

Ocean Lakes Family Campground received the Governor’s Cup in 2006 for its “economic impact on its community and state while also helping to improve the quality of life in South Carolina.” Also in 2006, June 2 was declared “Mary Emily and Nelson Jackson Day” by a South Carolina House Resolution passed on May 12, 2012. Specialties: Ocean Lakes Family Campground features 859 campsites (pull through, full hookups) and 2,566 annual lease sites (including 300 beach house rentals) on 310 oceanfront acres with nearly one mile of beachfront in sunny Myrtle Beach, SC. The Jacksons also developed vacation spots on their other family properties, including Ocean Lakes Properties, Prestwick Country Club, Ocean Lakes RV Center, Sunway Charters and Tours, Crystal Lake Mobile Home Village. The campground began with 30 campsites and one bath house today the facility boasts 893 camp sites along with 300 additional rental units.

Together the couple created Jackson Companies, with Ocean Lakes Campground established on its current site in 1971. Over time, Jackson became president of the company.īy the time the Jacksons inherited Mary Emily’s family property in the 1960s, the land holdings acquired by the Platts had become quite vast. Six Time Winners of The Mega Park of the Year Award by Melissa LaScaleia Ocean Lakes Family Campground is well known by Myrtle Beachians as being a premier. The campground said the decision was based on. The daughters would model the clothing made by their mother as they traveled, which helped sell the fabric. (WBTW) Ocean Lakes Family Campground will not allow camping guests until further notice. An innovator, Jackson created one of America’s first RVs from a Trailway bus, enabling the family to travel along with him. Look no further than Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Nelson was a traveling salesman with Cloth of Gold Fabrics, and Mary Emily created clothing for their five daughters from her husband’s wares.

Meanwhile, Mary Emily married Nelson Jackson in 1942, and together they raised five daughters. The Platts spent the next several decades acquiring land along the Grand Strand. This property would eventually become Ocean Lakes Family Campground. Platt traded his undeveloped land for property in Myrtle Beach in 1930. Were here to help you dream up your next trip, figure out the details, and reserve experiences at over 3600 facilities and 103000 individual sites across. Platt, bought land in Murrells Inlet in the early twentieth century. , Ocean Lakes Rentals by Owner Facebook Group, and Ocean Lakes Rentals by Owner Facebook Page, are NOT sponsored by or affiliated with Ocean Lakes Family Campground L.P. Mary Emily Jackson’s father, Conway pharmacist V.F. Without the enforcement of some rules, a nice family campground can go downhill quickly and I don’t want to be looking elsewhere for family campground fun anytime soon.Steve Rich of Aiken, 2011 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent I just hope they don’t start slipping on the security presence and enforcement of basic, common sense rules. Overall, I always enjoy my stay at Ocean Lakes. It’d be nice to have a few food areas spread out across the campground so the one by the camp store doesn’t get soooo overly crowded. Please open the food station at the beach more often and add another place where you can just get ice cream and maybe coffee. And yes, the words were that harsh! I saw very few security people this trip.Īlso, the campground has long ago outgrown the one food stand they have!!!! The lines and wait at the Sandy Mart food venue is ridiculously long. It’s not so pleasant hearing the f*#! word on a family trip with my 10 year old. They state they do not tolerate this in the rules section of their camp book but, I regularly heard foul words blaring over radios at campsites and mostly on golf carts on our most recent trip. I do wish they’d enforce the no loud lewd music rule though.
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My family has been coming to Ocean Lakes for the Halloween weekends for 6 years now and it is a lot of fun! Always lots of activities planned, sometimes the pool and part of the water park is open and being right on the beach is a plus too. Ocean Lakes Family Campground offers great diversity in camping accommodations and guest services.
