Favorite Sites: 16, 17, 18, 60, 76, 118, 141, 194, 200, 216. A wide open beach, fishing pier full of anglers and stories, campgrounds in the oceanfront woods, all in the middle of it all in Myrtle Beach. Since 1935, a trip to the beach has meant a stay at Myrtle Beach State Park each year for hundreds of thousands of families from across the United States and Canada. Located in the heart of the bustling Grand Strand, one of America's most popular and diverse vacation destinations, Myrtle Beach State Park also is a natural retreat, home to one of South Carolina's last stands of easily accessible, oceanfront maritime forest. Envisioning a year-round golfing resort on 65000 acres of undeveloped oceanfront property, John T. Woodside built a luxury hotel and had a Scottish golf course architect build the area's first course in 1927. The Depression waylaid Woodside's plans for further development, and he eventually sold out. The venerable golf club, later renamed Pine Lakes, is now the centerpiece of Myrtle Beach golfing. More courses were added over the years, and by the late 1970's The Grand Strand had become a premiere golfing destination. Simultaneously, the beaches emerged as a favorite East Coast summer getaway. Today, the area attracts vacationers from all over the country and annually courts thousands of returning Canadian visitors with it's signature Canadian American Days Festival in March. Pretty neat, eh? There are now over 100 golf courses in the area, along with ...
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AMC WINTER HIKING AND CAMPING GUIDE TO BUILDING A QUINZHEE
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