Both companies are deserting the downtown amusement district around the Pavilion, saying the area is going downhill and has too many beachwear shops selling sexually oriented t-shirts and drug equipment. The Myrtle Beach area has eight fishing piers extending into the Atlantic. Turn left off US 17 onto Lake Arrowhead Road, then turn into the campground at the first traffic light. This pier also has an expanded width decking at the end, plus one in the middle with aquariums on display. All of the central and southern piers also have expanded width decking, with the exception of Pier 14.
Fishing is available at all the piers, as is bait and rod rentals.
To get to the state park pier requires admission to the park itself. The piers maintain shorter hours during the colder months, usually daylight only or extending into early evening. By summer many are open 24 hours. The state park pier is the exception, with more limited hours reflecting that of the park itself. All of the piers were reconstructed after Hurricane Hugo blew them down in 1989.