Horry County Parks and Open Space

Board

For more information on Horry County Parks, recreational facilities

and programs, please call: (843) 915-5330

or visit:

www.parksandrec.horrycounty.org

and

Horry County Parks and Recreation

Department

Recreational Opportunities

in Horry County, South Carolina

The Mission of the Horry County Parks and Open Space Board is: “To serve and assist the citizens of Horry County and their govern-ment with the protection of Natural Open Spaces while ensuring the provision of passive and active recreation sites.”

Visit www.horrycounty.org/boards/openspace/board.asp for more information or call the Horry County Planning and Zoning Department at (843) 915-5340.

Recreation partners in Horry County:

The East Coast Greenway in South Carolina: For more information on what sections

of the East Coast Multiuse trail system are in place in Horry County, please visit their web-site at www.greenway.org

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR): Boating, Hunting and

Fishing, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Heritage Preserves, Scenic Rivers; Web: www.dnr.sc.gov

South Carolina State Parks-Myrtle Beach SP: Beach, Camping, Hiking, Pier Fishing,

Picnic; Web: www.southcarolinaparks.com/myrtlebeach

South Carolina Trails (American Trails): Detailed Biking/Hiking/Paddling Descrip-

tions and Maps; Web: www.sctrails.net/trails

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)-Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge

and West Cox Ferry National Recreation Area: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Hunting and Fishing, Canoeing/Kayaking/Boating, Birding, Picnic; Web: www.fws.gov/waccamaw

Playcard Environmental Education Center: Search for “Playcard Center” under pro-

grams at: www.horrycountyschools.net/

Waccamaw River Blue Trail (American Rivers): Canoeing/Kayaking/Boating, Camp-

ing; Web: www.americanrivers.org/our-work/protecting-rivers/blue-trails/waccamaw.html

Waccamaw Riverkeeper: River protection, organized paddle tours; Web:

www.winyahrivers.org

Waccamaw Audubon Society: Local chapter of the National Audubon Society

www.waccamawaudubon.org

Park Finder (By Index Number on reverse Map):

1: 24th Ave. N. Park; Myrtle Beach (PP) | MB 2: 48th Ave. N. Park; Myrtle Beach (PP) | MB 3: All Children’s Park; 10th Ave. S., Surfside Beach (P, R) | SB 4: Anderson Park; N. Ocean Blvd. next to Camelot Resort, Myrtle Beach (PP) | MB 5: Atlantic Beach Basketball Court; 31st Ave. S., Atlantic Beach (BK) | AB 6: Atlantic Beach Center; 32nd Ave. S., Atlantic Beach | AB 7: Atlantic Center; Century Circle and Allied Dr., Conway (R, RG, S) | HC 8: Aynor Area Passive Park; Hwy 319, Aynor/Cool Springs (undeveloped) | HC 9: Aynor High Field; Jordanville Rd. (Aynor HS; BS, R, T) 10: Aynor Town Park; N. Main St., Aynor (P, R, W) | AY 11: Balsam Street Park; Balsam St and 4th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach (P) | MB

