South Carolina, along the Atlantic Ocean in the southern United States, is known to have beautiful beaches. Salt marshes, tidal creeks, and the rest of the environment add to the beauty of the coastline. There are over 180 miles of coastline and ocean beaches.

Beaches in South Carolina include Bradley Beach, Bulls Island, Burckmyers Beach, Burkes Beach, Burkmeyer Beach, Canepatch Swash, Cherry Grove Beach, DeBordieu Beach, Deephead Swash, East Beach, Edingsville Beach, Edisto Beach, Folly Beach, Folly Field Beach, Fripp Island, Futch Beach, Garden City Beach, Hilton Head Island, Hunting Island Beach, Isle of Palms, Kiawah Island, Litchfield Beach, Little River, Magnolia Beach, Midway Swash, Murrells Inlet, Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island, Sandy Point Beach, Seabrook Beach, Singleton Beach, Singleton Swash, Surfside Beach, White Point Beach, White Point Swash, Windy Hill Beach, Withers Swash,

South Carolina State Parks (South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism) has four state parks along the ocean:
* Edisto Beach State Park
* Hunting Island State Park
* Huntington Beach State Park, and
* Myrtle Beach State Park.

South Carolina beaches (DiscoverSouthCarolina.com) has info on Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island, Litchfield Beach, Murrells Inlet, Garden City Beach, Surfside Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Little River, Bulls Island, Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, Edisto Island, Fripp Island, Hilton Head Island, and Hunting Island.

Congaree National Park, Cowpens National Battlefield, Fort Moultrie National Monument, Kings Mountain National Military Park, Ninety Six National Historic Site, and Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail are administered by the National Park Service. They also administer Charles Pinckney National Historic Site and Fort Sumter National Monument, which are along the coast.

Beach photos of South Carolina can be found at:
* Myrtle Beach Photos - Aerial Photos, Beach Pictures, Fishing Pictures on myrtlebeachphotos.com
* South Carolina beach images on Google.

Other photos of South Carolina include:
* Images of the Coast on sciway.net

South Carolina counties along the Atlantic coast from north to south are Horry, Georgetown, Charleston, Beaufort, and Jasper.

Information on South Carolina’s five geologic regions provides a history on beach history in South Carolina.

Rivers in South Carolina include Black River, Congaree River, Cooper River, Edisto River, Lynches River, Pee Dee River, Saluda River, Santee River, Savannah River, Tugaloo River, and the Wateree River.

Lakes in South Carolina include Fishing Creek Reservoir, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Greenwood, Lake Jocassee, Lake Keowee, Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Lake Murray, Lake Wateree, Monticello Reservoir, Par Pond, and Russell Lake.

Interstate 26 leads to the beaches around Charleston. Interstate 20 heads east to connect to Interstate 95 which leads to beaches north of South Carolina.