Hunting Island, SC

After a short few days in Washington, DC and an even shorter July 4th weekend at home we headed back out to the Carolina coast. This time we headed to Hunting Island State Park in South Carolina. I'd read that this was a special place. It's use as the backdrop for the Vietnam war scenes in the movie "Forrest Gump" made me wonder just how "tropical" a South Carolina beach Island could be. It met the hype - and more!

This is a very nice island that is undeveloped (State Park), a protected turtle nesting area, very family friendly, and has a very beautiful beach front. The grassland salt marches that are along the inter-coastal provide a great habitat for a variety of birds as well as an estuary for many species of sea-life.

This would be a great spot to spend time in the spring watching the migration of sea birds. There were a few present in July, but the flocks found in the spring would make that a worthwhile trip.

Good fishing, wonderful sea-shell hunting, morning walks on the beach - it simply doesn't get any better.

Here's a link to some images of coastal Carolina.

Cheers,

Monty