Visiting Myrtle’s beaches? Here’s what you need to know about renting chair and umbrellas
They’re seemingly everywhere along Grand Strand beaches: Matching rented chair and umbrella sets staked into the sand.
With thousands of tourists still streaming into the region, here’s a look at the regulations in place when it comes to setting up those ideal beach stations.
North Myrtle Beach chair and umbrella rentals
The city of 17,000 has drawn attention recently in its ongoing dispute with a family-run business that has continued to set up rental equipment on the beach despite a city law that prevents private companies from doing so.
Cherry Grove Beach Gear has racked up more than $10,000 in fines since late June and has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming the city is running a monopoly.
Private businesses are not allowed to set up rented equipment on the beach under a longstanding city policy. However, they can make deliveries to homes and off-site locations such as parking lots for clients who can then install the gear themselves.
Chair and umbrella rentals can cost between $20 for a day pass and $1,800 for the season, which runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Rentals are available daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from late April to mid-October.
Beach wheelchairs outfitted with balloon tires can be rented at no cost Mondays through Fridays, though reservations are encouraged. Call (843) 280-5684 to reserve one.
Sleeping on the beach is prohibited from 9 p.m. to sunrise.
Myrtle Beach beach rentals
Myrtle Beach franchises with John’s Beach Service and Lack’s Beach Service for direct equipment rentals, depending on location. Lack’s serves the city’s northern reaches to 82nd Avenue N .and also from 12th to 14th Avenues N. to the southern border. John’s does business between 82nd Avenue N. through the north side of Pier 14.
John’s charges $45 a day for chair and umbrella rentals, or $285 for a 10-day pass. Each extra day is $15, with $10 surcharge for every additional chair and $25 per umbrella. Lack’s charges $10 daily for a set of two chairs and an umbrella.
The city has 114 public beach access points, many of which have bicycle racks installed.
Alcohol and glass bottles are not allowed anywhere on the beach, nor is swimming within 75 yards of a pier.
Like in North Myrtle Beach, overnight sleeping is prohibited.
This story was originally published August 1, 2022 at 5:00 AM.