One of the most popular park and beach in South Carolina is Hunting Island that attracts over a million visitors a year. The unspoiled sandy beach and warm Atlantic Ocean is a wonderful getaway. Primal camp site is established for groups, spaces for RV’s and tent are one of the island’s features for campers. Historic lighthouse is the only lighthouse that is open to the public to be climb in the state. Its breathtaking scenery of the ocean, marshland and beach is what can be seen. The semi-tropical barrier island is an arrangement of wildlife, ranging from loggerhead sea turtles to painted bunting, dolphins and rare coral snake.

Hunting Island is on erosion that takes away approximately 15 feet of sand per year. It is one of the fastest eroding beaches. Federal funds are now available to do emergency nourishment in the area, that the ocean is threatened to washout the road and join with the lagoon. Hunting Island is not just another beach, it an environment with wildlife paradise.