The South Carolina Park Service invited the public to get a look at the future state park after years of closure.

Park officials on Wednesday updated the Lake Murray community on plans for Pine Island, which will now have a “soft opening” to the public on Oct. 1 after years of preparation. Initially ...

Pine Island State Park on Lake Murray will have a soft opening in October.\ Beginning October 1, the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism says it will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays, ...

Gov. Henry McMaster has vetoed a proviso in the 2025-26 state budget that would have required a new state park on Lake Murray ...

A proviso in the recently passed state budget sets new requirements for accessing Pine Island on Lake Murray, currently slated to open to the public in October as the newest state park.

Pine Island State Park hosts an open house on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The park, located at Lake Murray, is scheduled to have a soft opening on October 1. Joshua Boucher [email protected] ...