The South Carolina Lake Town That Locals Say Has Been Ruined By Summer Tourists

Summer used to arrive quietly in this South Carolina lake town. For one beloved South Carolina town, summer now brings sunshine, opportunity, and one very complicated relationship with tourists. Lake Murray Draws Massive Summer CrowdsLake Murray is the heartbeat of Chapin, and when summer arrives, that heart beats a little too fast for some locals. Covering roughly 50,000 acres, Lake Murray is one of South Carolina’s largest man-made reservoirs, drawing boaters, anglers, and vacationers from across the Southeast every single year. Road congestion has become one of the most common complaints heard at local town meetings.