Community Spotlight: The Parks of Carolina Forest

The Parks of Carolina Forest are located off of Carolina Forest Blvd between the city of Myrtle Beach and Conway in South Carolina. The Parks is a brand new community offered by the builder DR Horton. Building in this community has just gotten started and will have about 800 homes in 17 phases to be built over the next several years. The schools for this community are Ocean Bay Elementary, Ten Oaks Middle School and Carolina Forest High School. The community is conveniently located within a 15 minute drive to the beach. The homes in this community will be a mix of single family homes and multi-family duplexes or “duets”.

The Parks Amenities

This community is so new that several of the amenities are still under construction. Among the planned amenities you’ll find a resort style pool with zero entry section, sunshield and funbrellas, a clubhouse with a fitness center, kid’s playground, lazy river, fire pit, boardwalk, picnic and grilling facilities, hot tubs and water volleyball. The amenities complex borders a large lake with a dining patio overlooking the water. There will be activity areas for bocce ball, pickle ball and corn hole. The amenities complex will also feature a relaxing hammock garden, pebble pond and walking trails throughout the community.

The Parks Homes

DR Horton plans to offer as many as 25 floor plans with customizable options for flooring, counters and more. The Parks of Carolina Forest is a natural gas community and will be constructed in 17 phases over the next several years. Homes vary from 3 bedroom to 7 bedroom floor plans and have 2 or 3 car garages. There are an estimated 800 homesites in the community including single family homes and multi-family duplexes (also called duos and duets). The duplexes will occupy a special area in the community called The Townes at The Parks of Carolina Forest. In general, prices start around $250,000 and extend up over $500,000 depending on floor plan and lot size selected.

The Parks at Carolina Forest is a super new build community in the Carolina Forest area. Like all homes, it’s important to have newly built homes inspected thoroughly for any issues the builder might have missed or any defects the home might have. Being newly built doesn’t mean there aren’t any mistakes so when you’re ready to have your new home in The Parks inspected, call Bridgewater Home Watch at 843.903.HOME (4663). We also include an infrared thermal scan of the home as part of your inspection at no extra cost to you!