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Vereen Memorial Gardens

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Vereen Memorial Park and Gardens are located in Little River, near North Myrtle Beach in Horry County. Jackson Hiram Vereen, who was born in Little River in 1882, deeded the land to the Horry County Historical Commission. Vereen Memorial Park is now part of the Horry County parks system.

Vareen Gardens Cruise
Mark Hadley of Surfside Beach, 2020 | Do Not Use Without Written Consent

The gardens are home to a variety of wildlife, as well as the historic Vereen family cemetery, which includes Revolutionary War graves. Trails and boardwalks wind through the park along scenic marshes. One of the last few unpaved stretches of the old Kings Highway (PDF) goes through Vereen Memorial Gardens.

Vareen Memorial
Mark Hadley of Surfside Beach, 2020 | Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Plan Your Trip: Vereen Memorial Gardens

Where is Vereen Memorial Gardens located?
Address: 2250 SC Highway 179, Little River, SC 29566
GPS Coordinates: 33.884983,-78.597206
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Little River 2 miles
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    1. Stella Watts says

      January 31, 2022 at 6:11 PM

      Is Vareen Memorial Garden dog friendly?

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    2. Michael Vereen says

      March 23, 2020 at 4:50 PM

      Went as a kid and don’t really have much memory of it. Will have to go again sometime, since I’m older and more into family history.

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    3. Sarah Ariail says

      April 15, 2016 at 3:07 PM

      A beautiful and restful place. Many locals, including the Little River Lions Club, helped plant many flowering scrubs and watered them by hand during dry summers. A super good place for picnics and also fishing is allowed from the dock unless recent changes have been made.

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    4. Rhonda Talley says

      May 30, 2015 at 9:39 PM

      We will be spending a lot of time here!

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    5. Sharon M Graves says

      January 23, 2015 at 1:06 PM

      We will have to take this in on a nice sunny day!

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    6. Charles Peber says

      June 1, 2014 at 1:00 PM

      What time does it open? Want to fish in the early morning.

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    7. Maggie says

      November 5, 2012 at 6:37 PM

      We discovered Vereen Memorial Gardens on our trip to Myrtle Beach this year (2012). We enjoyed it very much. It has portable toilets (very nice—didn’t smell at all!), boardwalks and trails over and around the marsh and through wooded areas. Very peaceful. If you want to get away from the beach crowds and enjoy some quiet nature walks and maybe view some egrets or herons, this is a great place to go.

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    8. Alita says

      October 3, 2012 at 1:34 AM

      It is perfect place. My boyfriend showed it to me, and now I’m in love with it. I wanna come back and to see the sunset there.

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    9. Paula says

      May 14, 2012 at 7:51 PM

      A very beautiful place, serene and scenic. If you love birds you’ll see lots of them at the right times. Also very hard to find – the town of Calabash or Little River should help with some well-placed signs! Loved it and will come back.

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    10. Joanne says

      June 17, 2011 at 10:45 AM

      A hidden treasure … we love it.

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