Lakeside Crossing

Lakeside Crossing is a gated 55+ manufactured home community in Conway, South Carolina, about 15 minutes inland from Myrtle Beach and the Atlantic coast. Developed and operated by Sun Communities, the community began in the early 2000s with around 350 homesites and later expanded with additional homes in 2015, bringing the total to 692. It sits just off Highway 501, bordering Burning Ridge Golf Course, with spacious lots that can be waterfront, back up to wooded preserves, or tucked along the community's lushly landscaped interior streets. What sets Lakeside Crossing apart is the ownership structure and the price point it unlocks. Residents own their manufactured home but lease the lot from Sun Communities, typically starting around $650 per month. That lease is comprehensive — it covers lawn care, trash pickup, gated security, property taxes on the land, and unlimited use of the full amenity package. The result is an unusually low cost of living for the Grand Strand area, with move-in ready homes generally ranging from the $140Ks to the high $270Ks and a strong resale market through Horry County agents. Home styles are ranch-style manufactured and modular homes from builders like Palm Harbor, with popular floor plans including the Troon, Augusta, and Glen Eagle. Homes run roughly 1,100 to 2,000 square feet in two- and three-bedroom layouts and often include two-car garages, screened Carolina rooms, granite counters, tray ceilings, luxury vinyl plank flooring, and front or back porches — finishes more typical of site-built homes than traditional manufactured housing. The lifestyle centers on a multi-million-dollar recreation complex with a 25,000 square foot clubhouse and fitness center. Amenities include indoor and outdoor heated pools, a hot tub and sauna, a resistance/lap pool, tennis and pickleball courts, shuffleboard, a putting green, billiards, a ballroom, library, hobby and craft rooms, a computer center, a pub, and an on-site restaurant. Outside, residents enjoy 13 stocked spring-fed fishing ponds, a private boat dock, a fishing pier, paddle boats, waterfront gazebos, walking trails, and a fire pit gathering area. A full-time lifestyle director keeps the social calendar packed with clubs and events — aerobics, ballroom dance, bridge, bunco, canasta, bible study, book club, ceramics, craft groups, bingo, BYOB happy hours, and organized group trips. Conway itself is a historic Lowcountry town on the Waccamaw River with a well-known Riverwalk, a compact downtown, the Horry County Museum, and the Theatre of the Republic. Everyday shopping is handled by nearby Food Lion, Publix, Kroger, and Walmart, and Tanger Outlets, Coastal Carolina University, and Conway Medical Center are all close by. Myrtle Beach, the Boardwalk, dozens of golf courses, and the Intracoastal Waterway are a short drive east, and Myrtle Beach International Airport is roughly 20 minutes away — making Lakeside Crossing a rare combination of affordable coastal retirement living, resort-style amenities, and genuine small-town Southern setting.