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Long Bay Dunes
4.7★ · 83 Google ratings · Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Parking garage · 200 yd away · about 26 spaces
Access
7am to 8pm
Walk
310 ft · 1 min
Water
87°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
200 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 22% of 55 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 7pm
Map of Long Bay Dunes

Guide
Good to know
Use the foot rinse station
A shower and foot wash station is available on the boardwalk to clean off after beach time.
Visit early morning for solitude
Reviewers who arrived around 6am described peaceful, uncrowded conditions with amazing views.
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 · 2016–2026
Come October through March for free parking
Parking is free during these months but requires a paid app from March through October.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
80°F · clear
Water
87°F
Waves
2.0 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the S
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 03:47 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:02 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:32 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:27 AM.
Crowds
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📍 201 76th Ave N, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
🅿 Parking 200 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 310 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Long Bay Dunes?
The nearest mapped parking area is 200 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Long Bay Dunes?
310 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 Long Bay Dunes 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 Long Bay Dunes least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 7pm and the busiest at Thu 10am.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.