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Boating/Checked Nov. 1, 2026

Public boat landings on the Grand Strand

Public boat landings on the Grand Strand include the Cherry Grove and Nixon Crossroads county ramps in North Myrtle Beach and the Murrells Inlet SCDNR landing; Georgetown County has landings on Main Creek, the Waccamaw and Winyah Bay (SCDNR).

Rules checked on Nov. 1, 2026 by our Outdoors Desk. The agency's page always wins.

28public ramps and landings listed below
July 1, 2007SC: boater card needed if born after this date
Jan. 1, 1988NC: boater card needed if born on or after this date
1boat rental in our directory

On the water today

  • 2nd Avenue Pier: Go, but check conditions first. NWS Small Craft Advisory in effect Updated 10:20 am
  • Springmaid Pier: Go, but check conditions first. NWS Small Craft Advisory in effect Updated 10:20 am
  • Apache Pier: Go, but check conditions first. NWS Small Craft Advisory in effect Updated 10:20 am
  • Cherry Grove Pier: Go, but check conditions first. NWS Small Craft Advisory in effect Updated 10:20 am
  • Kingfisher Pier: Good day to go. Dry daytime forecast Updated 10:20 am
  • Surfside Beach Fishing Pier: Good day to go. Dry daytime forecast Updated 10:20 am
  • Oak Island Pier: Better pick another day. NWS Coastal Flood Advisory in effect Updated 10:20 am
  • Ocean Isle Beach Pier: Good day to go. Dry daytime forecast Updated 10:20 am
  • Sunset Beach Pier: Good day to go. Dry daytime forecast Updated 10:20 am
  • Holden Beach Pier: Good day to go. Dry daytime forecast Updated 10:20 am

Our reading of official NWS, NOAA and USGS data, updated every 3 hours. Always check the NWS marine forecast before you leave the dock.

Public boat ramps and landings

Map of public boat ramps in Grand StrandT. Craig Campbell LandingJohnny Causey LandingSocastee Landing and ParkRosewood LandingSunset Beach access areaOcean Isle Beach access areaBrick LandingHolden Beach access areaSunset HarborRices CreekPireway
Each dot sits at the ramp's official GPS location; tap one for its name. Ramps without official GPS are in the table but not on the map. Not for navigation.

Horry (10)

RampWhere, hours and fee
T. Craig Campbell Landing148 Morgan Ave., Little River
Johnny Causey Landing2111 Little River Neck Road, North Myrtle Beach
Peter Vaught Sr. Landing10923 Schultz Way, Myrtle Beach
Enterprise Landing7999 Bay Road, Myrtle Beach
Socastee Landing and Park4299 Peachtree Road, Myrtle Beach
Rosewood Landing4698 Peachwood Court, Myrtle Beach
Stanley Drive Landing292 Stanley Drive, Garden City
Cherry Grove county boat ramp53rd Ave., Cherry Grove Beach, on Hog Inlet
Nixon Crossroads county rampUnder the U.S. 17 bridge, on the Intracoastal Waterway
Garden City boat rampEnd of S.C. 816, on Main Creek

Source: Horry County; SCDNR coastal boat landings

Georgetown (10)

RampWhere, hours and fee
Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex101 River Walk Drive, Georgetown
Murrells Inlet boat landing (SCDNR)U.S. 17 Business, on Murrells Inlet
Wacca Wache LandingEnd of S.C. 62 off U.S. 17, on the Waccamaw River and Intracoastal Waterway
Pawleys Island north landingPritchard St. West, on Main Creek
Pawleys Island middle landing3rd St. West, on Main Creek
Pawleys Island south landingShell Road West, on Pawleys Creek
Hagley LandingHagley Plantation Road, on the Waccamaw River
East Bay Street (Ballpark) LandingEast Bay Park, on the Sampit River
South Island Ferry landingEnd of County Road 18, on Winyah Bay
Pole Yard landingU.S. 17 at the North Santee River

Source: Georgetown County; SCDNR coastal boat landings

Brunswick (8)

RampWhere, hours and fee
Sunset Beach access area101 Sunset Blvd.
Ocean Isle Beach access area67 Causeway Drive
Brick Landing1921 Brick Landing Road SW, Shallotte
Holden Beach access area99 S. Shore Drive
Sunset Harbor356 Riverview Drive SE, Bolivia
Oak Island access area4950 Fish Factory Road SE, Southport
Rices Creek797 Gordon Lewis Drive SE, Winnabow
Pireway9739 Pireway Road NW, Ash

Source: NC Wildlife Resources Commission

Download the rules and ramps: boating.csv (official data only; free to reuse with credit to Grand Strand Dispatch).

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Sources

Rules change by law and by emergency order; the agency's page always wins. Data for AI and developers: llms.txt and boating.csv.