Myrtle Beach, SC, where do you recommend?
I had made a reservation for Ocean Lakes for the first week of June and have since cancelled it after hearing from someone how crazy crowded it is; he said too many golf carts, crowds of kids and just...
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I think it depends on what you are looking for...
If you have kids, you should consider Lakewood. In addition to all of the features accessible at most Myrtle Beach campgrounds. The have their own water park that just opened in the Fall of 2013. Very nice addition. We always stay oceanfront so we have a paver site with a firepit. But those get booked up fast. There are some good pictures of it on their website/facebook page. Some other campgrounds boast a lazy river and pools, but no one in MB can match their water park.
We've stayed at most and continue to go to Lakewood for the size of the sites and amenities. Their golf cart policy isn't as relaxed as Ocean Lakes, but the campground is very nice.
Ocean lakes has pull through sites, but the roads are very narrow if you have a big unit, so getting in and out of sites is a tight squeeze. And we like the end spots. I've avoided a few close calls from guys who cannot judge the tail swing of their camper (which usually ended in me yelling "STOP" and spilling my beer). My uncle had his new 2014 camper significantly damaged at Ocean Lakes by a similar inexperienced driver last year. Ocean Lakes is probably the most crowded one in my opinion (but we still go there around Easter and in the fall when it is less busy-so I cant say I hate it), but there is a lot of full time residents/houses on the property so golf carts zoom around 12 months a year.
They all have their perks and disadvantages. But don't be fooled, if you are going to the beach in the summer, expect crowds.
If you have kids, you should consider Lakewood. In addition to all of the features accessible at most Myrtle Beach campgrounds. The have their own water park that just opened in the Fall of 2013. Very nice addition. We always stay oceanfront so we have a paver site with a firepit. But those get booked up fast. There are some good pictures of it on their website/facebook page. Some other campgrounds boast a lazy river and pools, but no one in MB can match their water park.
We've stayed at most and continue to go to Lakewood for the size of the sites and amenities. Their golf cart policy isn't as relaxed as Ocean Lakes, but the campground is very nice.
Ocean lakes has pull through sites, but the roads are very narrow if you have a big unit, so getting in and out of sites is a tight squeeze. And we like the end spots. I've avoided a few close calls from guys who cannot judge the tail swing of their camper (which usually ended in me yelling "STOP" and spilling my beer). My uncle had his new 2014 camper significantly damaged at Ocean Lakes by a similar inexperienced driver last year. Ocean Lakes is probably the most crowded one in my opinion (but we still go there around Easter and in the fall when it is less busy-so I cant say I hate it), but there is a lot of full time residents/houses on the property so golf carts zoom around 12 months a year.
They all have their perks and disadvantages. But don't be fooled, if you are going to the beach in the summer, expect crowds.
