It lies north of Myrtle Beach State Park on Ocean Boulevard near Farrow Parkway.

Colonel Elliott White Springs, a World War I Ace Fighter Pilot, purchased 27 acres (11 ha) of oceanfront property in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1948.

The original accommodations resembled military barracks, the rooms containing built-in concrete beds with twin-size foam mattresses.

[1] A large cafeteria was also built on property and the food was prepared at the commissary in Lancaster SC and was trucked to the beach daily.

In 1995, the Live Oak building, which consisted of 232 units, and the second floor of the Robert L. Reid Conference Center was opened.

The Cypress building and Marlin's cafeteria have been torn down and will be replaced by a new registration area, bar and restaurant, along with a courtyard.