I'm looking to maybe do a family beach vacation this summer. Of course where we may go depends on how buggy friendly the beach is! I remember from similar threads that there might not be a lot of options. Just looking to see if there's any news on buggying the NC and SC beaches.

North and south ends of isle of palms here in Charleston are buggy friendly. The sandbar at Sullivan's Island as well ( no longer requires body dragging your buggy to the sandbar, you can walk now ) yes your buggys float with BFs........lol

Phree has some intel on HHI (Hilton Head Island) beaches I'm sure......

summer time land sailing prohibited 10am-6pm. crowds make it tuff. i have seen 2 blokart guys in the winter when its open, seemingly rare. closes out april 1 - oct 1. i may have seen one guy in a buggy a few years ago. beach patrol is out spring summer fall and understand difference in water and land sailing, and they have gotten pretty tight about the whole thing....and i have truly taken it to the limits. evening rides are doable just the public access point is just an absolute no, too many people. time and tides are critical so considerable planning to make it work and in some spots decent trek in.

winter is by far better and in early spring when the wind becomes better organized .

oh yeah i do go to tybee in summer its open but patrolled i have had no trouble but crowds are worse it seems, different orientation for S breezes.

edisto is a consideration i think BBob may have buggied there, not sure about the rules there

ST.simons mostly private so makes it tuff,

seabrook, kiawah is great but private.

folly seemed ok. but the park is gone i think.

crowds is the killer...outer banks may have good spots definitely got breeze.

Thanks guys, that's about what I thought. Summer beaches = crowded beaches, right?

St Augustine might be your best bet. Anastasia State park has a nice parking area. Just trek your stuff north till the crowds are gone and you have miles ahead of you with only the occasional beach walker or bike. Wind power is welcome.

Tybee also offers the same scenario with a beach that stretches far away from crowd access. Park at the lighthouse and then head north on the beach to escape the crowd.

Edisto had a nice curving beach to the north of the campground that you could get away from the crowds on. I rode there for miles and miles several visits. Soft sand up high and hardpack near the water.

At the outer banks, it's not clear where it is legal to ride, but beach and breeze are primo if you can find a spot that it's ok.

Only static flew on Hunting Island. Wasn't in the buggy yet, but I'm not sure the beach conditions are conducive for a buggy ride.

Seems like I've written up this stuff in the past. Might look up old posts that were closer to the time of the ride.

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