Hunting Island State Park in historic Beaufort SC is a beautiful park with tent sites next to the beach. The park is filled with palm trees, palmettos and pine. Our site was 100 steps from a wide open beach. At the end of the beach is the Hunting Island Lighthouse. The original lighthouse was built in 1859 and rebuilt in 1875 after is was destroyed during the Civil War.

I arrived on Saturday and had camp set up and ready for Philip’s arrival on Monday. Ours was the only tent in the tent section. We loved the seclusion and having the beach steps away. There’s nothing like falling asleep to the sound of waves and waking up to the songs of the birds mixed with the waves.

Long walks on the deserted beach and campfire dinners ended days of touring the historic sites. With some local food and freshly caught shrimp, it was a perfect week celebrating my 66th birthday!