Established Camping
Hunting Island State Park Campground
About
State Park
While tent campers may use standard campsites, a designated walk-in tent camping area is available that includes tent pads, fire rings, picnic tables, no power and centralized water. A vehicle parking lot is also provided. All walk-in tent sites are a short walk away from the designated parking lot and a short walk away from the ocean. Each campground is convenient to restrooms with hot showers.
Camping Information: Two campgrounds are located at the northern end of the park near the ocean. One of the campgrounds provides individual water and electrical hookups. Some sites accommodate RVs up to 40 ft.; others up to 28 ft. Camping Reservations:
Hunting Island is South Carolina’s single most popular state park, attracting more than a million visitors a year, as well as a vast array of land and marine wildlife. Five miles of pristine South Carolina beaches, thousands of acres of marsh and maritime forest, a saltwater lagoon and ocean inlet are all part of the park’s natural allure.
Hunting Island is home to the historic Hunting Island lighthouse, built in 1859 and rebuilt in 1875 after it was destroyed during the Civil War. A unique feature of the lighthouse is that it was constructed of interchangeable cast-iron sections so it could be dismantled should it ever need to be moved. Severe beach erosion made it necessary to relocate the lighthouse 1.3 miles inland in 1889.
Hunting Island State Park camping is available at 100 campsites with water and electrical hookups, shower and restroom facilities, beach walkways and a playground. Hunting Island State Park camping reservations must be made for a minimum of two nights.
Reservation Info
To make a camping reservation or view current rates, call toll-free 1-866-345-PARK (7275) or visit our reservations page by clicking here. Rates vary by season and demand and are subject to change.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
- WiFiAvailable
- VerizonGood
- AT&TGood
- T-MobileAvailable
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Market
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- WiFi
- Showers
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Water Hookups
- Pull-Through Sites
Great beach getaway
HISP has a pristine beach and well situated campground area separate from the public beach access area. Restrooms nice and clean with hot water in the shower. Washer/dryer set up as well and camp store is fully equipped and lots of souvenirs.
Campsite numbers are marked on electric boxes so kind of hard to see.
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Great place!
Pros: Beautiful beach and trails Sites felt nicely spaced out Bird watching and seeing turtle nests!
Cons: While we were here we had a big rainstorm and a lot of the sites flooded. Some sites were really unlevel/ oddly layer out No see ums! We used a box fan when sitting outside which helped a ton! But they do get through your screens so we had to keep windows closed and run ac. Only one location at park entrance to dump trash (no trash cans even in the bathrooms)
Winter camping on the beach
Nice campsites nestle next to palmetto trees and Spanish moss covered Live Oaks. Bring your bikes to fully enjoy the park. My boys loved riding on the beach and going through all the trails. I took my boys in Dec. and had the beach practically to ourselves. Shelling was great. The lighthouse wasn't open when we were there. You don't need a fishing license to fish on their pier but you will need one if you want to surf fish or fish in the lagoon. If the weather is bad the town of Beaufort is about 20mins and has a beautiful historic downtown with boutiques and restaurants. You can rent bikes for $30 for 24hrs to take to the park. A must see at the park is the Boneyard. It's an area with driftwood that kids could spend all day exploring and climbing.
Location
Hunting Island State Park Campground is located in South Carolina
Address
2555 Sea Island Pkwy
Saint Helena Island, SC 29920
Coordinates
32.38116910306978 N
80.43370185515101 W