Between Charleston SC and Savannah GA

Its not just the mosquitos, its the "no-see-ums", aka sand gnats. they will eat you up and leave you itching for weeks. The box fans idea is the best, moving air helps a lot BUT.... keep your door and windows closed at all times. They are small enough to go through the screen. It is the nature of the sandy soil and wet conditions so its a coastal area wide condition.

I am currently at Edisto Island state park. weather is OK... cool. no bugs :)

was at Hunting Island 2 weeks ago.. packed.. with campers

any body of water.. fresh or salt.. will have tons of bugs.. even Lake Erie.. LOL.

pack the fans, and bug spray.

We visit some friends alot that live on Johns Island not too far back towards Charleston from Hunting Island.

They have mosquitoes so bad they have to wear those mosquito hat nets to get things out of their garden haha...

The Mosquitoes there are the real little ones which get inside almost anything. Hunting Island probably has the small size mosquitoes as well... I do notice Hunting Island camp is on the coast and you would think that will help big time as you always seem to get a breeze off the ocean... The reviews however says this may be mosquito heaven haha... We have never camped there before but have camped on the coast alot up in south Myrtle beach ocean side.

We also camp using our 24-inch box fan when sitting around the camp fire in the evening... Really helps alot...

Roy Ken

The closer to the beach you are the less the bugs are a problem. As noted moving air is the best defense against bugs. Put those fans on high and let them rip. HISP is a great area to explore.

I live very close to Hunting Island, a little more inshore and do not have that much of a problem with them. Do as wildtoad says and bring a box fan to keep under the awning, we take two. As far as August, unless we have had a lot of rain they are not that bad, we have about two weeks in early spring and two weeks in late fall when the bugs are the worst, the rest of the time the heat takes care of them.

Cutter Bug-Free backyard can be bought on a hose end sprayer at big box stores and is very effective if you spray a lot, it does not really kill the bugs but makes them go elsewhere and really does not leave a smell. When we go to Hunting Island I take two of them with me and spray down the site including under the trailer and all into the grass and bushes-trees all around. Unless it rains it lasts the whole week. I have never had the park rangers say anything about it, but maybe that is because they never saw me do it, never thought about it being a problem.

Hopefully you got one of the low number sites up near the beach, if so the breezes from the ocean will keep them at bay, if not the fans will.

People are moving into Charleston and Beaufort counties in record numbers, obviously the bugs are not bad enough to run them off.

You will be arriving when the shrimp are getting to the perfect size and the blue crabs will be plentiful. Gay Seafood just outside the park is a good source for fresh shrimp.

Have fun and do not worry too much about the bugs.

A couple of cheap box fans are easy to carry and really help. You don't need the smaller high-velocity ones, just enough to move the air somewhat. Repellant spray is also a must. Seems like some of use are especially sensitive to and attractive to mosquitos. Spraying some flying insect spray around occassionally seems to help, But not when there are park Rangers around.

I answered you on your other thread, but.......there is a reason that it is so hard to get a reservation at Hunting Island. Bugs are just a part of it and anywhere you go in the Low Country of SC, you will have bugs. It's just the nature of the area.

Go to HI and enjoy yourself. Just make sure you take some repellant and USE IT!

They make some very good repellants that will protect you, just make sure you use it. Also, bring a large fan to move some air which is good for keeping you cool(er) but also helps to ward off the pesky things. We keep one in the MH for just that reason. It is true that summer is the best time to grow bugs, but it is true all along the coast. The coast is low country and thus provides a perfect habitat for all creatures.