Map Folly Beach Folly Beach is a small beach community that lies about 10 miles south of Charleston on the Atlantic Coast between Kiawah Island on the West and Morris Island on the East. A new James Island Connector makes Folly Island a quick and easy 18 minutes from downtown Charleston. For many years this island beach community served as a summer escape for Charleston residents who often built small beach cottages without water or electricity. Retaining it's small town flavor, Folly Beach boasts a fine beach, a few shops, art galleries, and some good seafood restaurants. Surrounded by six miles of beautiful beaches on one side and acres of wildlife marshes on the other, Folly Beach is a popular area for artists, the surfing crowd, boaters, fishermen, beach vacationers, and nature lovers.
Houses vary from funky little beach cottages to large modern homes on the marshes.
Condos and townhouses with water views are also available. This popular residential and resort area is a barrier island about 12 miles east of downtown Charleston. Isle of Palms is nestled between the Atlantic Ocean on the Southeast, and tidal creeks, marshes, and the Intracoastal Waterway on the Northwest. The Isle of Palms Connector links the Island to Mt. Pleasant. During the War Between the States, Isle of Palms was a Union outpost.