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Waccamaw River - Bull Creek

Location: Waccamaw River
Mile Marker: Mile 381.5
Lat / Lon: N 33° 36.683' / W 079° 06.217'
Depth: 15-30 Feet
Description:
Turn west off the ICW at flashing red 48 marking the entrance to Bull Creek. Give this marker a very wide berth.) This has better holding and more swing room than other anchorages on the Waccamaw River. Anchor in at least 15 feet MLW with a mud bottom. Go up past the first bend to avoid the wake of ICW traffic and anchor where depths suit. Hunters frequent this area in season, so prepare to awaken early to the sound of shooting.

4.33

(6)

4.33 out of 5 stars

Holding:

4.83

Good, Mud

Wind Protection:

4.50

All Around

Current Flow:

4.17

Wake Protection:

3.50

All Around

Scenic Beauty:

5.00

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

2.00

Pet Friendly:

3.00

Cell Service:

3.40

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Waccamaw River - Bull Creek

Reviewed by: david kanzler, Hygge, on Mar 31, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 29'
Draft: 2.5'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

4

Pet Friendly:

4

Cell Service:

4

WiFi:

1

Anywhere from the anchor mark to the next bend is good. We anchored in 25ft and the current kept us straight all night. The next bend was 15ft. Good dinghy exploring further up. There is shore access for hiking a bit up the way on Sandy Island Preserve. Small sand boat landing. Fast moving fishing boats all day, so make sure you Don't drop the hook in a blind spot. Quieted down at night.

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Review for Waccamaw River - Bull Creek

Reviewed by: Brian Speicher, S.S. Minnow, on May 31, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.6'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

pulled off ICW about a quarter mile up the creek. one other boat at the mouth. Anchored in middle of channel in about 25 ft of water. Anchor held right away with 100 ft of chain. Very peaceful with only a few small fisherman passing until sunset. Tall trees on both sides blocked wind so tide became the major influence. never got near edges of creek. Bumblebees greeted us and wildlife sounds all night. Slept great.
Anchor pulled up clean. some mud. Had 1 bar of T Mobile intermittently

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Review for Waccamaw River - Bull Creek

Reviewed by: Captain Gene Of Galene on Oct 30, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

4

WiFi:

1

10 30 2022 here again nice wide anchorage if you are at the mouth of creek. 4 12 2021 Anchored just below marked stump and in mouth of the creek. Good holding and creek is wide here so lots of swing room if needed. Not much boat traffic here so had peaceful night. Current kept us in the middle all night so no worries. Very relaxing anchorage. If it had shore access it would be a five Star.

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Review for Waccamaw River - Bull Creek

Reviewed by: Patrick Roman on Jun 8, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 42'
Draft: 6.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

4

Cell Service:

3

WiFi:

1

One of the nicest anchorages we've had so far. Only planned on staying a night or two but ended up staying almost a week. If you take your dinghy up thw river a little way there's a spot to tie up and walk the trails on Sandy Island. Lots if little creeks to explore also. Nice deep water and anchor set well the first time. Only one other boat anchored near us the entire time we were there. Not very much traffic during the day and quiet all night.

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Review for Waccamaw River - Bull Creek

Reviewed by: Thomas Mulyca on Jun 2, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 32'
Draft: 4.5'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

1

WiFi:

1

A secluded spot shielded from the wind can be found here along a shoreline with dense growth. You might think you are the only people in the world as you listen to the birds chirping and owls hooting. That is until daybreak when you might be surprised by half a dozen fishermen zipping by in their tricked out bass boats. I'd definitely stay here again.

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Review for Waccamaw River - Bull Creek

Reviewed by: Skipper Bob on Jun 1, 2016
Draft: 0.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

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