The Hammock Coast comprises Pawleys Island, Litchfield Beach, Murrells Inlet, southern Garden City, Historic Georgetown, and Andrews – with each community boasting its own unique vibe.
The Harborwalk is a wooden boardwalk in Historic Georgetown, offering scenic views of Georgetown Harbor.
Atalaya Castle was the winter home of sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and industrialist husband Archer Huntington.
Brookgreen Gardens, founded by the Huntingtons, boasts 9,000 acres and houses the largest collection of American figurative sculpture in the United States.
Hobcaw House, built in 1930, was the winter retreat of prominent financier Bernard Baruch. Hobcaw Barony is now a 16,000-acre environmental research reserve.
Friendfield Village once housed 100 enslaved people and was later lived in by Black employees of Hobcaw Barony until 1952.
Roseate Spoonbills gather at the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center, a 24,000-acre protected wilderness preserve in Georgetown, which offers guided tours, nature trails and birding trips.
The Black River Cypress Preserve in Andrews is a 1,000-acre ecological sanctuary and outdoor recreation site along the Black River.
“In Georgetown County, so much of the land is protected in perpetuity.” — Lee G. Brockington
A Gullah presentation at Hopsewee Plantation in Georgetown.
Gullah Historical Interpreter Glander Pressley at a Gullah Geechee event at Hopsewee Plantation.
Hammock Coast Tourism Development Director Mark A. Stevens
Janette Rodrigues of the Gullah Museum of Georgetown
The Gullah Museum of Georgetown is a brick-and-mortar tribute to Gullah culture.
It features displays on the language, rice culture (Carolina Gold Rice), foodways, spiritual practices, and more – including story quilts, arts, crafts, and music. The museum also offers presentations on Gullah Geechee culture and history.
Front Street in Historic Georgetown serves as the retail, dining, and cultural hub of South Carolina’;s third-oldest city – founded in 1729.
Kayakers enjoy a day on the Black River, which originates in Lee County and empties into the Great Pee Dee River in Georgetown County.
