Beaches in South Carolina

South Carolina reports 23 recreational beaches across 4 counties in the EPA BEACON attribute extract. The tables below list each beach with its waterbody, monitoring tier and access.

Beaches

Beach Act beaches

Public access

Counties

4 historical, 0 dormant

Source: US EPA BEACON beach attributes. Attribute year 2026. Last reviewed October 2026.

This page lists beach identity, location and monitoring-program attributes. It does not show current advisories or bacteria sample results. For today's conditions, check your state or local beach program. How to read these attributes.

Map of South Carolina beaches

Start coordinates of 23 beaches with reported coordinates Beach Act beach OtherView area on OpenStreetMap

Beaches by monitoring tier (blank tiers omitted)

Tier 17
Tier 216

Beaches by waterbody type (blank omitted)

Open Coast23

Counties in South Carolina

Counties

Horry County	8	8	8
Charleston County	6	6	6
Georgetown County	5	5	5
Beaufort County	4	4	4

All South Carolina beaches

Beaches

Briarcliffe Acres Town of	Horry County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	1	Public	0.54
Edisto Island	Charleston County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	5.82
Folly BeachHistorical	Charleston County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	6.02
Fripp Island	Beaufort County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	2.99
Georgetown County Beach Debordieu Beach	Georgetown County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	3.73
Georgetown County Beach Garden City BeachHistorical	Georgetown County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	3.40
Georgetown County Beach Huntington Beach State Park	Georgetown County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	3.20
Georgetown County Beach Litchfield Beach	Georgetown County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	3.91
Harbor IslandHistorical	Beaufort County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	1.53
Hilton Head Island	Beaufort County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	13.58
Horry County Beach Arcadia Beach	Horry County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	1	Public	3.47
Horry County Beach Garden City Beach	Horry County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	1.79
Horry County Beach Springmaid Beach	Horry County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	1	Public	0.33
Horry County Beaches South Carolina State Park and CampgrounHistorical	Horry County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	1	Public	3.40
Hunting Island	Beaufort County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	4.22
Isle of Palms	Charleston County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	5.92
Kiawah Island	Charleston County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	8.43
Myrtle Beach City of	Horry County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	1	Public	9.77
North Myrtle Beach City of	Horry County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	1	Public	8.50
Pawleys Island Town of	Georgetown County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	3.80
Seabrook Island	Charleston County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	2.91
Sullivans Island	Charleston County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	2	Public	2.51
Surfside Beach Town of	Horry County	Atlantic Ocean	Yes	1	Public	2.13