12: Barc Parc North; Claire Chapin Epps Dr., Myrtle Beach (D, W)| MB 13: Barc Barc South; Mallard Lake Dr., Myrtle Beach (D, L)| MB 14: Bark Park; Pine Dr., Surfside Beach (D) | SB 15: Base Recreation Center; Gabreski Ln., Myrtle Beach (I)| MB 16: Bathsheba Bowens Memorial Park; Nance St., Myrtle Beach| MB 17: Bayboro Park; Joyner Swamp Rd., Bayboro (BS, BK, P, PN, R, T)| HC 18: Bent Oaks Park; Brenda Place, Myrtle Beach (G, P)| MB 19: Myrtle Beach Board Walk; between 1st Ave N. and 14th. Ave. N., Beachfront Myrtle Beach | MB 20: Bratcher Park; Main St. and Broadway, Myrtle Beach (PP) | MB 21: Breakers Park; 20th Ave. N. and Withers Dr., Myrtle Beach (PP)| MB 22: Bucksport Park; Bucksport Rd., Bucksport (BS, BK, R, P, PN)| HC 23: Burgess Park; Hwy. 707, Burgess (BS, P, R)| HC 24: Cameron Park; 28th Ave. N. and N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach (PP)| MB 25: Canal Street Recreation Center; Canal St., Myrtle Beach (I, P)| MB 26: Carolina Forest Recreation Center and Palmetto Adventure Land; Carolina Forest Blvd. ( I, P, R)| HC 27: Carolina Forest Future Park Site; Hwy. 31 Frontage Rd. (undeveloped)| HC 28: Carolina Forest Baseball Fields; International Drive, Carolina Forest (BS, P, R, W)| HC 29: Central Park; Possum Trot Rd., North Myrtle Beach (BS, BK, I, P, PN, PI, R, T, W) | NMB 30: Chapin Park; 16th Ave. N. and N. Kings Hwy., Myrtle Beach (G, P, PN)| MB 31: Cherry Grove Oceanfront Park; N. Ocean Blvd. and 22nd Ave. N., Cherry Grove (G, B, P, PN, R, SH)| NMB 32: Cherry Grove Park and Boat Ramp; end of 53rd Ave. N., Cherry Grove (BO, PN, PR, R, W)| NMB 33: Collins Park; 16th Ave. and Main St., Conway (BK, G, P, PN, R, T, W)| CY 34: Conway Elementary; Snow Hill Dr., Conway (P)| CY 35: Conway Recreation Complex; Mill Pond Rd. and Church St., Conway (BS, BK, I, R, S) | CY 36: Dog Bluff Park; Dog Bluff Rd. and Jordanville Rd., Aynor/Dog Bluff (BK, T) | HC 37: Frink Park; Channel Point Ln., North Myrtle Beach (PN, W)| HC 38: Fuller Park Complex; 1st Ave. N. and Surfside Dr., Surfside Beach (P, PN, R, T) 39: Futrell Park; Mr. Joe White Ave. (adj. to Fire Station), Myrtle Beach (P, PN)| MB 40: Garden City Park; Elizabeth Dr. and Pine Ave., Garden City (G, P, PN, PR, W)| HC 41: Gardens-by-the-Sea; N. Ocean Blvd. (by Hampton Cir.), Myrtle Beach (PP)| MB 42: Grand Park; Farrow Pkwy. and Meyers Ave. (Market Commons), Myrtle Beach (BS, P, PN, L, W)| MB 43: Gray Park; Hampton Cir. and Springs Ave., Myrtle Beach (PP)| MB 44: Green Sea Floyds Park; Tulip Grove Rd., Green Sea-Floyds (BS, P, R)| HC 45: Green Sea Floyds Tennis Courts; Hwy. 9 (at Green Sea Floyds HS), Green Sea-Floyds| HC 46: Greenwood Park; JandS Countryside Dr., Conway| HC 47: Heniford Recreation Field; Heritage Rd. and Loris Lions Rd. (Loris HS), Loris | HC 48: Heritage Shores Nature Preserve; end of Heritage Dr., Cherry Grove (PN, PR, W)| NMB 49: Hibben Park; Shore Dr. and Lake Arrowhead Rd., North Myrtle Beach (W)| HC 50: Hill Street Park; Hill St. and 24th Ave. N., North Myrtle Beach/Cherry Grove (P, PN, T)| NMB 51: Huckabee Recreation Complex; Spanish Oak Dr., Surfside Beach | SB 52: Hurl Rock Park; S. Ocean Blvd. and 20th Ave. S., Myrtle Beach (B)| MB

