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Folly Beach
Type: Active, Adventure, Beaches, Day Trips, Family Friendly, Fishing Charters, Free Attractions, Outdoor Activities, Outdoor Activities - Summer, Parks, Relaxing, Sightseeing, Water, Water Sports
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You can't talk about Charleston area beaches without including Folly Beach! Besides the sand and waves, Folly is known for its growing restaurant scene, state park, and water sport rentals. Folly... Read More
You can't talk about Charleston area beaches without including Folly Beach! Besides the sand and waves, Folly is known for its growing restaurant scene, state park, and water sport rentals. Folly Beach is the ideal choice among Charleston's many nearby beaches, (Sullivan's Island, Isle of Palms, Kiawah Island, and Edisto Beach), due to the variety of lunch and dinner options, local watering holes and outdoor bars, and rental beachfront homes and bungalows.
Stay at the Tides Hotel, which is located just steps from the shoreline and boasts a popular in-house restaurant, Blu. While you're visiting Folly, grab some breakfast at Lost Dog Cafe, and head to Taco Boy for a midday shrimp taco break from the heat!
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EXPERT TIPS BY:
Clare Sweeney
Charleston Local Expert
- Best Attractions & Activities: "There's only one main route to Folly Beach from downtown Charleston, and traffic regularly forms on weekends and holidays. Head to the beach early to beat the backups!"
- Free Things to Do: "Folly Beach is usually the most crowded of Charleston's three beaches, due to the fact that there is more parking, and a wider selection of bars and restaurants, at this family-friendly beach."
- Recommended as Best Attractions & Activities Because: You can't talk about Charleston beaches without including Folly! Besides its shore, Folly is known for its growing restaurant scene, county park, and sport rentals.
- Best for Free Things to Do Because: Folly Beach is a fun, free day-trip destination for those staying on the Charleston peninsula, offering pristine beach areas, as well as some killer waves!
