New Boat Landing coming to Georgetown, S.C.

Earlier this month there was a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Boat Landing on the Sampit River in Georgetown, S.C. The Landing will be named the Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex in honor of Carroll Campbell, South Carolina's Governor from 1987-1995. Carroll Campbell died in 2005 and is buried in Pawleys Island, S.C.

The landing is scheduled to be complete in June 2009 and will feature six boat lanes for putting in and taking out boats and 200 public parking spaces. The need for this new marine complex was sparked by the increasing popularity of fishing. Increased boat traffic has made the current public landing at East Bay Park congested during the peak season. The Sampit River is freshwater at the location of the proposed landing just south of the Sylvan Rosen Bridge in the Maryville section. However, saltwater access is just around the bend in the Winyah Bay. See you on the water!