Nature Adventures

Saltwater Tour Directions

 

Awendaw Creek and Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

There are 2 landings for this tour area: Buck Hall Recreation Area OR Awendaw Canoe/ Kayak Launch.

To Buck Hall Recreation Area GPS is N 33.03767 and W -79.56257. ...

From Charleston:
Take Hwy. 17 North through Mt. Pleasant and you will soon enter the Awendaw area and the Francis Marion National Forest. You will see signs for the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center…. Go past this center approximately 7 and a half miles and turn RIGHT into the Buck Hall Recreation Area. There is a $5 parking fee here….. Pay your fee and continue to the stop sign. Turn Left and park in the single car parking area.

Walk down to the ramp to meet your guide.

To Awendaw Canoe/Kayak launch:
From Charleston:
Take Hwy. 17 North through Mt. Pleasant and you will soon enter the Awendaw area and the Francis Marion National Forest. You will see signs for the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center…. Go past this center approximately 4+ miles and soon you will see a sign for the AWENDAW CANOE launch with an arrow pointing to the right. Do NOT turn on the first road past the sign, but do turn on the 2nd road past the sign (Rosa Green). Take Rosa Green to the end and on the left you will see the launch area.

Sewee Indian Ruins

From Charleston: 7407 Doar Rd., Awendaw, SC 29429

Take Hwy. 17 North into the town of Awendaw. (approximately 25 minutes) . You'll see signs for the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center. Pass the center on your right and go another 1.5 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Doar Rd. (white building with a red roof on your right). Take Doar road about 1 1/2 miles down and you'll see the sign on your right. (*There will also be a Camp Sewee sign in the driveway). Take the Driveway all the way to the end staying to the right every time it forks... to the water.]

Capers Island State Heritage Preserve:

To Garris Landing North End of Capers -Awendaw, SC
From Charleston:
Take hwy. 17 North through Mt. Pleasant. When you get past the WANDO high school area about 3 miles + start looking for a MARSH. AT the end of this marsh is a sign pointing to your RIGHT to go to GARRIS Landing and to the Bull Island Ferry. Turn RIGHT onto Sewee Road and go about 3 miles and look for a sign pointing to your RIGHT to turn onto Bulls Island road to get to the landing. Take Bulls Island road about 1 mile to the end. This is your landing.

From Myrtle Beach:
Take Hwy. 17 South and come through McClellanville. You will come into the area of “Awendaw”……. Look for a BILLBOARD on your Left and the Awendaw Grocery store. Turn LEFT onto Doar Rd;. next to them. Take and immediate RIGHT onto Sewee Road. Stay on Sewee Rd. about 3 miles miles and look for a sign pointing to your left to turn onto Bull Island road to the landing. Take this road about 1 mile to the end. This is your landing.

To: Copahee Sound Access/Gasdenville Landing – Mt. Pleasant, SC South End of Capers -Charleston County PRC Landing off of Gasdenville Road
From Charleston:
Take Hwy. 17 North through Mt. Pleasant. When you get on the outskirts of town, you will go past the KOA on your right and then look for BERKELEY Electric Company. Look for a sign that says “Copahee sound Access”. Take a RIGHT onto GASDENVILLE Road a little ways up from the Berk. Elec. Company. The road will end in about 1 mile. Go STRAIGHT and this will end at your landing. *There will be a $5/ fee per car to park here.

From Myrtle Beach:
Take Hwy. 17 South through McClellanville and Awendaw. You will soon be coming into the area of Mt. Pleasant. Look for a sign that states Copahee Sound Access. Turn LEFT onto Gasdenville Road. . The road will end in about 1 mile. Go STRAIGHT and this will end at your landing. *There will be a $5/ fee per car to park here.

Folly River:

From Charleston:
Take Folly Road towards Folly Beach……… When you get almost to the end you’ll go over a fairly large bridge with a BOAT TRAILER Parking area on your right after you cross it. This is a Charleston County PRC boat ramp. Pull into the lot and look for a Nature Adventures Vehicle there.

From Folly Beach:
Head out Folly Road towards Charleston. Before you get to the first bridge, there will be a parking lot on your left…. This is a Charleston County PRC boat ramp. Pull into the lot and look for a Nature Adventures Vehicle there.

Shem Creek Location

Shem Creek shrimping harbor and Crab Bank Island Location
On Shem Creek in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina (Our Next door neighbor is the Shem Creek Inn.)

