36 Hours in Charleston Sightseeing

We are taking an RV cross country road trip adventure for the first time.

On this leg we went from Savannah Georgia to Charleston South Carolina. I was really expecting Savannah to be one of my favorite stops on this trip, but Charleston actually beat it. (Sorry Savannah) To me Charleston had a more laid back vibe and were so much friendlier than the interactions we had in Savannah.

We stayed at James Island State Park which is less than 15 minutes from Charleston. It was a really cool park with a lot of activities available, but we were here to focus on the beaches and city.

We explored the neighborhoods in Charleston, went to the beaches, and tried a few restaurants and bakeries, but we mostly dreamed of what it would be like to live there.


Our schedule:

Arrival Day Itinerary:

8:00 am Left Skidaway Island Georgia
10:00 am Arrived at James Island County Park South Carolina
11:20 am Head into Charleston
11:40 am Shop City Market (bought grits & spices)
12:15 pm Photograph Rainbow Row (its supper crowded in the day but empty in the mornings)
12:25 pm Explore Charleston's Alleys
1:00 pm Eat Dessert for Lunch at Carmella's (Delicious desserts and we met the friendliest people, it was a what we imagined Southerns being like)
2:00 pm Leave the city for Sullivan's Island
2:30 pm Fort Moultrie & the Beach
3:00 pm Mugdock Castle
3:25 pm Home Team BBQ (Put our name on the list) & Waited at the Beach
4:20 pm Eat Dinner at Home Team BBQ, (The food was good, the bartender was very friendly, I don't care for eating at the bar, but we were to hungry to wait longer for a table.)
5:00 pm Head Back to the RV

Day 1 Itinerary:
5:00 am Folly Beach
6:30 am Drive Back into Charleston
7:00 am Sightsee by Foot, the Churches & Houses
8:00 am Breakfast at Millers All Day (good food, great cinnamon roll, & pink grits!)
9:15 am Sightsee by Bike & One Wheel (Rainbow Row & More Houses, The Battery, White Point Garden, Water Front Park & the Pineapple Fountain)
Daughter Landed and Met Us at Poogan's Porch
Late Lunch @ Poogan's Porch (The food was ok and the server was really friendly)
3:30 pm Dessert at Kaminsky's (just ok)
4:00 pm Back to the Pineapple Fountain
4:40 pm Folly Beach
6:00 pm Back to the RV

We left super early the next day because we had a stop scheduled along the way to our next destination.

See you at our next stop.