Location: Charleston Area < South Carolina < USA
Nearest Airport:
Charleston (CHS) at 15
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 0.3
Miles
Car: recommended
Just 15 minutes from Downtown Charleston, Folly Beach is the perfect location. Charleston natives have been coming to Folly Beach for its beautiful wide beach, great restaurants and fun shopping. Folly Beach is bordered by the Folly River and the Atlantic Ocean. At one end is a state park, great for fishing and bird watching. At the other end is the Washout, perfect for learning to surf or bodyboarding, and Morris Island lighthouse. In the center of the Island is Center Street lined by restaurants, bars and local shops (no chains). At the end of Center Street is a great pier with a restaurant and arcade. Most people lay out on the beach near the pier and play bocce or stick ball on the soft sand. The island is great for riding bikes. For boaters, the Folly River has easy access to the Intracoastal Waterway, Charleston Harbor, Kiawah Island and Morris Island. Folly Beach is close to the Charleston Aquarium, Fort Sumter and the shopping and restaurants of King Street.