9 South Carolina Beach Towns Locals Say Visitors Ruined

More than 200 people packed into a North Myrtle Beach meeting room one evening in June 2025.

These are the South Carolina beach towns locals say visitors have ruined.

Isle of Palms

Isle of Palms voters had a chance to cap short-term rentals in 2023, and they turned it down, 54% to 46%.

Some islanders wish that vote had gone the other way…

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