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Shem Creek boat tour

You came for captained boat tours on Shem Creek, and the park hours decide whether a boat can stay at the pier.

Shem Creek Park is closed from midnight to 5:00 a.m.

A boat shall not be moored at the pier while the park is closed, unless the Town Administrator has given written permission.

You may not swim or wade from the pier or dock.

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Shem Creek Park is a town park. Chapter 141 of the Mount Pleasant code states its hours, and it states a different closing time for Memorial Waterfront Park in the same section.

The town takes pride in its many designated park areas, including Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park (MWP), Shem Creek Park (SCP) and others. The MWP shall be closed between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless there is a special function or otherwise changed by the town. The SCP shall be closed between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 5:00 a.m. Boats shall not be moored at the pier when the park is closed, unless specific permission has been granted in writing by the Town Administrator or his or her designee. No person shall swim or wade from the shoreline, in water features not specifically designed for such use, including the War Memorial fountain at the MWP, or from the pier or dock structures at any town-owned park. No person shall camp or spend the night at any town-owned park. Pursuant § 110.22(B), conducting business on public property is not permitted. Exceptions at town parks are allowed only when business is being conducted during a town-sponsored event or an approved special event, or if part or all of a particular facility at the MWP is rented and conducting business is allowed pursuant to the rental agreement.

Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances, Chapter 141

Built from Chapter 141, quoted above. The ordinance states different hours for the two parks.
RuleWhat Chapter 141 says
Memorial Waterfront Park hoursClosed between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless there is a special function or the town changes it
Shem Creek Park hoursClosed between 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 5:00 a.m.
Boats at the Shem Creek pierNot moored while the park is closed, unless the Town Administrator gives written permission
Swimming from a pier or dockNo person shall swim or wade from the pier or dock structures at any town-owned park

Questions people ask

  1. Q1. When is Shem Creek Park closed?

    The ordinance says Shem Creek Park shall be closed between 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 5:00 a.m.

  2. Q2. Can a boat stay moored at the pier while the park is closed?

    Boats shall not be moored at the pier when the park is closed, unless specific permission has been granted in writing by the Town Administrator or his or her designee.

  3. Q3. Can you swim from the Shem Creek Park dock?

    No person shall swim or wade from the pier or dock structures at any town-owned park.

We did not measure the tide, the seats still open, or a fare.

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