Map of South Carolina Lighthouses

South Carolina has 15 lighthouses along the Atlantic coast, and three of them are open to visit. The best known are Haig Point Range Lights, Charleston Lighthouse and Georgetown Lighthouse. The oldest is Morris Island Lighthouse, first lit in 1767. Morris Island Lighthouse is the tallest at 161 feet. You can climb the tower at two of them.

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Lighthouses you can visit in South Carolina

The three lighthouses here with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.

Charleston Lighthouse

Grounds open

Harbour Town Lighthouse

Open, climb the tower

Hunting Island Lighthouse

Open, climb the tower

Lighthouses you can climb in South Carolina

Harbour Town Lighthouse

89 ft tower

Hunting Island Lighthouse

Climb the tower

All 15 lighthouses in South Carolina

Charleston Lighthouse

First lit 1960 · Grounds open

Georgetown Lighthouse

First lit 1801

Harbour Town Lighthouse

First lit 1969 · Open, climb the tower

Hunting Island Lighthouse

First lit 1859 · Open, climb the tower

Morris Island Lighthouse

First lit 1767 · Seen by boat or from shore

Castle Pinckney Lighthouse

First lit 1855

Fort Sumter Range Lights

First lit 1855

Hilton Head Range Rear Lighthouse

First lit 1879

Sullivan's Island Range Lights

First lit 1848

Haig Point Range Lights

First lit 1873

Fort Ripley Shoal Lighthouse

First lit 1878

Bloody Point Range Lights

First lit 1883 · Private, not open

Bulls Bay Lighthouse

First lit 1852

Combahee Bank Lighthouse

First lit 1868

Parris Island Range Lights

First lit 1881 · Private, not open

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