Carolina Forest is a 12,000 acre pre-planned community with a fixed 20-year development plan. This means that for the first time in Horry County history, a huge tract of land will be developed in an orderly, structured manner. It assures that necessary infrastructure and public services are prepared in advance. Residents will know in advance where commercial growth will take place, and where parks, schools, fire departments, churches and offices will be located. All 12,000 acres will provide roadways, without commercial signage.

Carolina Forest is firmly established, yet is still growing! The community will include about forty residential neighborhoods with homes, condos, and townhomes in various price ranges. It is estimated that there will be 26,000 homes with a population of about 56,000.

Carolina Forest schools are among the top rated in the county. There is currently one high school, Carolina Forest High School, which will be joined in the future by another high school. There are two middle schools, Ocean Bay Middle School and Black Water Middle School, and four elementary schools, Carolina Forest, Ocean Bay, Palmetto Bays, and South Conway Elementary Schools.

The entrance to Carolina Forest at Highway 501 features commercial developments that include grocery stores, restaurants, medical facilities, banks, gas stations, a health club, day care, a post office and more. The Tanger Factory Outlet stores located on Highway 501 also offer a multitude of stores for your shopping convenience.

Forest Crossing at the other end of Carolina Forest is the primary commercial location and contains numerous shops, restaurants, boutiques, etc.

Residents in Carolina Forest enjoy easy access to roads that travel all over Horry County. Highway 31 allows convenient travel from Carolina Forest up to Little River and also down to Surfside. Grissom Parkway crosses the Intracoastal Waterway to 48th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach, which makes it easy to access the beach and all of Myrtle Beach’s entertainment and restaurants.

Four golf courses, Man O’ War, River Oaks, The Wizard, and The International World Tour are in Carolina Forest giving the avid golfer a number of options.

There are currently two fire stations in the community, with more planned, all of which are to be centrally located ensuring that emergency response will be provided to any place in Carolina Forest within minutes.

Carolina Forest is a great place to raise a family, retire, or invest in real estate. With access to modern conveniences, top notch schools, and easy access to all that the Grand Strand has to offer, it is quickly becoming one of the most desirable areas of Myrtle Beach.

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