COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The newest state park in South Carolina, which has been several years in the making, now has an opening date.

Pine Island State Park on Lake Murray will have a soft opening in October.\

Beginning October 1, the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism says it will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.

The 27-acre location once functioned as a lakefront club for Dominion, or previously South Carolina Electric & Gas, employees.

It closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and was sold to the state as part of the V.C. Summer fallout.

Its opening has subsequently been delayed by a fire and Hurricane Helene.

In the last few years, several repairs and improvements have been made to the park, and a traffic study was conducted.

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