Edisto Island National Scenic Byway
Edisto Island National Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in South Carolina. Within South Carolina it covers roughly 13 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Edisto Island National Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
State Route 174 runs about 17 miles down to Edisto Island, a quiet sea island in South Carolina's Lowcountry south of Charleston. The road passes beneath canopies of live oak hung with Spanish moss, by tidal creeks and old plantation lands at the edge of the ACE Basin, one of the largest undeveloped estuaries on the East Coast. It ends at the unhurried, low-rise beach town of Edisto Beach.
- Lowcountry sea island
- live oaks & Spanish moss
- ACE Basin estuary
- Edisto Beach
- SR-174
Designated for its scenic qualities
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Places to stop along Edisto Island National Scenic Byway
Dawhoo Bridge
The tall bridge onto Edisto Island, with sweeping views over the marshes of the ACE Basin.
Edisto Island Museum
Exhibits on the sea island's Native American, plantation, and Gullah history.
WebsiteEdisto Beach State Park
Oceanfront camping, shell-strewn beaches, and an environmental center on the ACE Basin estuary.
Where to Stay along Edisto Island National Scenic Byway
No campgrounds are listed close to Edisto Island National Scenic Byway yet, but there are rooms near the route.
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Photos of Edisto Island National Scenic Byway
What is a National Scenic Byway?
National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.