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Garden City Beach (Murrells Inlet)
4.7★ · 18 Google ratings · Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
125 yd away · free
Walk
290 ft · 1 min
Cost
Free
Water
87°F
Tide
5 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
5.2 miles of shoreline
Sand
190 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 12% of 8 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 10am
Map of Garden City Beach (Murrells Inlet)
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1Parking125 yd from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Visit in October for fewer crowds
The beach remains warm enough for swimming with significantly less congestion than summer months.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2012–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2012–2026
Arrive early on summer weekends
Parking fills by late morning on nice days, with only small lots available at beach access points.
Bring water shoes or plan ahead
There are no bathrooms at the public beach access spots, only rinse stations for washing off sand and salt.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
80°F · clear
Water
87°F
Waves
2.1 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the SSE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:12 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:19 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 13:58 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:25 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:27 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
🅿 Parking 125 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 290 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Garden City Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 125 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Garden City Beach?
290 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Garden City Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Garden City Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 10am and the busiest at Wed 9am.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
