You’ll also see people out on the beach at night with flashlight searching the sand. If early morning and low tide coincide, you are in for a treat with how much you can find! Folly Beach can be a pretty rowdy town on the weekends so if you get up and go for a walk while most people are nursing their hangovers, you’ll have the beach to yourself. If it’s white it’s alright to pick up.Įarly in the morning is probably the best time to go for a walk on the beach. Again, if it’s living (grayish in color) leave it alone.
This is great for uncovering sand dollars. Receding (when the tide is on its way out) tide is also a good time because as the water gets lower it will uncover treasures that are just below the sands surface. Just be careful that those shells are empty of their previous occupants! For one thing no shell is worth killing an innocent creature, but also, it will stink to high heaven if you bring it home. These are typically at the lowest tide line. This is especially true if you are after the big finds like conch/whelk shells or starfish. Low tide is the best time to hunt for treasures on Folly Beach. I particularly like the North End of the beach because you can walk with views of the Morris Island Lighthouse and the sand dunes are beautiful at that end. The middle area of the island is the most popular with beach goers so that means the most competition for the best finds! The further north or south you go the better the combing. The further from the pier and downtown you are the better chances you have of finding “the good stuff”.
The best part about Folly Beach is that every day washes up something different and there are miles of beach to explore. This year I took a solo trip to South Carolina which meant that I spent a good deal of time treasure hunting on Folly Beach. He loses interest after about 30 minutes while I could spend hours. Beachcombing is a favorite vacation pastime of mine but Andy doesn’t have the patience.
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