Planning your trip to Edisto Island, S.C.
THE BEST WAY TO CHARLESTON AND EDISTO ISLAND, S.C.
From LAX, connecting service (change of planes) to Charleston is offered on Delta, United, US Airways and American. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $268.
Leaving the airport for the one-hour drive to Edisto Island, take Highway 525 south to Highway 17 toward Savannah, Ga. Exit 17TK to Hollywood, S.C., and make a left on the wonderfully named Toogoodoo Road, which connects to Highway 174 and the last beautiful 15 miles.
WHAT TO DO
The Pink Van Tour, (843) 869-1110, https://www.thepinkvantour.com. $20 for adults, $10 for children younger than 12. Tour’s leave from Main’s Market, 1084 Highway 174, Edisto Island, at 10 a.m. Mondays-Fridays, but call first, as reservations are required and the schedule is flexible.
Inshore Fishing & River Tours, (843) 869-1937. Call Ron Elliot (a.k.a. Capt. Ron) and he will arrange a meeting place. Capt. Ron may exaggerate and embellish his tales, but he never fails to fascinate.
Island Bikes & Outfitters, 140 Jungle Road, Edisto Beach; (843) 869-4444, https://www.islandbikesandoutfitters.com
WHERE TO STAY
Real estate agencies abound, but Atwood Vacations Real Estate, 495 Highway 174, Edisto Island, specializes in rentals, so if it doesn’t have it, it’s probably not there. (866) 713-5214; https://www.atwoodvacations.com
WHERE TO EAT
The SeaCow Eatery, 145 Jungle Road, Edisto Beach; (843) 869-3222, https://www.theseacoweatery.com. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily except Monday, when it closes at 3 p.m. Crab cakes and shrimp with grits, $14.95 each. Every imaginable pie, $4.25.
TO LEARN MORE
Edisto Beach, (843) 869-2505, https://www.townofedistobeach.com
Edisto Chamber of Commerce, (843) 869-3867, https://www.edistochamber.com
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