Looking to avoid Myrtle Beach tourists this spring break season? Locals have some tips
Myrtle Beach is starting to get noticeably busier as the temperature rises, the sun comes out and schools across the country release students for spring break.
While the nice weather is a welcome shift, for many locals, the arrival of spring breakers is not.
Gone are the empty beaches and seamless traffic of winter.
Instead, northerners and out-of-towners are back at the beach.
The Sun News asked our readers their strategies for dodging tourists and avoiding crowds.
They delivered.
Here’s what our readers said about avoiding tourists in Myrtle Beach
Visitors to the Grand Strand generally flock to the beach, leaving the western part of the county wide open.
Cindy Dale recommends Chris’ Pizza and Pub in Longs. “It’s like ‘Cheers,’” she wrote. “Everyone knows you.”
Another reader prefers to stay on his farm in Conway.
Closer to the beach, the Pelicans ballpark draws baseball fan Stephen Vantre. The minor league games are another option for baseball fans or anyone looking to get out of the house, Vantre said.
But some prefer to leave the Grand Strand altogether.
One reader suggested heading to the mountains of North Carolina for the scenery.
Phil Roach escapes to Florida, where he said there are “better weather, better beaches, and better people.”
And for other readers, the answer to locals’ touist-induced headaches is to just stay home.
This story was originally published March 8, 2022 at 6:00 AM.
