Pine Island

PARK NEWS

Pine Island State Park is open Thursday-Sunday from 9am-6pm. We have limited hours to facilitate continued park improvements.

Restrictions due to narrow entry causeway:

-Vehicles may not line up at the gate before 9:00 AM or if the gate is closed when the park is at capacity.

-No RVs, campers, or trailers (including boat trailers) are permitted. Exceptions by official permit or authorized deliveries only.

Other important information:

-Our swimming beach is now open! Pets are not allowed on the swimming beach May 1 – Sept 30.

-Shelters are all first-come, first-served. We do not offer reservations due to limited parking.

-Our event building (Sunset Hall) and the marina are closed for renovations.

-To provide a safe trail for walking and biking, vehicles are not permitted on the road to the western side of the island.

HOURS

Open from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

OFFICE

11 a.m. - noon & 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

ADMISSION

$6 adults; $3.75 SC Seniors (age 65 & older); $3.50 children age 6-15; ages 5 & under are free

PETS

Pets are allowed in most outdoor areas provided they are kept under physical restraint or on a leash not longer than six feet. Owners will be asked to remove noisy or dangerous pets or pets that threaten or harass wildlife.

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Pine Island State Park

Midlands

Tim Ritter

Park Manager

Hello! I am Tim Ritter, the Park Manager of Pine Island State Park, one of the newest state parks in South Carolina. One question I am regularly asked is why I decided to become a park ranger. To be honest, I didn’t realize I wanted to be a park ranger until I started an assistant ranger position at Huntington Beach State Park back in 2008. I had just completed a degree in biology from Furman, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do. My parents lived in Myrtle Beach, so I moved back in with them and got lucky since a position had just opened at Huntington Beach State Park. Today, after having worked at nine different parks since 2008, I am so happy I decided to apply back then!

My favorite feature of Pine Island State Park is the stunning view of sunsets over Lake Murray. My family and I like walking out to the westernmost point of the park to see the sun set beside Goat Island. It is so incredibly beautiful! I also really enjoy the grove of large cedar trees just north of the day-use parking lot. It’s a peaceful, shady spot and is a fantastic place to have a picnic.

One thing I would recommend for a first-time visitor to Pine Island is to have a picnic with family or friends at one of our many picnic shelters. Pine Island is also a great spot to see wildlife, including bald eagles and great blue herons.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 of the newest state parks in South Carolina

27 acres of lakefront park land

38 boat slips at the marina available for long term leases

4,046 linear feet of frontage along Lake Murray

1 beautiful event building called Sunset Hall, currently under renovation

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