Walk the beach May through September between 6 and 9 a.m. looking for turtle tracks/nests and cleaning the beach.  Training by Park Interpretive Ranger is mandatory.

Three days after a turtle nest hatches, we do public excavation/inventory.  We count the eggs laid, hatched, and occasionally find and release live hatchlings. 

For some park events, the Friends have a booth to raise funds by selling drinks and baked goods.  For all events, we assist the Park Rangers and Staff with activities. 

An Audubon South Carolina north beach program in April through August on weekends and holidays to protect shorebird nesting.  Training by Audubon Society is mandatory.

Friends man the front desk, greet guests, help educate visitors about the exhibit animals and park wildlife.  May also lead some of the Nature Center tours.  Training will be provided.

Water and maintain the planters along the Atalaya walkway.  

Direct vehicles with annual passes to secondary bypass lane.  Weekends from Memorial to Labor Day, this prevents traffic from backing up on Route 17.  

Assist Rangers with special projects such as cleaning trails, removing brush/debris, spreading playground mulch, painting picnic shelters, and other needs.  

Lead daily Atalaya tour with history of the Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington and Atalaya Castle.  Yearly training with Park Interpretive Ranger is mandatory.

Lead daily park alligator tour.  Tours are given April through October. 

Huntington Beach State Park is the nicest park in the area! The Friends help with this by self-directed litter pick up, reporting of broken boards and branches, or other hazards to the Park Staff.  

Every two weeks, on Tuesdays from 9 to 10 a.m., we remove cobwebs, sweep off fireplaces, windowsills, and floors in different sections of Atalaya.

The window grills often need rust removed and repainted.  We do maintenance of windows, shutter, and doors including painting and minor repairs.