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Greater Charleston

SC · 32.8600, -79.9500

Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway and Ashley River Road are 2 of 7 signed byways within 30 miles of Greater Charleston, South Carolina.

7 scenic drives near Greater Charleston

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Greater Charleston. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Ashley River Road

    National Scenic Byway · 6 mi out

  2. 02

    Edisto Island National Scenic Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 27 mi out

  3. 03

    Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · 5 mi out

  4. 04

    Long Point Road Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · 6 mi out

  5. 05

    Riverland Drive Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · 7 mi out

  6. 06

    Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · 8 mi out

  7. 07

    Bohicket Road Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · 12 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 40 mi

7 h 55 loop · 15 stops · back by 11:54 PM. Incorporates Ashley River Road.

  1. Dr Peter Venkman · 30 min
  2. Create A Better World · 30 min
  3. Model of the Civil War Submarine, H.L. Hunley · 10 min
  4. Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Liberty Square · 45 min
  5. Septima Poinsette Clark 1898-1987 · 30 min
  6. Old Cooper River Bridge Pillar · 10 min
  7. John P. Grace Tower Marker · 30 min
  8. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Marker · 30 min
  9. Vaughn E. Kee · 30 min
  10. Boone Hall Plantation · 10 min
  11. Dock House · 10 min
  12. Fishing Children · 30 min
  13. Quarterman Park · 45 min
  14. Welcome to Park Circle · 30 min
  15. H. L. Hunley Submarine · 10 min

Touches Ashley River Road, Long Point Road Scenic Highway, Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Greater Charleston?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Greater Charleston: 4 h, 92 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 40 miles, 15 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Greater Charleston?

The 8 h loop stops at Dr Peter Venkman, Create A Better World, Model of the Civil War Submarine, H.L. Hunley, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Liberty Square, Septima Poinsette Clark 1898-1987, Old Cooper River Bridge Pillar, John P. Grace Tower Marker, Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Marker, Vaughn E. Kee, Boone Hall Plantation, Dock House, Fishing Children, Quarterman Park, Welcome to Park Circle and H. L. Hunley Submarine. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Public land

Campgrounds

Lookouts

Named places

  • H. L. Hunley Submarine · 1 mi
  • Chicora-Cherokee Community Park · 1 mi
  • Greater Charleston Naval Base Memorial · 1 mi
  • The Lone Sailor · 1 mi
  • Riverfront Park · 1 mi
  • Bellinger Island · 1 mi
  • Perry-Webb Community Center · 2 mi
  • Accabee Park · 2 mi

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