53: Iron Springs Park; Fair Bluff Hwy. and Grassy Bay Dr., Green Sea (T) | HC 54: Kingston Tennis Courts; Old Reeves Ferry Rd. (behind Horry County Education Ctr.), Conway | HC 55: Little River Neck Park; Riverside Dr., North Myrtle Beach (L)| HC 56: Loris Nature Park; Loris Lions Rd. (across from Loris HS), Loris (F, P, R, W)| HC 57: Loris Recreation Fields; next to Heniford Rec. Fields, Loris (BS, P) 58: Lyons Cove Park; Greens Blvd., Myrtle Beach (P) | MB 59: MacCleod Park; 61st Ave. N. and Longleaf Dr., Myrtle Beach (P)| MB 60: Martin Park; 8th Ave. S. and Lakeside Dr., Surfside Beach (BS, L)| SB 61: McLean Park; Oak Dr., North Myrtle Beach (BS, G, PN, P, L, T, W)| MB 62: McMillan Park; N. Ocean Blvd. and Haskell Cir., Myrtle Beach (G, P, PN, R)| MB 63: McNeil Park; Steritt Swamp Rd., Conway (BS, P)| HC 64: Michael Morris Graham Park; Vereen Rd., Aynor (BS, P, R, S)| HC 65: Midway Park; 19th Ave. S. and S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach (BK, PN, R, T)| HC 66: Mt. Vernon Tennis Courts; Red Bluff Rd. and Hwy. 366, Loris/Red Bluff | HC 67: Myrtle Beach Intermediate School; N. Oak St. and 33rd Ave. N., Myrtle Beach (P) 68: Myrtle Beach State Park; S. Kings Hwy., Myrtle Beach (B, C, PR, R, W) 69: Nance Plaza; 9th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach (PP)| MB 70: NMB High Athletic Field; Sea Mountain Hwy., North Myrtle Beach 71: North Strand Park; Hwy. 57 S., Little River (BS, I, R, S)| HC 72: Oak Park; 48th Ave. N. and Burchap Dr., Myrtle Beach (PP)| MB 73: Ocean Forest Memorial Park; Haskell Cir. and Porcher Dr., Myrtle Beach (ME)| MB 74: Ocean Park; S. Ocean Blvd. and 1st Ave. S., North Myrtle Beach (B, PN, R, SH) | NMB 75: Pee Dee Elementary; Juniper Bay Hwy., Conway (PN, R) 76: Pee Dee Park; Marsh Dr., Conway (BS, P)| HC 77: Pepper Geddings Recreation Complex; N. Oak St. and 33rd Ave. N., Myrtle Beach (BK, I, P, PN, R)| MB 78: Pinner Place Park; off of Pinner Pl., Myrtle Beach (P)| MB 79: Playcard Environmental Education Center; near intersection of Green Sea Rd. and W. Hwy. 19, Loris (C, W) 80: Plyler Park; N. Ocean Blvd. and 11th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach (PP)| MB 81: Poplar Park; Hwy. 90, Longs/Poplar (BK, BS, P, V)| HC 82: Racepath Park; Magnolia Ln. and Racepath St., Myrtle Beach (BK, BS, P, PN, R)| MB 83: Red Bluff Park; Loop Cir. (off of Hwy. 905), Longs/Red Bluff (PN)| HC 84: Riverfront Park (Conway Riverwalk); end of Elm St., Conway (BO, BW, P, PN, R, W) | CY 85: Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve; Duffy St. and 36th Ave. N., North Myrtle Beach (BW, R)| NMB 86: Sandridge Park; Cates Bay Hwy. (next to New Castle SD), Conway (BK, BS, P, PN, T)| HC 87: Settlers Point Park; Settlers Dr., Myrtle Beach (PP)| MB 88: Sherwood Park; Sherwood Dr. and 16th Ave., Conway (P)| CY 89: Smith Jones Recreation Complex; Smith Jones St., Conway (BK, BS, S, T)| CY 90: Socastee Landing Park; Peachtree Rd. (access from under the 544 Overpass), Socastee (BO, BW, P, W)| HC 91: Socastee Recreation Park; Butler Rd., Socastee (BK, P, PN, R, S, T, V, W)| HC 92: South Strand Park; Scipio Lane, Burgess (under development)| HC 93: Spivey Park; 1st Ave. S. and S. Myrtle St., Myrtle Beach (P)| MB 94: Springs Park; N. Ocean Blvd. and 46th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach (PP)| MB 95: Stuart Square; Stuart Square Cir., Myrtle Beach (P)| MB 96: Surfside Pier; Surfside Dr. and S. Ocean Blvd., Surfside Beach (PR)| SB 97: Valor Garden; Farrow Pkwy. and Nevers St. (Market Commons), Myrtle Beach (ME, W)| MB 98: Vereen Memorial Gardens (C.B. Berry Community Center); Hwy. 179, Little River (BW, PN, PR, R, W)| HC 99: Veteran’s Memorial; 1st Ave. N. and Willow Dr. N., Surfside Beach (ME)| SB

Acronyms B: Beach Access | BK: Basketball court | BO: Boat dock(s) | BS: Baseball field |BW: Boardwalk C: Camping | D: Dog park | F: Frisbee golf | G: Gazebo | I: Indoor amenities | L: Lake/Pond | M: Mountain biking | ME: Memorial | P: Playground | PI: Pickleball | PN: Picnic area | PP: Pocket park | PR: Pier (fishing) R: Restrooms | RG: Rugby field | S: Soccer | SH: Showers | T: Tennis | V: Volleyball court | W: Walking trails AB: Atlantic Beach | AY: Aynor | CY: Conway | HC: Horry County | MB: Myrtle Beach | NMB: North Myrtle Beach | SB: Surfside Beach

The printing of this brochure has been generously made possible by:

SCDNR Heritage Preserves in Horry County:

1) Cartwheel Bay: 568 acres; protection of Carolina Bay-Longleaf Pine Savanna; Activities/Facilities: Equestrian, Hunting, Nature Viewing, Hiking; SCDNR Game Zone 4;

