Myrtle Beach With Kids

There are about 500 very elaborate mini-golf courses in the area.

Jeremy - it looks like Momma decided Gettysburg was not the destination, No? :)

Yes:) History will have to wait! I'll just read another CIvil War book!

of all the very good campgrounds in Myrtle Beach, Ocean Lakes is our favorite .... it has a wealth of family amenities as does the Myrtle Beach area

Jim

When our kids were that age it didn't matter where we went the had a good time. That said we like ocean lakes anytime but summer, then it's too much excitement for little kids.

The whole bunch of RV PARKS on the south end of town on US17 seem to all be kid orientated... We stay at the LAKEWOOD Area when we are down that way. The one next door called Pirateland Family Park seems to always be full of kids all having fun....

Roy ken

My experience has been Myrtle Beach is not in full swing in April. The weather is moderate and warm enough but it is not true beach weather.
Many attractions are closed or not in full swing. One of the big three CG's have a indoor pool. Maybe Lakewood? I would seek out the pool for the kids.
Myrtle Beach is still a worthwhile destination in April. The Gator Farm and other attractions will be available. You just won't get the full MB experience.
When my kids were younger like the OP's, we went to MB a few times in April simply for the warmer weather. We made the most of the activities available and had a great time.
For true beach weather I'd need to go further south which is too far to drive on a Spring Break schedule.
Now that my kids are older we travel to the Shenandoah Valley which is not as warm,but has lots of activities and is much closer to me than MB.
As my camping experience has developed I have learned to maximise my drive time vs. relaxation time ratio.
While the drive is generally enjoyable and part of the experience,the real goal is not driving but exploring,camping and relaxing.
If there is a choice, I now give more consideration to the closer destination.

We prefer Lakewood best of the 3 oceanfront major parks. n April you will have the oceanfront pool (indoor). In the summer Ocean Lakes gets over run with kids not following the rules and management not dealing with it. Never had that in Lakewood.

With 5YO twins and a toddler, I'd probably lean more towards Myrtle Beach Travel Park than Pirateland.

In Pirateland, the pool and the beach are quite a hike from each other, which will make one or the other an issue to get to. In MBTP, there are plenty of sites close to both. Not sure about the configuration of any of the other parks.

For your first experience there, trying to keep track of the twins outside in a dense park can be quite an ordeal with some of the idiot go-carts zooming about, which is another reason why I'd lean to MBTP over others - one less thing to worry about.

As someone else said, many, many mini-putts around. Multi-levels on top of it. Will be quite an experience for the twins.

We loved Huntington Beach State Park.They have some full hookups and the rest are water and electric.Sites vary from open with no shade,to those in the tree that are very private. What is great for kids is the Nature Center programs or the nature walks.We were there over Christmas and they had things scheduled almost every day.It's a short walk to the beach and there's a neat large old home ,Atalaya that you can tour.
It's not too far from Murrel's Inlet where there's lot's of great places to eat.We very rarely stayed at commercial parks when our kids were young.Always state or federal parks.They never complained about not having things to do.