Harbour

Bucksport Marina

Name: Bucksport Marina
Address: Myrtle Beach, US
Telephone: +1 843-397-5556

Myrtle Beach, United StatesCarolinas and Georgia

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Type: Harbour

Marina on the Waccamaw River along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, near statute mile 376, at the rural settlement of Bucksport in Horry County, South Carolina.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

The marina lies on the Waccamaw River where it carries the AICW, with more than 700ft of parallel floating dock along the waterway. The river approach is open and deep, with no inlet or bar to cross.

Practical

Around 50 berths, roughly 22 of them transient, on floating docks. The Bucksport restaurant on site serves Lowcountry seafood and southern fare, with free dockage while dining. The site also runs a campground and RV park.

History

Bucksport was founded in 1837 when Henry Buck of Bucksport, Maine, built steam-powered sawmills here to cut the longleaf pine of the Waccamaw forests. Timber from the mills was shipped to Charleston, New York and Boston, and was used in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.