Just 12 miles from downtown Charleston, the family-friendly Isle of Palms is perfectly situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intercoastal Waterway. With its stellar setting and ample offerings, it’s a surfside sweet spot for any beach-bound family. Whether it’s a pail-toting idyll building sand castles or a sea-faring adventure on the waves, Isle of Palms is certain to entertain and enthrall crews of all ages.
How To Get There
From Downtown
Take Hwy 17 N to SC-517 S/Isle of Palms Connector in Mount Pleasant
Continue to 41st Ave in Isle of Palms
Carolina Coast Surf Club surf cam
Want to check the waves before you visit? Transport yourself to the shore while you’re away? Tune in to the Isle of Palms Surf Cam for a live surfer’s view of the beach.
The Boardwalk Inn is an intimate island hotel just 150 yards from the beach. Comfortable guestrooms, sparkling pool with upscale cabanas, upscale dining, and friendly staff.
Family owned beach vacation rental company offering an exceptional variety of homes and condominiums, one to ten bedrooms, on Charleston's beaches, and waterways.
Oceanfront dining with alfresco bites and beach grill favorites. Perfect pit stop for a tropical drink, frosty beer and refreshing ocean breeze. Open spring & summer.
Shoreline pursuits are in plenty on Isle of Palms, the home of the acclaimed Wild Dunes resort that has long provided vacationers with an inspired landing pad for all sorts of family diversions. Island visitors will also enjoy abundant front-beach dining and shopping, a full-service marine with a new waterfront restaurant, an oceanfront county park and a host of outdoor activities such as charter fishing and eco tours.
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