S-163 Scenic Highway
S-163 Scenic Highway is a State Scenic Byway in South Carolina. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along S-163 Scenic Highway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
S-163 Scenic Highway is a state-designated scenic byway in South Carolina's Beaufort County Lowcountry, one of 17 such routes recognized statewide. It falls under the scenic highways program SCDOT has run since 1994 with the South Carolina Scenic Highways Committee, which protects roads showing scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, archaeological, or natural qualities from off-premises billboard advertising. Numbered state secondary roads like S-163 typically run through rural, unincorporated parts of their home county, connecting smaller communities rather than serving as through routes for visitors, which likely explains why this one has drawn far less documentation in travel guides than urban-adjacent byways such as Bohicket Road or Long Point Road. Travelers exploring South Carolina's Lowcountry back roads may still find it a worthwhile detour, though verifiable specifics on its exact termini and roadside attractions remain limited in public sources.
- Beaufort County Lowcountry
- one of 17 SC state scenic byways
- SCDOT program since 1994
- no off-premises advertising
- rural secondary road
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.
Where to Stay along S-163 Scenic Highway
No campgrounds are listed close to S-163 Scenic Highway yet, but there are rooms near the route.
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