Folly Beach, Sullivan’s Island, and the Isle of Palms’ city councils on Friday unanimously voted to restrict public access to their respective beaches in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Beginning at 2 pm today (Friday, March 20th), Folly Beach will restrict access to the island. Each day, access will be restricted between the hours of 6 am and 8 pm. The restricted access will run through March 31st, 2020.
The checkpoint will be set up immediately prior to Little Oak Island Drive (on the James Island side). The following list details who has access the island:
You can see the full Folly Beach ordinance here.
The Isle of Palms ordinance states access to the island will be restricted for the next fourteen days beginning on March 21, 2020 between 7 am and 7 pm to the following:
Click here to see the full Isle of Palms ordinance.
Later in the day, Sullivan’s Island voted to restrict beach access to all residents and visitors between 8 am and 6 pm. Enforcement begins on Saturday, March 21st.
In an effort to avoid delays, Sullivan’s Island residents should consider ingress and egress to/from the Island via SC703 and the Ben Sawyer Bridge.
You can see the Sullivan’s Island announcement here.