点评:Folly Beach is about 15 minutes outside Charleston, SC. I have been going there since the mid-90's, off and on. During that time I have seen it go from a lazy, laid-back community with only a few commercial establishments and no national franchise businesses or restaurants, to a little town crowded with shops, hotels, condos, restaurants and big rental houses. However, there is still a beautiful long beach that is easily accessible to the public, all along the oceanfront. Among the rental beach-houses there are small parking lots every few blocks, and at the end of the main street is Folly Beach County Park.
Admission to the park varies according to the season. We went today, September 19, post Labor-Day, and it was $10 per car. I think during the summer it is $20. Well worth it, because there is convenient parking, and nice facilities: restrooms, outdoor rooms for changing clothes, a snack bar (only open weekends off season), outdoor showers, and a little shop selling beach items. For $35 you can rent a couple of sturdy beach chairs and a big umbrella which the staff will install for you on the beach. There is also a shaded observation deck looking over the ocean. All of it is very clean and attractive and fairly new. Alcohol and glass bottles are not permitted. It closes 30 minutes before sundown.
The beach itself is fine white sand which was dredged in from a nearby river. There are lots of little attractive seashells lying on it, and no litter. There are seagulls who are always on the alert for people sharing their snacks with them. There are Pelicans flying and diving for fish. In fact, we saw a number of fish jumping out of the water.
The surf is usually pretty mild, and you must walk into the ocean quite a ways to get up chin deep, so as a result there is plenty of room for waders, swimmers, and those who just want to bob around. There was a warning today for riptide, but we didn't feel it. There was no lifeguard on duty, but I assume that's because it was off season and a weekday.
The beach above the waterline is fairly wide. I haven't been there at the height of the summer in several years, so I'm not sure how crowded it gets. Today there was lots of room for us to set up our 9x9 beach tent, and have space for a sense of privacy.
It was so pleasant and peaceful, we could really unwind. You can go in the ocean, or lounge on a beach chair and watch at a distance people enjoying themselves, mostly small families, and a few couples who seemed to be newlyweds (Charleston is a top city for destination weddings).
All in all it is a delightful place.
翻译:Folly Beach 距离南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿约 15 分钟车程。我从九十年代中期就断断续续地去过那里。在那段时间里,我看到它从一个只有几家商业机构、没有全国性特许经营企业或餐馆的慵懒、悠闲的社区,变成了一个挤满商店、酒店、公寓、餐馆和大型出租屋的小镇。然而,沿着海滨仍然有一个美丽的长海滩,可供公众轻松前往。在出租的海滨别墅中,每隔几个街区就有一个小型停车场,主街的尽头是富丽海滩县公园。
公园的门票随季节而变化。我们今天去的,9 月 19 日,劳动节过后,每辆车 10 美元。我认为夏天的价格是 20 美元。非常值得,因为停车方便,设施也不错:卫生间、室外更衣室、小吃店(淡季只在周末开放)、室外淋浴和一家卖海滩用品的小商店。只需花费 35 美元,您就可以租用几把坚固的沙滩椅和一把大伞,工作人员会为您在海滩上安装。还有一个俯瞰大海的阴凉观景台。所有的一切都非常干净、有吸引力而且相当新。不允许携带酒精和玻璃瓶。日落前 30 分钟关闭。
海滩本身是细白的沙子,是从附近的河流中挖出来的。上面躺着很多漂亮的小贝壳,没有垃圾。有些海鸥总是对人们与它们分享零食保持警惕。有鹈鹕飞翔、潜入水中捕鱼。事实上,我们看到许多鱼跃出水面。
海浪通常相当温和,你必须走进海里一段距离才能到达下巴深,所以这里有足够的空间适合涉水者、游泳者和那些只想在水中漂浮的人。今天有激流警告,但我们没有感觉到。没有救生员值班,但我认为那是因为当时是淡季,而且是工作日。
吃水线以上的海滩相当宽阔。我已经好几年没有在盛夏时去过那里了,所以我不确定那里有多拥挤。今天,我们有足够的空间来搭建 9x9 的海滩帐篷,并有足够的空间来营造隐私感。
这是如此愉快和平静,我们真的可以放松下来。您可以去海边,或者躺在沙滩椅上,远远地看着人们享受生活,其中大部分是小家庭,还有几对看起来像是新婚夫妇的夫妇(查尔斯顿是举办目的地婚礼的首选城市)。
总而言之,这是一个令人愉快的地方。