BEAUFORT — Beaufort County sheriff's deputies are patrolling the beach at Hunting Island State Park in response to an unspecified threat of Memorial Day violence that surfaced on the social ...

Dune erosion at Beach Access #1 at Hunting Island’s south beach post-Tropical Storm Idalia in Beaufort County, South Carolina, on Friday, Sept. 2023. Sarah Haselhorst Two days after Idalia hit ...

Dune erosion facing Hunting Island’s south beach near Beach Access #1 post-Tropical Storm Idalia in Beaufort County, South Carolina, on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

Hunting Island State Park was the most visited state park in South Carolina in 2014.

Hunting Island park manager J.W. Weatherford said recently that the park will offer new ranger-led tours of 2 miles of driftwood boneyard still accessible on the island’s South Beach.

These drowning deaths follow a troubling week in Beaufort County. On Monday, June 30, William King, a 69-year-old man from Georgia, drowned at Coligny Beach on Hilton Head Island.

Hunting Island State Park near Beaufort, SC, reopened days after Hurricane Dorian downed trees, spread debris and caused power loss. The park is open for day use, but the campground and trails ...