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Places near Sunset Beach by type
All 278 places by distance →One day from Sunset Beach
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:21 pm
44 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Sunset Beach
- East River Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Waites Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Lower Heather Lakes Damdam · 45 min
- Drowned Baynature spot · 2 hrs
- Museum of Coastal Carolinachurch · 30 min
- Back in Sunset Beach
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Sunset Beach?
Waites Island (island, about 8 km), Bald Beach (beach, about 2 km), East River Island (island, about 4 km), Bird Island (island, about 4 km), Drowned Bay (nature spot, about 6 km), Waites Island Beach (island, about 8 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Sunset Beach?
125 places on Spotwander: 34 beaches & coast, 40 wildlife, forests & gardens, 19 churches, 1 fort, 16 rivers, islands & mangroves.
Which is the nearest beach to Sunset Beach?
Bald Beach, about 2 km by road; Waites Island Beach (8 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Sunset Beach?
Drowned Bay, about 6 km by road; Doghead Bay (11 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Sunset Beach?
Start in Sunset Beach, visit East River Island, then Waites Island, then Lower Heather Lakes Dam, then Drowned Bay, then Museum of Coastal Carolina, and drive back — about 44 km by road in all.