2) Lewis Ocean Bay: 9,690 acres; Important Bird and Coastal Black Bear Area; 23 Caro-lina Bays within preserve; Activities/Facilities: Equestrian, Hunting, Nature Viewing, Hik-ing, Bird Watching; SCDNR Game Zone 4;

3) Little Pee Dee River: 9,000 acres; protection of floodplain forests and blackwater environment along the Little Pee Dee River; Activities/Facilities: Equestrian, Fishing, Hunt-ing, Nature Viewing, Hiking; SCDNR Game Zone 4

4) Waccamaw River: 5,347 acres; protection of relatively unbroken riverine bottomland hardwood ecosystem of a coastal black water river; Activities/Facilities: Fishing, Hunting, Nature Viewing, Hiking; SCDNR Game Zone 4;

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Park Finder (By Index Number on Map) continued:

Horry County Boat Landings 1 Bucksville Landing; Landing Rd., Conway/Bucksport 2 Causey Landing; Griffins Landing Rd., Nichols 3 Chris Anderson Landing; Hwy. 9 East, Longs 4 Enterprise Landing; Enterprise Rd., M.B./Socastee 5 Galivants Ferry Landing; Hwy. 501 W., Galivants Ferry 6 Gunters Lake Landing; Gunters Lake Rd., Galivants Ferry 7 Hootersville Landing; Caines Landing Rd., Conway 8 Huggins Landing; Huggins Landing Rd., Galivants Ferry 9 Hughes Landing; Hughes Landing Rd., Galivants Ferry 10 Johnny Causey Landing; Little River Neck Rd., NMB 11 Jordan Lake Landing; Jordan Lake Rd., Conway 12 Lee’s Landing; River Rd., Conway 13 Peachtree Landing; Peachtree Rd., M.B. 14 Pitch Landing; Pitch Landing Rd., Conway 15 Pitts Landing; Wildlife Lane, Conway 16 Port Harrelson Landing; Big Bull Landing, Conway 17 Punch Bowl Landing, Punch Bowl Rd., Conway 18 Red Bluff Landing; Hwy. 31 (old), Longs/Red Bluff 19 Reeves Ferry Landing; Old Reeves Ferry Rd., Conway 20 Ricefield Cove Landing; River Rd., Nichols 21 Rosewood Landing; Peachwood Ct., Socastee 22 Sandy Bluff Landing; Church Landing Rd., Nichols 23 Savanna Bluff “Billy Witherspoon” Landing; Waccamaw Dr., Conway 24 Socastee Yacht Basin Landing; Peachtree Rd., Socastee 25 Stanley Dr. Landing; Stanley Dr., Garden City 26 T. Craig Campbell Landing; Morgan Ave., Little River 27 Worthams Ferry Landing; Grainger Rd., Little River 28 Yauhannah Landing; Hwy. 701 S., Conway/ Bucksport

Paddling on the Little Pee Dee Scenic River

100: Virginia Marshall Park; 25th Ave. S. and Clearwater St., Myrtle Beach (PP) | MB 101: Waccamaw Park; Lee’s Landing Cir., Conway (BS, P, PN) | HC 102: War Bird Park; Farrow Pkwy. and Kings Hwy. S., Myrtle Beach (ME, W) | MB 103: White Oak Park; New Home Cir. and Hwy. 139, Conway (BS, P, PN)| HC 104: Withers Swash Park; Withers Swash Dr. and S. Myrtle St., Myrtle Beach (P, PN, W)| MB 105: Yow park; Windy Hill Rd. and Pinecrest St., North Myrtle Beach (BK, P, PN, R) | NMB 106: Waccatee Zoo; Enterprise Rd., Socastee/Burgess (Admission, Over 100 animals, boardwalks) 107: L.W. Paul Living History Farm; Harris Shortcut Rd. and Hwy. 701 N., Conway (Depicts a 1900-1955 Horry County

Living Farm; agricultural and domestic exhibits; free admission)| HC

Contact information for parks and recreation facilities: Town of Atlantic Beach | Phone (843) 663-2284 | URL: www.townofatlanticbeachsc.com City of Aynor | Phone (843) 358-6231 | URL: www.townofaynor.net City of Conway Parks, Recreation and Tourism | Phone (843) 248-1740 | URL: www.conwayparksandrecreation.com City of Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation | Phone (843) 918-2280 | URL: www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/recreation City of North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation | Phone (843) 280-5570 | URL: www.parks.nmb.us

Town of Surfside Beach Recreation | Phone (843) 650-9548 | URL: www.surfsidebeach.org/recreation

Sunrise along the shoreline of the Grand Strand