You can GPS in 483 West Coleman Blvd, Mt. Pleasant 29464
and it will take you into our parking lot on Shem Creek.

843-568-3222 or 800-673-0679

From Downtown Charleston:

Take Either Meeting Street or East Bay Street North and get onto Hwy. 17 North (turning RIGHT)towards Mt. Pleasant (Georgetown) and go over the Arthur Ravenel Bridge. Get into your right lanes and exit off onto Coleman Blvd. Go to the 4th traffic light and turn RIGHT into the parking lot at Shrimp Boat Lane. Park to the left by the Mt. Pleasant Seafood Truck facing Coleman Blvd. before the green bush and walk up to the office (next to Mt. Pleasant Seafood). Approx. 8-10 minutes.

From Kiawah and Seabrook Island:

Follow Main road out of the islands to the first traffic light at River Road. Turn RIGHT on River road and take approx. 11 miles to Maybank Hwy. Turn RIGHT on Maybank Hwy. and take to the end (approx. 3-4 miles). Turn LEFT onto (Folly Road) towards Downtown Charleston and continue to the RIGHT following signs to Hwy. 17 North….. Get onto Hwy. 17 North towards Mt. Pleasant (Georgetown) and go over the Arthur Ravenel Bridge. Get into your right lanes and exit off onto Coleman Blvd. Go to the 4th traffic light and turn RIGHT into the parking lot. Park to the left as you come into the lot by the Seafood truck. Check in at the office located next to the seafood store - look for the large red kayak!

From James Island/Folly Beach:

Take Folly Road towards Downtown Charleston and continue to the RIGHT following signs to Hwy. 17 North….. Get onto Hwy. 17 North towards Mt. Pleasant (Georgetown) and go over the Arthur Ravenel Bridge. Get into your right lanes and exit off onto Coleman Blvd. Go to the 4th traffic light and turn RIGHT into the parking lot. Park to the left as you come into the lot by the Seafood truck. Check in at the office located next to the seafood store - look for the large red kayak!  Approx. 10-15 minutes.

From Sullivan’s Island and the Isle of Palms:

Take Palm Blvd. from the IOP towards Sullivans Island. It will turn into Jasper Blvd. once on Sullivan's. You will soon pass a Blue water tower on your left and will come to a stop sign. Turn Right at this stop sign onto (703) Ben Sawyer Blvd. towards Mt. Pleasant/ Charleston. (You will cross over the Ben Sawyer Bridge)… It will become Coleman Blvd as you are heading towards Mt. Pleasant. Go through several lights continuing past the Moultrie Plaza on your right and Arts Bar on your left. Continue on Coleman and go over the small BRIDGE (this will be Shem Creek). You will see our sign “Nature Kayak Adventures” on your left adjacent to Mt. Pleasant Seafood. Turn LEFT into the parking lot at the light at the bottom of the bridge. Park to the left as you come into the lot by the Seafood truck. Check in at the office located next to the seafood store - look for the large red kayak!  Approx. 10-15 minutes.

From Mt. Pleasant Hwy. 17 area:

Take Hwy. 17 to Chuck Dawley Blvd ramp towards the business district of Mt. Pleasant…… Chuck Dawley Blvd. is located under the overpass near the Walmart off of Hwy. 17 . Take Chuck Dawley to the end and turn RIGHT onto Coleman Blvd. Go through several lights continuing past the Moultrie Plaza on your right. Get into your left lane and Continue on Coleman and go over the small BRIDGE (this will be Shem Creek). You will see our sign on your left adjacent to Mt. Pleasant Seafood. Turn LEFT into the parking lot at the light at the bottom of the bridge. . Park to the left as you come into the lot by the Seafood truck. Check in at the office located next to the seafood store - look for the large red kayak!  Approx. 15 minutes.

From North Charleston:

Take I- 26 to I-526 Towards Mt. Pleasant and it will “end in Mt. Pleasant” and turn into Chuck Dawley Blvd. Take Chuck Dawley to the end and turn RIGHT onto Coleman Blvd. Go through several lights continuing past the Moultrie Plaza on your right and Arts Bar on your left. Continue on Coleman a few more lights and go over the small BRIDGE (this will be Shem Creek). You will see our sign on your left adjacent to Mt. Pleasant Seafood. Turn LEFT into the parking lot at the light at the bottom of the bridge. Park to the left as you come into the lot by the Seafood truck. Check in at the office located next to the seafood store - look for the large red kayak!  Approx. 30 minutes