City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (800) 553-1749, (843) 449-7323

Address: 9700 Kings Rd.

Description: You can select from 277 rental sites from the total inventory of more than 700 spacious campsites (the remainder are annual rentals or permanently booked) nestled beneath towering pines and oaks at Apache Family Campground.All sites have sewage hookups, free cable TV, and picnic tables. Amenities include a large swimming pool, laundry facilities, and a fully stocked trading post. Apache Campground is home to the longest and widest fishing pier on the East Coast—Apache Pier (see the Fishing chapter)—complete with a restaurant and seasonal live entertainment.Depending on site location, the summer daily rates are as low as $48.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (800) 255-7614, (843) 448-3421

Address: 613 Fifth Ave. S.

Description: Nestled in this densely wooded area, campers at the KOA might have trouble believing that the heart of Myrtle Beach is just 700 yards away.More than 500 campsites are available in this 60-acre complex that offers log cabin–style rentals—called Kamping Kabins—in addition to its large, shaded tent sites. Free cable TV is included with utility hookups, and KOA provides bathhouses with showers. You and the family can splash about in the two pools or rent bicycles. Other amenities include a convenience store with gas station, game room, and Laundromat. They also keep guests entertained with an outdoor cinema, the Kampfire Theatre, and hay wagon rides.Depending on site location and hookups, the summer daily rate ranges from $32 to $66. Kabins run from $48 to $62.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Address: 5901 South Kings Hwy.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (843) 238-5325

Address: 4401 South Kings Hwy.

Description: The Myrtle Beach State Park is just 3 miles south of downtown Myrtle Beach and is one of the most popular public beaches in the area. Opened in 1935, it was the first state park opened to the public in South Carolina; it’s also the site of the first campground and fishing pier on the Grand Strand.The park offers 350 campsites, five cabins, two apartments, picnic areas with shelters, a swimming pool, nature trails, playground equipment, a park store, and snack bar. Each site has water and electrical hookups and is convenient to hot showers and restrooms. The summer daily rate is $23 per site, $25 for reserved spots, and there is an additional $4-per-person (age 16 and older) admission charge to enter the park.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (800) 255-3568, (843) 449-3714

Address: 10108 Kings Rd.

Description: Only 10 miles north of downtown Myrtle Beach, the Travel Park offers more than 1,100 campsites in a variety of locations: oceanfront, wooded, or lakeside, all complete with utility hookups. Furnished villas and 35-foot travel trailers are also available for rent. Campers can enjoy a variety of swimming activities, including an indoor/outdoor pool and a lazy river, or fish for freshwater game from surrounding lakes. There is a full-time recreation director to make sure you don’t run out of things to do. There is a three-night minimum stay in the off-season and a seven-night minimum stay June 6 through Aug 15. The summer daily rate starts at $55.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Address: 6001 South Kings Hwy.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Address: 5401 US 17 S.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (800) 845-0837, (843) 626-7457

Address: 3405 North Kings Hwy.

Description: Spanning the length of the sunny Grand Strand, Barefoot, not to be confused with Barefoot Resort & Golf, manages 100-plus properties, including one-room suites, one-, two-, and three-bedroom condos, plus annual rentals. Barefoot Vacations has an excellent staff of experienced coordinators for family reunions, honeymoon accommodations, shopping trips, and holiday vacations. Most properties have swimming pools available to guests, and some include a clubhouse for events. The staff can also arrange dining, show, and golf packages. The weekly cost of a Barefoot Vacations property in mid-July is $850 to $2,500.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (800) 845-0647, (843) 449-4477

Address: 7728 North Kings Hwy.

Description: Booe’s inventory of more than 200 rental properties consists of condominiums, houses, and townhomes that sleep 4 to 8 persons and beach houses that accommodate 9 to 21 guests. Except the condos, no other units include swimming pools. But keep in mind that most beach houses are oceanfront or just across the street from the blue Atlantic. In mid-July condos and town houses start at $650 per week, and oceanfront beach houses range from $1,495 to $6,000 weekly. Booe specializes in winter rentals and golf packages.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (888) 449-9000, (843) 449-9000

Address: 1551 21st Ave. N., Suite 24, Myrtle Beac

Description: A state-of-the-art reservation and customer-service center at LITUS* can put you in touch with a huge inventory of rentals all over the Grand Strand, from efficiencies to luxurious oceanfront homes suitable for 25 people. Prices range from $50 per night to $6,000 for a week’s stay. The staff encourages potential guests to call their customer-service center at any time, since last-minute cancellations often provide visitors with the perfect place at big savings.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (800) 845-0833, (843) 272-7070

Address: 603 Briarwood Dr.

Description: All along the Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach Vacation Rentals manages hundreds of vacation villas, condos, and cottages. Studios, efficiencies, and up to four-bedroom accommodations are available, most of which are within comfortable walking distance to the beach or offer an on-site pool. Formerly known as Chicora, Myrtle Beach Vacation Rentals also arranges golf, tennis, and entertainment packages for guests. During peak season, rentals run anywhere from $675 to $2,085 a week. A four-bedroom, three-bath oceanfront villa costs about $2,545 for a week’s stay.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (800) 358-6625, (843) 449-6625

Address: 1125 48th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach

Description: Since 1980 the Noble Company has arranged vacation packages for families in some of the nicest condominium properties in North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach. One- to four-bedroom condos can be rented, along with a limited number of large beach homes. Garnering a select group of vacation properties over the years, Noble prefers to rent to families, married couples, and singles older than 25. No house parties are permitted in any of the company’s rental units, so look elsewhere if you want to have a beer bash. Prices in mid-July range from $675 a week for a two-bedroom, two-bath unit across the street from the ocean to $2,000 a week for a four-bedroom, three-bath oceanfront condo.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (800) 247-5459, (843) 626-2072

Address: 1551 21st Ave. N., Suite 12, Myrtle Beac

Description: Oceanfront Vacation Rentals represents more than 100 properties throughout Myrtle Beach, including one-, two-, and three-bedroom condominiums with fully equipped kitchens boasting microwaves, color cable TVs, VCRs, and laundry facilities. Most properties are only minutes from shopping, swimming, amusement parks, world-class family music shows, and other attractions. Prices range from $600 for one-, two-, and three-bedroom condos that overlook the salt marsh and golf course, are a short walk to the beach, and have indoor and outdoor pools, to $9,900 for a sprawling oceanfront home with eight bedrooms, seven baths, a pool and Jacuzzi, a large oceanfront porch, a fireplace, and a large back porch overlooking the ocean.

City: Myrtle Beach, SC

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (800) 476-1760, (843) 449-0835

Address: 9662 N. Kings Hwy.

Description: Approximately 200 units, efficiencies, cottages, and penthouse suites are available for rent through this company. Some of the properties are large enough to accommodate 10 people under one roof. All include access to swimming pools. Summer rentals begin at $620 per week for an efficiency and $3,000 to 4,000 a week for a fancy beach house.