Wadmalaw Hoopla 2026

Wadmalaw Hoopla

Come join us @Waitewoods for President’s Day weekend Feb 13-16, 2026. 

Why Hoopla? On our last visit to Edisto Beach State Park, the staff said that FMBC brings the Hoopla!

Camping is free!

 Sadie Ln.  Wadmalaw Island, SC.

Please contact me to make a reservation.

Potluck dinner at 4:20 PM Sat 

We will have cornhole boards available for use.

Two communal fire pits.  We'll provide firewood or you can scavenge in the woods but please use designated fire pits  

Restroom facilities with a hot shower are available. Electrical hookups are very limited. Please bring extension cords (mark your name on them).

Wadmalaw Island was first settled thousands of years ago by Cusabo Indians, who hunted deer and wild turkey in the virgin forests, grew corn and beans in the verdant soil, and left behind huge middens of oyster shells. Among them were the Kiawah, Edisto and Stono tribes, whose names live on in area waterways and islands.

In 1666, Captain John Sanford and his crew landed near the current town of Rockville, searching for a place to establish the “Carolina” colony.

Things to do in the area:

In 1960, the Lipton Company established an experimental island tea farm, and a new agricultural tradition was born on Wadmalaw Island. Today, now owned by the Bigalow Family, the Charleston Tea Garden is the only commercial tea garden in the United States, markets American Classic Tea and supplies the official tea served at The White House. Wadmalaw is also home to the Deepwater Vineyard, which cultivates muscadine grapes to produce five distinctive wines.

But even with the growing success of those businesses, Wadmalaw has retained its rural character in an island of Lowcountry paradise

The Angel Oak (9 miles away) can be found on Johns Island, situated just beyond the bridge from Wadmalaw, and is recognized as a valuable gem of the Lowcountry. This majestic Southern Live Oak is hailed as the biggest of its kind east of the Mississippi River, with experts approximating its age to be between 300 and 400 years old.

Downtown Charleston is 18 miles away.

The beach is 18 miles away.