We visited Hunting Island campground in June of 2005. We had THE most amazing time. The campground is VERY well kept and bath houses were cleaned every morning. They have no hand soap or paper towels in the bath house. I guess that's to cut down on the littering though. Just make sure you bring your own with you. Those antibacterial hand and face wipes come in really handy. The campsites are real roomy and there are some REALLY nice shaded ones too. Most have water and electric hookup.

The wildlife there was AWESOME. As soon as we got there, deer and racoon came running for us to feed them. They get into EVERYTHING so be warned that you can not leave ANY trash, food or coolers outside or all your food will be gone. The kids LOVED it. One night a raccoon got into bags of chips in our screened in tent over the picnic table. I looked out and he was chomping away giving me a look like "haha...what are you gonna do?". Me yelling at him to "get" didn't phase him a bit.

And the DOLPHINS! Oh my gosh, the dolphins! They were all over in the ocean. In the pictures they look like sharks because I couldn't catch them at the moment they came out of the water. The kids found LIVE sand dollars, hermit crabs and starfish.

Loggerhead turtles come up every night and lay hundreds of eggs. You're not allowed to have lights at all on the beach at night because of them. Then the volunteers and wildlife people go out every morning at 6am to dig up the eggs and relocate them. Once relocated, they cover the nests with a special netting that the babies can get out of, but that prevents the deer and racoon from digging them up and eating them.

I could go on and on about everything, but we had such a great time. In the pics, notice all the driftwood? The island loses approximately 15 feet of beach each year due to erosion. It's really sad because it's such a beautiful place. They leave the driftwood and anything that washes up so that it helps build up the sand dunes.

And there's also fiddler crabs (HUNDREDS of them) and oyster beds. The oysters spit water out all the time. It's cool to watch. Ant the tide goes out so far that it's like walking on the moon. But when the tide comes in, it comes in quick and people get stranded out in the ocean because there's no way for them to come across. The "lifeguards" (they only have lifeguards when the tide comes in I think) have bullhorns and make sure everyone is in from the "islands" before the tide comes in. When the tide goes out and comes in, it's neat because it makes little ponds and rivers for the kids to play in.

If you ever want to make the trip to the low country of South Carolina, I HIGHLY recommend this place. It's real close to Beaufort, SC. Our children said they NEVER wanted to go back to Myrtle Beach again. Hunting Island will be our yearly vacation spot from now on! Hunting Island beach was never once crowded, so there was plenty of room to play, fly kites and ride bikes. Make sure you stop by the Nature Center down the road from the campground and also walk the pier.