2025 Charleston Outdoor Adventures - Exploring Folly Area By Water

Lighthouse Tours are interactive and popular

The nickname Edge of America is synonymous with Folly Beach, but everyone must drive over winding creeks and the Folly River to arrive on this barrier island. Charleston Outdoor Adventures was founded in 2009 and is based out of Bowen’s Island, just before Folly Beach, and offers many ways to explore and enjoy the Folly area by water. This kind of nature-based tourism is booming, and whether you simply want a kayak rental for a secluded paddle along the spartina marsh, or a guided tour of the Morris Island lighthouse by boat, this outfitter offers these options year-round.

Joe Lotts is the owner and operator of Charleston Outdoor Adventures (COA) and is still hands on with customers, despite having a full staff of guides and naturalists. “We offer environmental education of our aquatic estuary with everything we do,” said Lotts. “We might talk about pluff mud, water salinity, or tidal cycles while trying to show the beauty of the Folly area. Some activities simply never get old, like our dolphin eco-tours, and we are able to partner with local groups for these trips sometimes too. For example, the Lowcountry Senior Center is sending a group of its members to COA on January 31 at noon to go looking for Atlantic bottlenose dolphin aboard our 27-foot Carolina Skiff. I personally have seen one of these dolphin for 18 years now and it is nicknamed Flat-Top for its markings.”

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