTLE
- MYRTLE BEACH SUN FUN FESTIVAL (2006)

Myrtle Beach’s Sun Fun Festival reached new heights when it created the World’s Tallest Sandcastle. Towering at an astonishing 32.5 feet tall, the Sun Fun Festival sandcastle surpassed Parkfest’s record of 29.25 feet (Falmouth, Maine). Construction took place May 31 - June 7, 2006. An independent surveyor from DDC Engineers Inc. confirmed on June 7 that the sandcastle is indeed taller than its record-holding predecessor. The Sun Fun Festival Committee has submitted the sandcastle to Guinness World Records to officially certify and recognize the Sun Fun Festival’s sandcastle as a world record achievement. Myrtle Beach also holds the official Guinness World Record for the World’s Longest Sand Sculpture at 86,535 feet long. The World’s Tallest Sandcastle was completed by Team Sandtastic, an ambitious team of six sandcastle sculptors from Sarasota, Fla.

While Myrtle Beach may be commonly known as a spring break and sports bar kind of place, you can find luxury in Myrtle Beach as well. New first-class luxurious hotels and resorts are popping up all over Myrtle Beach. The Grand Strand is beginning to emerge as a golf and travel destination that won't be laughed at when described as upscale. The new Myrtle Beach campaign focuses on glamour and the kind of pampered luxury that you would see in Beverly Hills, not the beach.

If you've been dying to take a Myrtle Beach golf vacation, but the rest of the family isn't hip on a golf trip, play up the other options and you might just get your dream getaway. The community has more appeal than just golf, so don't worry, while you're on the course, your family can take in a number of different sites and still have plenty to do at the end of the day when you retire your clubs.

This South Carolina resort destination is known for two major things - golf and beaches. In between the two are literally hundreds of different options for sightseeing, shopping, dining and more.

Myrtle Beach is practically synonymous with loosening up. It's hard to imagine a visitor to this destination taking very long to unwind, and upon leaving it'll be with a body and mind that are light and free. The coastal area known as the "Grand Strand" is attractive for many reasons, but to focus on an especially fun-friendly and not too overwhelming part of it, think North Myrtle Beach.

North Myrtle Beach is tops in more ways than one. It's located well within reach of all the vast area's attractions but it contains a healthy array of activities right on its own turf. Nine miles of spectacular beach, restaurants, shopping and parks all contribute to a general air of rest and relaxation, and once you've established a home base you won't have far to go to see and do everything you've heard about.