Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve — Attraction in North Myrtle Beach

Says this place is dedicated to maintaining and preserving the Marsh, yet there was liter and debris everywhere. It was very heartbreaking to see so much fishing line tangled among the reeds and drift wood. We pulled as much of it as we could out of the reeds and put it in garbage can. One of the lines we pulled from mud had a huge hook on it. Off to one side of the boardwalk, there was a huge pile of dead fish decomposing. I can only hope someone didn’t just catch them all, put in bucket, and decide to just dump out on the ground??? During low tide, the boardwalk gave beautiful views of birds, fiddler crabs, and the oyster beds. There were quite a few people standing out along the banks and mud...

Very nice and beautiful. Clean. You can show the kiddos blue crabs as they are everywhere. We didn't catch anything but enjoyed the night views from the small area we could fish from. Also seen a dead stingray in the shallow waters. You are not allowed to fish from the dock. Make sure you have your salt water license as we did get a visit from the game Warden! Only place we could find that allowed...

There is a short little boardwalk. It was a nice preserve. Saw birds and plenty of tiny crabs. Seeing the crabs was neat. The kids stood as still as they could to watch them come out of the holes in the ground but one movement and they are all so quick and right back into a hole. It was cool. Watched some people crabbing in the water, never seen that before so that was...