South Carolina Beach Vacations

South Carolina Beach Travel Guide

• South Carolina Overview
• South Carolina Hotels
• South Carolina Attractions
• South Carolina Feature Articles
• South Carolina Vacation Rentals

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Beach Guide
• Sailing
• Surfing
• Family Guide

Top Beach Destinations In South Carolina

• Hilton Head Island, SC
  
• Myrtle Beach, SC
  
• Kiawah Island, SC
  

Travel Guides In South Carolina

• Hilton Head Island, SC
  • Family Guide
• Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Family Guide

Southeast Beach States/Provinces

• Florida
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina

Beach Travel Destinations

• United States
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Mountain West
  • Northeast
  • Pacific Coast
  • Southeast
• Caribbean
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Grenada
  • Jamaica
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • Puerto Rico
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Turks and Caicos
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
• Central America
  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (courtesy, Hilton Head Island Convention and Visitors Bureau)

Top South Carolina Beach Destinations

• Hilton Head Island
• Kiawah Island
• Myrtle Beach

Feature Articles

• April Beach Travel Guide
• The Island Life
  Living on "Island Time" in America’s Diverse Islands Means More Than Just Sand and Surf
• Top Ten Active Beach Vacations
  From biking to kayaking, horseback riding to swimming, snorkeling to hiking, these beach destinations will keep your heart racing on your next vacation.
• August Beach Travel Guide
• The Best North American Beginner Surf Spots
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Practical Advice

• A Diving Primer
• A Sailing Primer
  Sail through the planning of a windswept vacation
• Windsurfing: A Primer
  How to Hit the Water and Ride the Wind, and What to Bring Along When You Go
• The Bareboat Way of Knowledge
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  Learning to become the captain of your own fate.
• The Pool Is Open
  Think of yourself as an intrepid, globe-trotting traveler that’s been everywhere—and then some? Unless you’re certified to scuba dive, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

Gear

• Diving Fin Innovations
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  Maiden voyage of the man-fish
• O'Neill's Psychofreak boardshorts
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• Complete Gear Archives: Surfing
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things surfing.
• Women’s Beach Gear Essentials
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• Walden Retro Wing Swallow Surfboard
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  Shred-Ready

Fitness

• The Move
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  Catch a wave with tips from pro surfer Damien Hobgood
• Fit to Surf
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• Sunbrellas Chemical-Free Sun Block SPF 30+
• Good Day, Sunshine
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  Embrace the summer sun with an intelligent skin-protection strategy
• Is surfing a good workout?
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Hotels

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Main Street Inn
2200 Main Street PO Box 23886
Hilton Head Island, SC

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Dunes Village Resort
5300 N Ocean Boulevard
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

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Marriott's Grande Ocean
51 South Forest Beach Dr.
Hilton Head, SC 29928

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