You’ll need to reschedule that 2016 trip to Hunting Island State Park

Coast Guard Air Station Savannah's aerial flight of the Lowcountry after Matthew, a category 2 hurricane, skirted the east coast. This video features Little Blue off Hunting Island as seen on Oct. 9, 2016. Drew Martin Staff video

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You’ll need to reschedule that 2016 trip to Hunting Island State Park

Posted by Madison Hogan

mhogan@islandpacket.com

Hunting Island State Park is closed for the remainder of 2016, according to the South Carolina State Parks.

A post on their website and Facebook said the park suffered the some of the worst damage out of the 14 state parks that are currently closed in Hurricane Matthew’s aftermath.

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South Carolina State Parks wrote in a Facebook post that it will take months of work before the park will be open again and all reservations are canceled and refunded through December 2016.

A representative with the State Parks reservation office said there is not an opening date for the park at this time.

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