Sun & Summit DestinationsEdisto Island: A Lowcountry Escape
No high-rises, no chains: shelling, salt marshes, a reptile zoo and Charleston an hour away.
- Best time
- April to June and September to October
- Getting there
- Charleston International (CHS) is about 1 hour 15 minutes
- Getting around
- A car or golf cart; bikes are popular on the island
- Stay
- 5–7 nights
Beaches
Edisto Beach State Park has a quiet beach, campgrounds and trails through maritime forest to a shell midden. Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve has a striking boneyard beach of bleached trees (look, but don't take shells).
On the island
Visit the Edisto Island Serpentarium, rent kayaks to explore the tidal creeks, and buy shrimp right off the boats.
Day trips
- Charleston's historic district and Battery: about 1 hour
- Magnolia and Middleton plantations on the Ashley River
- Kiawah and Seabrook islands for golf
- Beaufort: about 1.25 hours
Where to stay
These resorts are in very different spots. Pick the one that fits how you want to spend the trip.
Stay at Club Wyndham Ocean Ridge
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