Ocean Lakes

There are the traditional glass bells with hand-painted greetings, the handmade frames holding photos of families, a Santa playing baseball. They’ve all graced a limb on the official Ocean Lakes Family Campground Christmas tree through the years – all carefully crafted or selected and hung on the tree by Ocean Lakes guests. For decades, our guests have played a key role in decorating our official Christmas tree in the Recreation Center, a 12-foot live beauty. Decorating a Christmas tree is all about family, after all, and our guests make up the Ocean Lakes family. “It’s an Ocean Lakes family tradition,” Recreation Supervisor Rhonda Boatwright said. “The families look forward to it – it’s special.” Our tree-trimming party is set for 6 p.m. Saturday in the Recreation Center. Our tree-trimming party is set for 6 p.m. Saturday in the Recreation Center. This isn’t the usual tree lighting where you stand back and cheer as the lights are switched on. This is a fun, ...

For many families, celebrating Thanksgiving at Ocean Lakes Family Campground is a tradition. The campground will be packed this week for the holiday, with the smell of fried turkey in the air and the feast on the tables. Here are three things to make the most of your stay with us this week: Things to do Our activities calendar is jam-packed with holiday-themed events all Thanksgiving week. All activities will be in our Recreation Center. Some of the highlights: Bingo | Prizes for bingo this week will help round out that Thanksgiving meal. Play at 7 p.m. Wednesday for side dishes and at 3 p.m. Thursday for pies for dessert. Gingerbread House Contest | Bring all your ingredients to build the most impressive gingerbread house from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Voting takes place from 9 a.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Recreation Center. Breakfast with Santa | Be sure to let the Big Guy know what you want this Christmas. You bring your ...

The final tally is in... The raffle for the Harley-Davidson golf car once owned by our co-founder Nelson Jackson brought in $10,000 for a cause dear to our hearts, Marti’s Wish . Greg Bender, (right) manager of Ocean Lakes Golf Cars, presents the $10,000 check to Harry Parnell, Marti's widower.  Marti Parnell was a valued teammate at Ocean Lakes for 35 years who was diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer and passed away last year. The money raised through this raffle goes to the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina to bring awareness and possible research of Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the stomach.          Thank you for supporting this effort by buying a raffle ticket over the summer. And congrats to the winner Seymour Port of Little River who had known Marti for 20-plus years. Seymour Port of Little River won this custom Harley-Davidson Golf Car in a raffle at Ocean Lakes to raise mo...

  A special playground in Myrtle Beach is giving children with special needs a place to play alongside everyone else – and has a special connection to Ocean Lakes Family Campground. Savannah’s Playground, at Grand Park near The Market Common, is designed to accommodate children of all abilities, including those with special needs, so all children can play together. It also gives parents with disabilities the chance to play with their kids in a way that other playgrounds don’t accommodate. The sprawling playground features swingsets, a harmony musical park, climbing areas, slides and a challenge ropes course with a zipline. Various sections cater to different ages. The $1.2 million Americans with Disabilities Act-approved park opened in Myrtle Beach – about five miles away from Ocean Lakes – late in the summer and has quickly become a hit with families and a model for other cities that want to provide a similar playground, officials said. The inspiration for ...