9 Road Trips To Take In South Carolina For Great Ways To Tour The State

The Palmetto State has more than enough attractions, landmarks, mountain trails and beaches to discover a new one every weekend for the next few decades and still not hit them all. This tour of South Carolina will take you to all of your favorites, and some new ones, too!

We’ve packaged up the similar attractions and created nine unforgettable road trips to take in South Carolina. From a road trip to the most haunted spots in the state, to the ultimate waterfalls road trip, you’ll discover some truly amazing sights and have unforgettable experiences along the way in these nine road trips in South Carolina. Who wouldn’t love to learn these wonderful new things about our great state?

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Explore eight iconic lighthouses along the South Carolina coast, including the little-known Leamington Light. Also known as the Rear Range Light of the Hilton Head Rear Range Light Station, this unique light is a single steel monopole with a light housing on top. And the lighthouse is now on the National Register. Use this link to access this one-of-a-kind road trip in South Carolina. This is a fun road trip that you’ll love to do year round.

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For thrills and chills, hit the road to seven super scary sites in the Palmetto State, including the haunted grave marker of one of the state's most infamous ghosts, Alice Flagg, at The Hermitage. You’ll find all the details for this haunted road trip here. Next October, get your spooky on and head on out on this epic road trip!

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From one of the state's only natural caves to a pair of side-by-side waterfalls, this is the perfect excursion to see seven natural state wonders. You’ll even see Angel Oak, the largest live Oak Tree east of the Mississippi. Find the full road trip here. You’ll hit tons of hidden gems in South Carolina on this wondrous road trip through the best natural areas in the state.

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Hit the backroads to discover eight charming picturesque small towns in South Carolina. You’ll hit treasures like Ashtabula Plantation in Pendleton, among other historical sites in South Carolina. You'll find this great road trip at this link.

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Visit the sites of some ghost towns that have mostly vanished from the South Carolina landscape. You’ll visit Glenn Springs: this spot started as a resort town due to the local mineral springs. They turned it into a hotel, but the hotel burned in 1941, and now people are trying to preserve what's left. Read more here.

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Take off from the Upstate and make your way to the coast as your roll past a waterfall, an iconic restaurant from the 50s and more in a road trip you can take on one tank of gas! You’ll even get to see our iconic South Carolina State House. This is a fantastic map filled with great day trips in South Carolina.See the details and get a link to the map here.

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South Carolina is flooded with hauntings from the coast to the mountains. Part 1 of our Ultimate Terrifying Places Road Trip takes you through some truly creepy spots in the Lowcountry including the tomb of Julia Legare and White Point Garden, the site of pirate executions. Click here. You’ll find some of the most unique places in South Carolina to visit on this road trip!

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Travel some backroads in the Upstate to stumble on some seriously terrifying locations. This is the ultimate scary road trip in the upstate! You’ll even find Cry Baby Bridge, a haunted bridge in Anderson, South Carolina. Find a link to a full article with all the details here. This is one tour of South Carolina that you won’t forget!

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Spend under five hours in your car and see as many as seven incredible South Carolina waterfalls in the ultimate waterfalls road trip. One of our favorites is Carrick Creek Falls, an easy two mile loop to a stunning view of waterfalls. More details and a map can be found here.

There are SO many great places to go in South Carolina – why not get started on seeing some of them this year? Would you take this tour of South Carolina by completing these fun and amazing road trips? Let us know in the comments below!

To learn more about one of the lighthouses in the first road trip above here are 9 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Morris Island Lighthouse In South Carolina.