This is an awesome playground, never crowded, walking distance to the beach (East side) and Bert's…read more The playground is pirate themed, with paintings, a lighthouse, a pirate ship, a tire swing, and a climbing dome. Super fun place for my 5 year old, he requests to go to this park specifically :) There are also tennis courts attached so bring your racquets. Parking is designated on the side, and free of course which is great. There's also a wooden seat around a big tree and a gazebo for parents to relax. Wonderful park! Take your kiddos!

Clean bathrooms with baby changing stations, a water bottle refill station and kids play equipment…read morein the shade? Yes please!

What a GREAT BEACH south east of Charleston. Talk about a laid back scene, with great bars and…read moreeateries. Golf carts are welcomed on the local streets allowing for easy beach and eatery access especially if you don't have beach from accomodations. There are several public beach access points that do require paid parking in the near proximity. ***There is also free street parking if you dont mind the walk. There is also a state beach park on the south end of Folly thata really nice with showers, rest rooms, gift shop and etc. last best thing about Folly is they allow wind shades such as Shibumi. Go check out Folly, you won't be disappointed. I promise!

I love going to this park it's a great place to walk around and relax. During the off season…read morethere's not a lot of people but during the summer it can get crowded and parking can be hard

james island county park celebrates christmas. jolly good…read moretime enjoyed by families and the omg beautiful fascinated children, who actually gave our singers a "10"!!!! starting the season with blessings!!

So thankful for our parks! From the Holiday Lights to classes for kids to beautiful places to walk…read morearound... we're so appreciative of our parks!

Enjoyed a quiet, early morning walk along the water. The views of the lighthouse were incredible…read more-very peaceful.

Amazing and worth the walk. Lots of people there. Many photographers taking family pictures…read more Beautiful setting

definitely not a destination, like a surprising number of travel websites might lead you to think…read more it's a good neighborhood spot, but if you aren't local it is not worth the journey. cramped, shoulder less roads and small paid parking lots are the only way to access this.

This playground is definitely geared more towards the younger ones. It has one large center…read morestructure with a tube slide and a dual small slide. There is a cool spiderweb looking climbing thingy, a swing set, rotating chairs, and a seesaw. There is plenty or room to run around and lots of shade. A Folly playground would not be complete without a gazebo, of course, and a little free library as well. One cool thing about this place is the water bottle refill station upfront. With lots of cool surfboard art hanging on the fences to complete the feel, this playground is sure to please!

Our family group of six spent a lot of time on this pier over Easter 2026…read more Easter sunrise service, lunch at Kokos, the gift shop & fishing. It was all excellent! A CONCRETE pier! Stable & sturdy 1,100 feet into the Atlantic! They rent rigged poles for $15.00 for day.

Really nice pier! There is parking right in front of the pier, we went in October so it was off…read moreseason and only 10$ a day. Not sure what it is during peak season. There is a restaurant right when you walk up that has outdoor seating, live music and a separate bar area. There are public bathrooms but they were pretty dirty when I went. We have not tried the restaurant yet, but the food smells good we will try it next time. The bar looks awesome but it closed early at 8pm on a Saturday so I was not able to try it. The views are beautiful and the pier is huge. Lots of seating and benches, you can also fish on the pier but you need a license. Definitely visit the pier if you are in Folly! We will be back.

Stephen Washington Park on Fort Johnson Road on James Island is a nice park area that is quiet and…read morea good place to go to get some fresh air during the middle of the day. This park is well managed and maintained and has plenty of space to run around. I like the picnic area that is in the shade and is a nice place to go.

Visited with my walking group. Unfortunately it was foggy out so was unable to view the lighthouse…read more Walked for roughly 3 miles. I enjoyed walking on the sand hearing the ocean waves crash. The parking is limited and there is not an accessible restroom.

So worth the visit! In fact, this was my favorite thing about Folly Beach…read more It at the far end of the island and parking is street side, no restrooms available. You follow a short paved asphalt path for .04 miles to the beach and then follow another short sand path to the water where you can see the lighthouse in front of you. Once here you can easily walk the inlet for a while and enjoy various viewpoints of the lighthouse and some old dead driftwood trees in the sand that offer pretty photo ops. The path is a graffiti walkway and has thousands of pieces of graffiti to enjoy as you walk. Very unique and enjoyable. Highly recommend.

Long walk from the downtown/bar area of Folly but has a bunch of parking, showers, bathrooms, and…read morelifeguards on duty.

This is a nice park with amenities such as showers, food stands. I gave it a 3 because is a lite…read morefar from Folly Beach downtown and you can get stuck in traffic if there is an event. The Kiwahan Island park is much better.

For years I've driven by the road and markers on James Island that head out to the Fort Lamar…read moreHistoric Preserve without ever stopping until finally one day recently my curiosity got the better of me. Despite being documented as the second most important Civil War site in South Carolina, the preserve is in need of a little bit of TLC. The preserve is on the site of the Battle of Secessionville in which a Confederate force of 1,250 defeated 3,500 Union troops on June 16, 1862. This is one of the few land battle sites fought in the state during the Civil War. Few physical remnants of the battle or fort remain today, but visitors can visit self-guided hiking trails to discover the history of the area. The preserve covers both sides of the road. You'll want to park in the area where you see monuments and memorials to the site as well as an informational double-sided billboard. You'll need to cross the street to begin the main hiking trail (unpaved). My main issue is that DNR (the agency responsible for upkeep of the site) doesn't appear to be visiting the site frequently as the brochure bin that you pick up the map to guide you on the trail seemed to have been empty for quite some time. This is an issue as there are no signs along the trail to tell you what you're looking at or provide historical context. Simply small number plaques that I assume would align with information in the brochure/map that was unavailable in the parking area. As it was - my friends and I ended up not completing the whole hike through the site as we had no idea how long the trail went and without the context for what we were looking at - it was more or less just a nice stroll in the woods along the marsh. If I could get my hands on one of the maps to actually self-guide myself through the trail I would definitely come back to this important historical site.

One of my favourite little treasures of James Island and the area of Charleston. This Heritage…read morepreserve serves to remind us of the battle that occurred on June 16, 1862 where it is told that the confederates who were way outnumbered by the union soldiers won the battle. Ultimately this battle was one of the many that saved the city of Charleston. It's a quiet place under the huge grand oak trees where there are many walking trails to see the old earth and works and areas where this battle took place. This historical monument has water on each side of the road and gives you a reminiscent feel of what occurred on these grounds. Unfortunately due to modern construction and lot of the earthenworks, or batteries, were destroyed. If you're in the area I would definitely recommend checking this out. Just a note trash is carry in and carry out only. Please don't leave your trash here as it's currently overseen by the DNR and multiple volunteers to keep this place up. Please respect it for the history that it holds and the people who fought and died here.