From staff reports

Admission will be free at state parks in South Carolina – including Beaufort County’s own Hunting Island State Park – on Friday, Nov. 27, as the Park Service joins the national #OptOutside initiative.

The promotion, sponsored by REI, encourages people to spend some time in the great outdoors the day after Thanksgiving.

“State parks are some of the most beautiful outdoor settings in South Carolina and are ideal places for family outings,” State Park Service director Paul McCormack said in a release. “We open the gates to nearly 90,000 acres of natural beauty and cultural wonder, from the deep forests of the Blue Ridge to the state’s settlement site at Charles Towne Landing.”

Normally, admission would range from between $3 to $8<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>per person at most state parks.