1. The Bike Doctor
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (843) 249-8152
Address: 315 Sea Mountain Hwy.
Description: This shop is a full-service and fully stocked bicycle outlet, just 2 blocks from the beach. Parking is provided, so you can leave your car and ride your new or rented bike. Rentals include beach cruisers, standard two-wheel bikes, three-wheelers, “funcycles,” tandems, and four-wheel, four-passenger bikes. Fees start at $4 per hour per bike. Gear, such as helmets and pads, is not included in the rental rate. The Bike Doctor is open Mon through Sat from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2. Inlet Point Plantation
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (843) 249-2989
Address: 5800 Hwy. 236
Description: This plantation offers beach and trail horseback riding, carriage rides, and a horse lover’s adventure on a private island for adults and children. Ride through hundreds of acres of fields and forests, over high rolling terrain, past salt marshes, and along miles and miles of uninhabited barrier island beaches. This family-fun adventure offers a genuine alternative to the glitter and ping of the high-tech arcades and amusement-park rides.Reservations are highly recommended because prices and hours vary greatly. One-hour trail rides, for those age seven and older, begin at $50 per person. Beach riding is two and a half hours for $100. This is a sister farm to Peachtree Equestrian.
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 1100 Second Ave. S.
4. Harbourgate Marina
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (843) 249-8888
Address: 2120 Sea Mountain Hwy. (Highway 9)
Description: This marina, under the Little River Swing Bridge, offers a full range of services, including repairs. You’ll find cable TV, laundry facilities, and showers on-site. Harbourgate also boasts a well-stocked ship’s store on the premises. Harbourgate Marina is the location of a 100-room Hampton Inn, (843) 249-1997. Guests of the Hampton Inn receive special privileges at the marina and a free continental breakfast every morning during their stay.
5. North Shore Surf Shop
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (843) 280-5071
Address: 110 US 17 S.
Description: North Shore carries Wave Riding vehicles, as well as Action, Liar, and Lost boards. Kayaks, surfboards, and skim boards can be rented for $20 a day. North Shore also offers surfing lessons for $25 an hour.
6. Surf City
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (843) 272-1090
Address: 3300 US 17 S.
Description: Surf City stocks new and used surfboards, skim boards, body boards, skateboards, and other related equipment. Rental rates range anywhere from $10 to $25 per day.
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 1901 US 17 S.