Between Charleston SC and Savannah GA

[Loving_God_s_Co]

Hello! We currently have a reservation at Hunting Island State park for a 2 week vacation trip in August. What I'm hearing is that the Mosquitos are bad at that time of year and I'm just wondering if we should book somewhere else instead???

With that being said, are there any other options on the ocean between these two cities that do not have this bug issue? Part of the enjoyment of camping is being outside and I just can't see ourselves staying inside of the camper while we are at the campsite all the time!

Thanks!!

[jgolden]

Ask any Marine if they remember the mosquitoes at Parris Island (not far from Hunting island), and they will tell you that they hardly remember them. Just get someone to wake you up real early and keep you "busy" all day. Perhaps they can verbally motivate you all day also.For a small additional fee.

Do the mosquitos still eat the sand fleas? 🙂

[bakerkids]

rjsurfer wrote:
Enjoy those beach front sites while you can in another few years they will be gone. Many have fallen victim to rising sea levels already, some even flood on a high tide!

Ron W.

So sad, but true. Actually the site numbers at HI do not make sense because some sites are no longer there due to changes in coastline. The whole ocean-front row is now gone, and the second row has become the first.

[rjsurfer]

Enjoy those beach front sites while you can in another few years they will be gone. Many have fallen victim to rising sea levels already, some even flood on a high tide!

Ron W.

[StreamNTyme]

Loving God's Country! wrote:
Hello! We currently have a reservation at Hunting Island State park for a 2 week vacation trip in August. What I'm hearing is that the Mosquitos are bad at that time of year and I'm just wondering if we should book somewhere else instead???

With that being said, are there any other options on the ocean between these two cities that do not have this bug issue? Part of the enjoyment of camping is being outside and I just can't see ourselves staying inside of the camper while we are at the campsite all the time!

Thanks!!

Hunting Island is beautiful..as is Beaufort, Bluffton, Sav and all the towns along the SE coast. The bugs are the same everywhere at that time of the year. if you have a site near the beach you won't have any bugs, the further you get from the beach the more bugs..it is in deep woods! I think there are more bugs in Ohio... we live near and never have a problem w mosquito..do have no see 'ums in early spring but they are gone by summer and they are only out early am and dusk. Like someone said, a box fan works great, as does repellent. So much to see and enjoy..this area is so very pretty you won't have time to think about the bugs. Make sure you go to the top of the lighthouse, eat lots of local fresh seafood, go kayaking, hiking and walking on the beach. See the historic homes and museums located throughout the Low Country. Enjoy your time here.

[bakerkids]

Hunting Island is hands down my all-time favorite campground. I've been there when there's no bugs, and I've been there when they're bad. However, when they're bad it's not continuous. It's kind of odd, but they'll be thick and then minutes later gone. It may repeat throughout the day. Some have said the bugs won't be close to the water where there's a breeze, but at Hunting Island that's not the case. There are times when you can be wading in the waves and fighting the bugs at the same time. It's worth it to me, since it's not continuous.

Can't get much better than this....
Site and road covered with sand from storm - Copy by C. Baker, on Flickr[/img]

[rocmoc]

ken56 wrote:
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.

If they are no-see-ums there is control. Just came back from a heavy no-see-um area in Mexico and we used a new product Coleman SkinSmart. Also used no-see-um suits, replaced the screens on the motorhome with no-see-um screen material purchased at Lowes and extra fans for outside use. The SkinSmart & suits were purchased at Walmart.

rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

[the_happiestcam]

[Chuck_thehammer]

AikenRacer wrote:
If you wanna give up your site, let me know. That is our favorite place if you are on the ocean side of the park. Use the fans and repellent and you should be good.

site #40 on the ocean ... February 01 to 28...

NO bugs this month. a little cool. windy.. but nice.

IMG_0830 (1152 x 864) by , on Flickr

Sunrise this morning from my trailer door.

[AikenRacer]

If you wanna give up your site, let me know. That is our favorite place if you are on the ocean side of the park. Use the fans and repellent and you should be good.

[wbwood]

Bugs on the SC/GA coast are bad no matter what time of the year. Work on the repellent thing and enjoy yourself.

[ken56]

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.

[Chuck_thehammer]

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.

[RoyB]

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

[fla-gypsy]

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.