My spouse and I were absolutely enamored with this location. The picturesque views and idyllic beach surroundings were impeccable. There were minor disturbances due to ongoing building works, which occasionally led to dust clouds, but this didn't dampen our overall experience. We are certainly planning a revisit. The provision of solid platforms and comprehensive utility connections was an added bonus.

Arrived early, no problem go right to site.

Best beach vacation campground ever. We already booked another 2 week stay for next year! Clean clean clean, friendly, peaceful! Visit after Labor Day.

This place was absolutely everything we wanted and more. Best time to go is after Labor Day. It was quiet, everyone was super friendly and lots of dog owners! The nature center was perfect for a homeschool field trip with the kids. We enjoyed the included water park and felt like it was well worth the $65 a night to camp. Showers were super clean, beach was clean, staff was friendly and intentional. Everyone we met felt like old friends. Wi-Fi at the campsite was excellent, cell service was good. Arcade was updated and full of exciting games. We stayed in the 3000 section on a dirt lot and it was close to the ocean. We already booked 2 weeks on concrete pad for next year! The sandy mart was great for snacks and supplies. Fair prices. Plan to bring or rent a golf cart ;) campground location is directly across the street from Walmart for groceries. Love this place and can’t wait to return!! con: our site seemed to have lots of flies even with not leaving food out.

If you want a positive family experience do not go to this campground. The staff and security were very rude and the overall feel was not family friendly. The park is overly packed and at night it’s like a third world country with security everywhere and crazy teenagers driving in golf carts with loud music. The beach was just as bad. Lifeguards set up umbrellas and chairs in front row and you have to set up behind them or pay them to sit in their chairs. Nothing about this trip was relaxing and positive, we couldn’t wait to leave and will never go back.

Although the experience with the staff at Ocean Lakes could have completely ruined our vacation, we chose to enjoy our family time regardless. We purchased a child’s football and float in THEIR store, only to be told we could not use it at their pool. Then they told us we couldn’t have coolers at the pool. Coolers that had waters and snacks for our little ones, because the concession stand wasn’t open for us to purchase the items from them. All of this and more was handled very unprofessionally. The icing on the cake was our last night, when they had a golf cart parade right in front of the beach house we had rented - going until 11:00 pm with VERY loud music, singing, and shouting. We had little ones trying to sleep. We have stayed at several other campgrounds in the area and absolutely loved our many stays at those. We were always made to feel welcome, and could relax and enjoy our vacation as opposed to our stay with Ocean Lakes where we were constantly looking over our shoulders expecting to be talked down to for the next supposed infraction. We were told, “Well, Ocean Lakes isn’t for everyone”. On this we can agree. This was our first and last stay at Ocean Lakes.

We had a pull-through site right by the beach - that's the bonus. Just walk out the door, across the road and there was the beach and Atlantic Ocean. Site was somewhat level. Utilities worked good, had a few times where the water pressure stopped but only for a few seconds. Good wifi, good cable. Site was not quite long enough for truck and trailer, we had to ask the people in front to move some stuff so we could pull in and unhitch, same when we unhitched. There are a lot of amenities but during winter most of them were not open. HUGE Laundry facility, the size of a large laundromat so never had to wait for a machine. Cost was $2.75 per wash. They did have large load machines (like a laundromat) took advantage of them and washed our large blankets - cost $5.75. Dog friendly park. This park operates like a small city. LOVED the park during the quiet season, I personally, would not want to be there when it is full, it would be too crowded. The roads are narrow (they call them alleys), luckily we had an end site so pulling out was easy, but many of our neighbors had to hitch up almost sideways. This park is known for its great customer service and we found the staff pleasant and helpful. They have a mail room to receive packages but it is a $1.00 per package to pick up. Spent most of our time walking the beach. We camped at Ocean Lakes Family Campground in a Travel Trailer.

