Myrtle Beach | South Carolina Parks Official Site (2024)

PHONE 843.238.5325

Park Hours:
Daily 6 a.m.-10 p.m., March-Nov.; Daily 6 a.m.-8 p.m., Dec.-Feb.

Ranger Station Hours:
8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Dec. - Feb.
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m., March - Nov.

Pier Store Hours:
9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m., daily.
Pier Store Number: 843-238-5326

Reservation Center Hours:
9 a.m- 5 p.m., M-Fr.
Reservation Number: 866-345-7275, option 1.

Nature Center Hours:
11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tues-Sat.
Nature Center Phone Number:
843-238-0874

$8 adults; $5/SC seniors (age 65 & older);
$4/ child age 6-15; Free for children 5 and younger.

Additional charges apply for pier fishing, overnight camping and certain park programs. Please visit the corresponding pages on this website for specifics.

Pets are not allowed in the cabins or the cabin areas. Pets are not allowed on the beaches from 10am until 5pm (7 days a week) May 1 through Labor Day. This is a county ordinance that is effective on all public beaches in Horry County. Pets are allowed in most other outdoor areas year round, provided they are kept under physical restraint or on a leash not longer than six feet.

Bikes are also not allowed on the beach during the same time periods as pets.

Troy Crider

Park Manager

I’m Troy Crider, manager of Myrtle Beach State Park. I grew up in the South Carolina State Park Service as the son of a long-time park employee, and I have worked for the park service in one way or another throughout most of my life. When I graduated high school, I applied for a seasonal job at Myrtle Beach State Park. I was offered a job for the summer working in a variety of roles with then park manager, Robert Turner. Mr. Turner nurtured my passion for parks, which helped me decide on a career as a park ranger. After that summer, I quickly transferred to Coastal Carolina University where I earned a degree in Recreation and Leisure Service Management.

My favorite place on the park is the fishing pier. The pier offers amazing views of the park, and most importantly, it emphasizes the importance of protecting one of the last beachfront green spaces on the Grand Strand. As you look up and down the beach you can see the sculpted oaks rise from the beach until it ends at miles of high-rise hotels. Try your luck fishing, enjoy an ice cream cone, watch wildlife, witness a sunrise or sunset or just relax and feel the breeze and listen to the sounds of the ocean.

A first-time visitor should make sure they catch a sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. There’s nothing like it and no two are ever the same.

**Our Ultimate Outsider stamps are locatedin multiple locations throughout the park. These include: the admission booth, park office, ranger station, pier gift shop, and nature center.