Isle of Palms Marina (Statute Mile 457)
On 9/1/09, as part of a “South Carolina Wish List,” I posed the following question:
19. If you’ve stayed at Isle of Palms Marina lately, north of Charleston, please describe your experience here.
Responses follow:
Isle of Palms Marina. This marina has become our marina of choice for the Charleston area. It is city owned and is a busy place with lots of fisherman using the ramp. It can be somewhat noisy. Limited transient dockage. Wi-fi is free, and an excellent marina store with everything a cruiser might want. Good eating choices nearby.
Ken Stickrath
Haven’t stayed at the Marina, but have docked at the Morgan Creek Restaurant (at the marina) all the time. It’s got about 7 boat slips for the restaurant and good food.
Melissa Priola
We needed to wait around for a new air handler in the Charleston area, and wanted to get north of Charleston Harbor. Called Isle of Palms to make a reservation, but they told us they were full. When we explained our predicament, the dockmaster told us to come up and he would find a place for us somewhere. We stayed there 3 days having a new air handler installed and getting the system flushed. The ship store and deli were excellent and we had no problem provisioning and even ordered lunch from the deli, which we ate at the dockside tables. We had dinner at Morgan Creek Grill and listened to a live blues duo while we looked out over the boaters coming and going. A nice family atmosphere.
Joy and Shel Rabin, aboard m/v Evening Star.
Comments from Cruisers (1)
We had an unscheduled stopover at IOP Marina due to the Ben Sawyer bridge closing. Nice, clean, helpful and the restaurant was great!