Beach accesses were closed in North Myrtle Beach. What is city doing to help?
Public beach accesses in North Myrtle Beach have been reopened after king tides and recent rainstorms caused significant erosion of the dunes.
The city of North Myrtle Beach was forced to close several beach accesses this weekend due to higher-than-normal tides and two days of rainfall that resulted in coastal flooding. On Monday, it appeared that the city was able to create new paths through the dunes and the mountain of sand that had piled up after the storms.
Several access walkways in the Cherry Grove area were taped off and closed Oct. 10, 2025, as a safety precaution due to erosion that created potential fall hazards, the city posted.
But while the public beach accesses have been reopened, private beach accesses may still see significant erosion and the city is urging beachgoers to use caution at all beach accesses, said Gianna Forbis, multimedia coordinator for the city, by email.
Forbis said that the city closed some beach accesses due to concerns this past weekend and is “actively” reevaluating the access points this week to determine if measures can be taken before the beach re-nourishment scheduled to begin in December.
The city posted a video on its Facebook page Monday addressing the erosion on the beach.
The video said that the city is “closely monitoring erosion on the beachfront.” The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start its Beach Renourishment project in December in North Myrtle Beach.
Sand on the beach will be replenished through large pipelines and dredging of ocean sand.
Following North Myrtle Beach, work will begin in Myrtle Beach in February 2026 and will conclude in Garden City and Surfside Beach in April 2026.
The project, funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will replace sand along 26 miles of coastline along the Grand Strand.
