Recreational Land for Sale in Nichols, South Carolina

Interested in owning 80+- acres of natural beauty on a National Wild and Scenic River? Then look no further! This property located on the Lumber River in northwestern Horry County is a natural and very diverse property offering many recreational opportunities! The east side of property adjoins the west side of Causey Road with about 1,150 feet of gravel road frontage. The eastern portion of property along the road frontage consist of approximately 50 acres of young Pine and Hardwood naturally generated from a timber harvest in 2014. The woods road along the southern boundary provides access in and across the property that eventually reaches an access point to the 30+- acres of natural river bottomland that extends to the Lumber River located on the west side of property. The property has approximately 1,320 feet of river frontage along the east banks of the river which is designated a National Wild and Scenic River. The river flows south from nearby Fairbluff, NC and originates at Drowning Creek in the sandhills region above Lumberton, NC. The river front has deep coves and shallow sandy flats are exposed when the river level is low. Either fishing from the hill over a deep cove or from a boat the Lumber River offers a good day of fishing!

The bottomland is very diverse with coastal flats and ridges of natural pine, hardwood and cypress. including very large oak trees in the red and white oak family. The acorns from the oak trees as well as soft mast from American Holly trees provide food for deer, turkey and other wildlife during low river levels and ducks during high river levels. The natural cypress sloughs that have carved their ways through the bottomland for thousands of years contain beautiful cypress and swamp tupelo and provides water when the river floods to a couple of hidden oxbow lakes. When the river recedes the sloughs are cut off from river access and the lakes are naturally restocked with fish. This property offers small and big game hunting, including squirrel, deer, turkey, wild hogs, duck hunting, and fishing!

Directions to Lumber River Tract

Travel east 1 mile from Nichols on SC Hwy 9 & US76 crossing the Lumber River and continue .8 miles veering left on US 76. Continue 1.75 miles and turn left/northwest on Sand Plant Rd. Continue 2.17 miles on Sand Plant Rd to Causey Rd & Seaboard Coast Line RR. Turn right /northeast and continue 2.45 miles to property on the left/northwest side of the Causey Rd. Look for "AFM Real Estate For Sale" signs.