Morris Island Lighthouse — Attraction in Charleston

Absolutely stunning! I've been visiting this area at the end of Folly Beach for many years, and it never gets old. There is parking along the side of the road. From the end of the driveable road, there is a short walk down a paved road, then across thick sand to the beach. The paved road has some really neat graffiti. Although the Lighthouse is a good ways out in the water, it can be seen quite easily. In the far distance, the splendor of the Ravenel Bridge adorns the landscape.

The winds and the water and the waves change, but the old Lighthouse remains. At low tide, there's plenty of extra beach to explore and enjoy. At high tide, you still get a great view of the Lighthouse. The water in the channel is swift and treacherous, so swimming he is NOT permitted. Also, the is a small dead tree, gorgeous, driftwood, area. Sunrises hear are...

A reasonable drive from Charleston to Folly Beach brings you to the park where you can walk out to see the light house across a narrow inlet. At low tide you can walk across the inlet towards the light house but not all the way to the island it sits on. (The narrow inlet water has a definite strong current.) It's a short walk from the road to the beach across form the light house island. Some shells on the beach to comb through...but watch out for fishermen and their lines. Nice old driftwood trees dot the beach as well. Stay on the pathway to the beach...there's small cactus plants among the grasses. Met a very helpful police officer who told us where to park as well as where to go. Parking is limited go off street and pay areas on the road to the Lighthouse Park. Free access to the beach where you can see...

Download the app to pay your admission fee; it’s a great rate ($1/person per day) (see images in this review for those details). Some free parking out front is available; but extremely limited. There is a paid parking lot nearby that was about $10.50 for the day (ending ~10p) with cheaper options for select hourly ranges (text DRY to 87517 for the link for the Summer Place parking lot).

It’s a bit of a walk, but not terrible by any means; I can see it being exhausting on a scorching hot day with the sea-salted humidity though. The whole pathway is asphalt with graffiti all over, which keeps the walk interesting. No motorized vehicles allowed; but cyclists went up and down easily as its flat-land. Only hill is at the end of cross the dunes (sandy hill, no wooden bridge).

We’ve been plenty of times and it’s...