This is by far the best campsite I’ve ever been to. Well maintained lots on concrete pads. Free wifi, with a VERY strong signal, plus premium plans if you need that faster speed at reasonable prices ($4.99 & $9.99) respectively. Had 5G Ultra Capacity while here and fast speeds as well. Cable tv and our site even had a brand new coax to connect to our rig. Clean hookups (30 & 50 amps) on every site, plus enough space for an extra tent if you need the space. The whole campsite is beachfront. There’s bike and golf cart rentals to get around, food, a pool with water park style slides, large convenience store, rv dealer with maintenance, and an arcade all in the premises. This is by far the best and my most favorite RV campground I’ve been to date and I plan to come many more times.

First time staying here in the camper. I grew up coming here with my grandmother that lived on Snapper Lane. It has changed a lot to the good. Very busy but they have quite hours (11 pm to 7 pm) and people listen. The Halloweekends in October are very fun, the most trick-or-treaters I have seen in a long time. We had great shade at both locations. K34 had less traffic then 3168. You basically have it all here and do not need to leave if you don't want to.

Horrible stay! We rented unit # 1112. We found a live bed bug crawling on the mattress cover on the bed. I collected it and turned it over to Tammy (office manager). We also had ants in the kitchen, and roaches in the bathroom. The couch was like sitting on a hard box. The bathroom sink would not drain well which is very unsanitary. The dresser drawers in the bedroom were falling out, broken i guess. The table and chairs on the porch were dirty and rusted, did not use. The porch steps are falling away from the porch, slanted, hazardous, i almost fell. TV service is bad. And there were very loud fireworks every night between 9 - 11p.m. near the rentals. Management will tell you they are fired off on the beach and they can't control that, but, there are fireworks shot off in rental areas. Not good when you have a 4 year old sleeping. If you rent one of the outrageously priced golf cars, let it be known, because management doesn't tell you, that people double park in certain areas and you get blocked in. This happened to us and my husband had to physically maneuver the car blocking us, no key, to be able to leave. This park is way too big to walk anywhere and since i have a bad knee, the golf car was absolutely necessary, and if i am paying almost $400 to rent a car, i want to be able to use it when i need to. I was told by office staff that, "you should be here in summer when school is out, golf cars are parked everywhere." No thank you! I complained to management that there should be signs if it is a double parking area but there aren't. They just assume you know. The rentals are so close together that you can hardly open your car doors, and if you have 2 vehicles, you have to back out one vehicle before getting into your car. We had to buy an outdoor extension cord to plug in the golf car because of lack of space it gad to be parked where extension cord was needed. People park sideways on both sides and we could barely get through in our truck without hitting mirrors on sides of vehicles. Some of the streets, or should i say, alleyways are so narrow. I felt like a sardine in a sardine can. In closing, i talked with Greg Bender and Tammy ?? in office about these complaints. I asked to be partly compensated $$ for this horrible vacation. At first i was told no. On stating that i would be contacting the health dept. And writing bad reviews, i was later told that they would compensate me $224 out of the $1449 i paid, ( not including the golf cart for almost $400). This amount included a $101 cleaning fee, which was not appropriate since the unit was not. Ì asked for a refund of $300 + the $100 security deposit to total $400, and Tammy refused. She said we were not going to get in a bidding war. ( The $100 deposit would be refunded to me regardless.) I hope everyone takes time to read this review. If these circumstances do not concern you, then fine. But i would sincerely think twice before staying at this park.

Fantastic campground to bring kids to. Clean beaches and a lot of activities inside. Everyone is super friendly. This is one of the top places for me to stay and I will definitely be coming back many more times. While the sites are excellent, there are these seed pods that are prickly and stick to everything. There where some teens lighting up fireworks on the beach late at night and many folks bring their modified golf carts with loud stereos during the day so that’s something to consider (neither didn’t bother us at all).

Got lost in the park and felt like I was at the largest RV park in the world.

Great location! A large park, but it has everything.... Located right on the beach with it's own access, the perfect cure for 2 feet of snow at home up north :D. Definitely try Benjamins bakery down the road (GREAT pastries) and Sandlapper grill - awesome also :D. Only complaint - internet slooooow. Wifi and my AT&T for some reason, really slow. I guess you are meant to spend time on the beach!

Great family atmosphere and amenities. Sandy Mart is very clean and friendly staff. Water park is super fun. Close to some of the greatest golf in the United States. Pro tip: all pizza in South Carolina is horrible.... but then again living in NJ I am spoiled