South Carolina Insiders: Best Beach Vacation Spots

Let our local, South Carolina beach experts on Less Traveled locations, Food and Dining, Family Travel in SC, Arts and Culture, Outdoor Adventures, and Golf help you find the very best beach vacation spots and create fun-filled South Carolina vacation itineraries! You’ll pick up valuable insider information on the best beaches for kids, the tastiest restaurants, can’t-miss golf courses, South Carolina festivals and so on. There’s so much more to South Carolina than just having the best beach vacation spots, so keep up with our Insiders here to find all the hidden secrets of South Carolina (did you know that many South Carolina beaches frequently rank among the best beaches for kids and families?).

  • Outdoor

    Marie McAden

    A South Carolina beach getaway can be so much more than just sunning in the best beach vacation spots. Learn to surf at Folly Beach and ride horses at sunset on Myrtle Beach. Go pier fishing or kayak in an undisturbed salt marsh. It’s all here waiting for you.

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  • Family Travel

    Megan Sexton

    South Carolina is a vacationing family’s dream – and what better place to visit in SC than some of America's best beaches for kids? From the wild beauty of Hunting Island to the water parks and golf of Myrtle Beach to the history of Charleston -SC is the place for beautiful beach vacations.

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  • Food Gwen Fowler

    South Carolina means great food. From beaufort stew to she crab soup, get your fill of SC flavors.

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  • Arts and Culture Amy Holtcamp

    Add some culture to your next SC beach trip. It doesn’t have to be all sun and tanning lotion!

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  • Golf Bob Gillespie

    It’s hard to imagine your South Carolina beach vacation without golf. SC has over 260 golf courses.

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  • Less Traveled Ernie Wiggins

    South Carolina is just calling to you! History, museums, interesting people. Check out SC Less Traveled.

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Recent Updates
  • Food Charleston's Fuel, Glass Onion featured on Food Network Two Charleston restaurants -- Fuel and the Glass Onion -- will be featured soon on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.  The episode on Fuel, “Old Faves, New Craves,” airs at 10 p.m. today. The restaurant is plannin… >> More
  • Food Chef Osteen returning to restaurant in Pawleys Chef Louis Osteen soon will be cooking again in Pawleys Island. He has become partners with the owners of Sanford’s Southern Fried Smokehouse, which will be renamed Louis’s at Sanford’s when it opens in mid-February. Osteen, w… >> More
  • Golf The “other” Charleston: Golf plentiful east of the Cooper River For many living outside the Charleston area, “Charleston golf” – particularly in 2012, with the PGA Championship headed this way in August – begins and ends at Kiawah Island, home to Pete Dye’s Ocean Course (where the … >> More
  • Family Travel Got a question about family travel? You're in good company Judging from the questions pouring in to my Q&A, families are clearly thinking about vacation. Some are asking about activities for teens Hilton Head; others want to know about the ocean temperature. And the list goes on. The questions are c… >> More
  • Food Coastal Uncorked has new lineup, dates, events The Coastal Uncorked Food, Wine and Spirits Festival in Myrtle Beach has a new lineup and new dates this year. Tickets are on sale for the third annual festival, which will be April 22-29. Two new events are the Sip Savor & Stroll on Thur… >> More
  • Outdoor Check out the terrapin hatchlings at Hunting Island State Park The endangered loggerhead turtle might have star status on the Carolina coast, but at Hunting Island State Park, it’s five diamondback terrapin hatchlings that are getting all the attention these days. Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Rapha… >> More
  • Family Travel It’s January....and the beach is beautiful We took a walk along the shore at Folly Beach last weekend. Yes, it was a little chilly. But it was also beautiful. In South Carolina, it's hardly ever too cold for a stroll on the beach. Even in January, the average high is 57 degrees in Charle… >> More