Hiking Trails Near Myrtle Beach: Waccamaw Refuge and State Park Trails

Trail finder: official trails on the Grand Strand

Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge lists 11 open trails, the longest the 4.26-mile Red Trail; Huntington Beach State Park has Sandpiper Pond (1 mile one way) and Kerrigan (1/4 mile). Myrtle Beach State Park's trails are closed November through January. Source: USFWS and SC State Parks, checked Nov 1, 2026.

Checked on Nov. 1, 2026 by our Outdoors Desk. The park's own page always wins. Check the park's page for closures and capacity before you go. South Carolina State Parks – Myrtle Beach FAQs and alerts.

Is it hunting season today?

Deer seasons in South Carolina Game Zone 4 (Horry, Georgetown) and Brunswick County, NC

Deer still-gun season on Lewis Ocean Bay and Waccamaw River heritage preserves runs Oct 21, 2026 - Jan 1, 2027. On private land in Game Zone 4, gun hunting runs Sept 1 - Jan 1. In Brunswick County, NC, gun season runs Oct 17, 2026 - Jan 1, 2027.

Oct. 21, 2026 – Nov. 1, 2026: Still-gun deer season (Lewis Ocean Bay and Waccamaw River heritage preserves) Highest risk: guns in the woods

Hunting is allowed on heritage preserves and parts of Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge by permit; not in Myrtle Beach or Huntington Beach state parks.

13 official trails, shortest first

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Trail	Miles	Difficulty	Uses
White Trail Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	0.04	Not rated by the park	hike
Kerrigan Trail Huntington Beach State Park · One way, from the gift shop lot	0.25	Not rated by the park	hike
Blue Trail Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	0.26	Not rated by the park	hike
Little Bull Creek Trail Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	0.32	Not rated by the park	hike
Yauhannah Trail (West) Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	0.71	Not rated by the park	hike
Orange Trail Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	0.74	Not rated by the park	hike
Yauhannah Trail (East) Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	0.87	Not rated by the park	hike
Sandpiper Pond Trail Huntington Beach State Park · One way, from the north parking lot; birding	1	Not rated by the park	hike
Bike Trail (Green Trail) Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	1.39	Not rated by the park	hike, bike
Yauhannah Bluff VC Boardwalk Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	1.43	Not rated by the park	hike
Larry Paul Trail Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	1.47	Not rated by the park	hike
Environmental Education Center Trail Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	1.99	Not rated by the park	hike
Red Trail Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	4.26	Not rated by the park	hike

Lengths and difficulty as each park lists them; some loops share sections. Sources: South Carolina State Parks and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service trail pages (listed below). Download: outdoors.csv (official data only; free to reuse with credit to Grand Strand Dispatch).

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