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How Many Days Do You Need in Myrtle Beach?

When planning a Myrtle Beach vacation, there are many factors to consider. Including how many days do you need to get the full Myrtle Beach experience? To answer this question, we went straight to the source.

We asked our Facebook fans and followers:

“How many days is the perfect amount to spend in Myrtle Beach?”

One to two days? Three to four days? Or five days or more?

If you haven’t decided how long to spend in Myrtle Beach for your next vacation, look at what our Facebook fans and followers had to say:

Honorable Mention

A select number of people responded they wouldn’t spend one day or five days in Myrtle Beach. Instead, they said they’d rather spend the rest of their lives in Myrtle Beach. We can’t argue with that!

While we’d love for everyone to take a forever vacation to Myrtle Beach, there are other options that our voters agreed are a little more attainable. Starting with…

3. One to Two Days in Myrtle Beach

Less than 1% of people voted you need just one to two days in Myrtle Beach for the perfect beach vacation.

If you’re visiting for a weekend getaway or road tripping along the coast, a day or two in Myrtle Beach is certainly better than no days in Myrtle Beach!

In one or two days, you can hit up the beach, enjoy the amenities at your Myrtle Beach resort, shop, dine, and enjoy entertainment at one of the many options available in the area.

2. Three to Four Days in Myrtle Beach

12% of people responded that three to four days is all you need to enjoy the sun, sand, and surf of Myrtle Beach. In three to four days in Myrtle Beach, you can:

• Shop and dine at Broadway at the Beach
• Explore Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet
• Eat at any of the dozens of fantastic restaurants along the coast
• Go mini golfing

1. Five Days or More in Myrtle Beach

A whopping 87% of people responded that five days or more is the right amount of time to enjoy a Myrtle Beach vacation.

With home-away-from-home accommodations at select Myrtle Beach resorts, money-saving Myrtle Beach resort deals, and the sheer amount of activities, attractions, and things to do in Myrtle Beach, it’s really no surprise that five days or more was the top choice.

A Myrtle Beach vacation five days or longer lets you get the full Myrtle Beach experience. In five days or more, you can:

• Touch a real live alligator at Alligator Adventure
• Soar 20 stories above the ocean on SkyWheel Myrtle Beach
• Get a picture with a tiger cub
• See a live show at the Carolina Opry or Alabama Theatre
• Take a glass-bottom kayak tour
• Go horseback riding on the beach
• Golf at one of dozens of Myrtle Beach golf courses
• Catch a Myrtle Beach Pelicans baseball game
• Experience hurricane force winds at WonderWorks
• Enjoy dinner with an ocean view at 2nd Avenue Pier
• Sip sweet muscadine wine at Duplin Winery

From unique things to do to must-see places in Myrtle Beach, there’s so much more to explore!

Whether you visit for two nights or eight, find out how you can save when you book a Myrtle Beach resort deal!

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