Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort is the South Strand's all-round base, a roughly 600-acre resort community at 14276 Ocean Highway in Pawleys Island, between Litchfield Beach and the marshes of the Waccamaw Neck. It is the right choice for travelers who want the quiet, natural side of the Grand Strand, Brookgreen Gardens, Huntington Beach State Park, Pawleys Island and the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk, with resort facilities rather than a rental cottage. Accommodation is flexible. Suites suit couples and solo travelers, with select units offering full kitchens and direct oceanfront positions; two-, three- and four-bedroom condos with full kitchens and washers and dryers suit families; and four- to six-bedroom beach houses, some oceanfront, work for reunions and golf groups. The facilities are built around the beach: an oceanfront outdoor pool plaza with a lazy river and a mini water park, private cabanas for rent, an indoor heated pool for the cooler months and the Beachside Health and Fitness center with hot tubs. Beach chair and umbrella service, with setup and takedown, saves hauling gear. On-site dining includes Coastal Dish Restaurant, with a golfer's breakfast buffet, The Deck at Litchfield and Happy Treats for milkshakes and ice cream. Golf is central to the resort's identity, with tee-time booking and packages, and bike rentals connect to trails including the 26-mile Waccamaw Neck Bikeway.
Location is the reason to choose it. Litchfield Beach is one of the quietest stretches of the Grand Strand, established in 1978 and known for sparsely populated beaches and nearby golf, and from here you are about ten minutes from Pawleys Island's historic cottages, fifteen minutes from Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park, and twenty minutes from the MarshWalk. Central Myrtle Beach is 40 minutes or more north, so this is a base for travelers who want to visit the boardwalk once rather than every night.
Golfers will find the South Strand courses close at hand and the resort's tee-time service convenient, while families get the lazy river, mini water park and indoor pool, and couples can choose an oceanfront suite and spend their days cycling, beach walking and eating seafood in Murrells Inlet. The bike trails and bikeway are a highlight in spring and fall, when the weather is ideal for riding.
Off-season stays are peaceful, with the indoor heated pool open and rates lower; it is an excellent base for Brookgreen's Nights of a Thousand Candles in December, since the gardens are a short drive away and you avoid the long evening drive back to central Myrtle Beach. Book the unit type carefully, as layouts and views vary widely across a resort this large.
Why stay here
- ✓Oceanfront suites, condos and houses
- ✓Pool plaza with lazy river
- ✓Mini water park
- ✓Indoor heated pool
- ✓Beach chair and umbrella service
- ✓Coastal Dish Restaurant on site
- ✓Golf tee times and packages
- ✓Bike rentals and trails
Good questions
Where is Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort?+
At 14276 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, on the South Strand near Litchfield Beach, Pawleys Island and Brookgreen Gardens.
What types of accommodation are available?+
Suites, two- to four-bedroom condos with kitchens and washers and dryers, and four- to six-bedroom beach houses, some oceanfront.
Is it far from central Myrtle Beach?+
It is about 40 minutes or more south of the boardwalk, which makes it ideal for South Strand sights rather than nightly trips downtown.
