Didn't have a problem w/ ticks when i was there, but it is the woods.
If anything it's the darn little nats, kinda like noseeums, but bring you a can or 2 of OFF,
I like the "REPEL" Sportsmen MAX" brand w/ 40% deet,green bottle, works good.
The gnats are not there most of the year, just a few in July and a bunch of them in August, have not seem any this month though. Hopefully they won't appear again until next July.