• “2007 Gold Star of Excellence Award” to Ocean Lakes Family Campground/Ocean Lakes Properties by the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association given in recognition of no customer complaints regarding cleanliness of our property.

• Recognized in the “Certified Environmental Landscape Program,” Spring 2007, sponsored by Clemson University and South Carolina Turfgrass Association (only a handful of businesses recognized in SC).

• “The Local Newspaper The Best of the Year 2006” – Voted Myrtle Beach’s “Campground of the Year” by subscribers.

• 2006 “Best of the Beach” - Best RV/Camping Facility, The Sun News Readers’ Choice Awards

• Named one of fifteen “Best Places to Work in South Carolina” in October 2006 by South Carolina Chamber of Commerce partnered with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Evaluated in two ways, the first part evaluated employee policies, procedures, philosophy, systems and demographics. The second part consisted of a 65-question employee online survey to measure employee experience.

• February, 2006 “2006 South Carolina Governor’s Cup” - South Carolina Parks, Recreation & Tourism     Awarded annually to one organization that has had a significant economic impact on its community and state while also helping to improve the quality of life in South Carolina.

• January, 2006 “Myrtle Beach Herald Best of the Year 2005” – Campground of the Year

• 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 “Gold Star of Excellence” - Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association

• 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005 “Best of the Beach” - Best RV/Camping Facility, The Sun News Readers’ Choice Awards

• January, 2005 “Myrtle Beach Herald Best of the Year 2004” – Campground of the Year

• 1997, 1999 & 2002/03 National “RV Park of the Year” - awarded by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds

• “Best of the Beach” 2001 Finalist - The Sun News Readers’ Choice Awards

• September, 2001 Employee Certified Family Friendly Business “Certified Gold Seal,” - Community Coalition of Horry County & Coastal Organization of Human Resources

            Ocean Lakes is certified as a Family Friendly Workplace through a local service project sponsored by the Community Coalition of Horry County and the Coastal Organization of Human Resources.  This Family Friendly/Work-Life Business Initiative strives to encourage employers to enhance present conditions and to possibly make changes in work environments and benefit packages so that employees are able to find better balance in their personal and professional roles.  Our teammates were given the opportunity to participate in a survey to determine what they feel is important in achieving this balance.

• 1997 & 2000 “Premier Recreation Operation” – awarded by the Resort and Commercial Recreation Association

• 1999 National “Park Operator(s) of the Year” M. Lance Thompson, VP/GM and David P. DuRant, COO - awarded by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds 

• 1999 Voted one of thirteen “1999 Favorite Campgrounds” - by The Good Sam Club membership
We were thrilled when we received a letter from the Good Sam Club congratulating us.  Ocean Lakes was nominated and selected by the Good Sam’s Club membership as one of their 13 favorite campgrounds in North America.

 • 1999 Waccamaw Quality Council Certified
Ocean Lakes continues to strive towards an improved level of customer service and satisfaction.  Ocean Lakes took a very proactive move towards benchmarking our customer service by submitting an application to the Waccamaw Quality Council’s Quality Certification Program.  Ocean Lakes was one of the first seven businesses to apply for this certification.  The certification is based on the “customer focus” portion of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, developed and administered by the U. S. Secretary of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.  Ocean Lakes’ application addressed the following criteria:  Customer and Market Knowledge, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Satisfaction Determination and Customer Satisfaction Results. Ocean Lakes was audited based on the above criteria by the Waccamaw Quality Council.  We were one of the first three businesses in Horry County to earn the Waccamaw Quality Council Certification. Ocean Lakes must work to maintain this certification.