Barefoot Campground Goes Oceanfront Condos / Homes
A new resort with Oceanfront Tower, Multi-family Condos and Single-family homes is planned for the 56.4-acre Barefoot Camping Resort, East of Hwy 17, in North Myrtle Beach. Scalise Development has completed purchase of the property and will release its plans in coming weeks as they are approved by the city of North Myrtle Beach.
“Skyrocketing land prices have enticed campground, golf course and mobile home park owners to sell to developers along the Grand Strand. Seven courses closed for redevelopment in 2005, and three mobile home parks, including the Barefoot campground, are planned for redevelopment.” notes Jenny Burns of The Sun News.
The landscape of Myrtle Beach is gradually going more upscale as the old gives way to the new. The new resort at Barefoot Campground will be on prime property - from the ocean to Hwy 17 - across from the shops and restaurants at Barefoot Landing.
We’ll keep you posted as the planning develops.
Reference: “Developer buys campground Homes planned for Barefoot property” By Jenny BurnsThe Sun News
Goodmorning;
Coming to Myrtl Beach in about a week. Looking at a mobile home for vacation purposes.
Saw your article, concerned about buying and then having the park sold. Any advice for us. Any parks you know of that are in the works to be purchased that we should stay away from.
Thanks for all of the info you can give us.
Gayla
on June 4th, 2006 at 7:21 am from Gayla
Hello Gayla:
When you buy a mobile home with land, you own the land… so it can’t be sold without your permission.
The problem occurs when you buy a mobile home without land ownership.
I’m not aware of any new plans for developing a mobile home park. But I’m sure owner’s and residents are thinking about it.
With land prices increasing in Myrtle Beach, particularly near the ocean, it’s very tempting for the landowners to sell to developers.
Before buying a mobile home without land in a park, talk with the park owners/management and other residents.
Ask them what their plans are? What notice/provisions would be given if the park were sold? Could the mobile home be moved?
I hope this helps.
Barbara
on June 6th, 2006 at 9:03 am from Barbara and Art
Folks your day at the beach is leaving and I mean fast!! The rich are gong to rob the life you have known at Myrtle Beach. Folks you will not have a vacation spot here. Life in the future will look like Blue hair old Miami Beach. I hope all the folks that have supported this Grand Strand can all fit into the Myrtle Beach State Park…beacuse that maybe all that is left. (That’s as long as the greedy state dosen’t sell that as well. Is there a solution? Quit taking your dollars here…they don’t need them…they have DEVELOPERS…they don’t need folks like you to bring your small amount of money. Face it, you have Malls and Resturants at your home location…same ole crap they have…spend your money at home. Oh you like the beach as well….Gosh I can’t help you there…Grand Starnd sold that out!!! Spend your money where they want vacation DOLLARS!!!
on August 22nd, 2006 at 9:00 pm from Darryl
This is such sad news! I spent every summer growing up, at the old Sherwood Forest Campground, now known as Barefoot RV Campground! The best years of my
life were spent there! It’s ashame that our children will never get to know what fun was really like! Camping, swimming, walking through the campground, and making new friends, from all over the country! That campground was my second home! And I will cherish all of the memories that I had there! No wonder families are not as close to each other anymore! When you take away the fun things in life, just because YOU want to make money, it takes away from family traditions, family fun, family values, and so forth! All I can say is Myrtle Beach, with it’s closing of the Pavilion, and North Myrtle Beach, with the closing of it’s campgrounds, will never be the same anymore! I wouldn’t be surprised, if both beaches start losing money! There have been so many people up here in North Carolina, that have said that it will never be the same, and that they do not even care, to ever go back again, now that things are changing over to condos! There are families out there, that still enjoy camping, and still enjoy walking on the boardwalk, at Myrtle Beach! This coming weekend (Sept. 29th-Oct. 1) will be my last trip, to North Myrtle and Myrtle Beach! I’m 47 yrs. old and I wanted to see the pavilion one last time! I was hoping to stay at the campground, too. Because of all of the changes that are being made, and everything turning into condos, I doubt that I will ever go back to Mrytle Beach again!
Sincerely,
Laura Ayers Pilcher
Lexington, NC
on September 23rd, 2006 at 6:55 am from Laura A. Pilcher