Charleston · Outer Banks
The Old Village and Shem Creek
A route you drive or walk yourself, in your own car, on your own day.
Kildare at close quarters. The shrimp boats at Shem Creek, the Old Village streets, the bridge at Pitt Street, and the marsh tower that plays Hawk's Nest.
- Mode
- Drive
- Stops
- 9
9 stops, in order
All of them, free to read, before you pay for anything.
9 stops · basemap © OpenStreetMap, via Protomaps
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Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.001Stop 01 · Outer Banks
Palmetto Islands County Park
The scene
The observation tower, which is Hawk's Nest: the one Topper pushes John B off.
The tower in Palmetto Islands County Park stands in for Hawk's Nest, looking out over the marsh and the treeline.
Palmetto Islands County Park, Mount Pleasant, SC
- Parking
- CCPRC gate fee — not published for 2026; call 843-795-4386
- Allow
- About 60 minutes here
RJ Matthews, CC BY-SA 3.002Stop 02 · Outer Banks
Charleston Harbor Marina
The scene
Slips and gangways that stand in for the Kildare docks.
Charleston Harbor Marina, Mount Pleasant, SC
mogollon_1, CC BY 2.003Stop 03 · Outer Banks
Pitt Street
The scene
The pharmacy on Pitt Street, and the old causeway out to the marsh.
Sarah takes the pregnancy test in the pharmacy and tells Kiara there. The pharmacy is a working lunch counter and has been since 1937. The causeway at the end of the street was the road to Sullivan's Island until 1945 and now stops in the water, which is what makes it read as somewhere abandoned.
Pitt St, Mount Pleasant, SC
- Parking
- Small free lot at the end of Pitt St; fills before ten
- Allow
- About 30 minutes here
Also used in The Notebook
- 04
Stop 04 · Outer Banks
Old Village
The scene
The production dressed the Old Village as downtown Kildare.
Invented storefronts and signage went up over the real ones, and storm debris was dressed into the street. A condominium building here stood in for the sheriff's station. Everything the production added came down after the shoot, so what is standing is the village itself.
Old Village, Mount Pleasant, SC
Lightbulb Noob, CC BY-SA 4.005Stop 05 · Outer Banks
Shem Creek
The scene
Shrimp boats, docks and marsh. This creek is Kildare's working waterfront.
The boat scenes run along this creek across all five seasons. The fleet works: boats leave early and come back through the afternoon, and the boardwalk out over the marsh is public and open at both ends.
Shem Creek, Mount Pleasant, SC
- Parking
- Shem Creek Park, on Shrimp Boat Lane, has a car park and is the usual place to leave the car for the boardwalks.
- Allow
- About 45 minutes here
- 06
Stop 06 · Outer Banks
The Wreck
The scene
The Wreck of the Richard and Charlene, on Shem Creek. Kiara's parents' restaurant.
106 Haddrell St, Mount Pleasant, SC
- Parking
- Restaurant lot on Haddrell St; Shem Creek lots fill on weekend evenings
- Allow
- About 90 minutes here
- 07
Stop 07 · Outer Banks
Geechie Seafood
The scene
Where Pope works for his father, on the far side of Shem Creek.
A working seafood market on Shem Creek, and Heyward's in every season. It is a dock people make a living on rather than an attraction, so the public side of the boardwalk is the place to look at it from.
248 Magwood Ln, Mount Pleasant, SC
- Allow
- About 15 minutes here
- 08
Stop 08 · Outer BanksFrom the street
Toler's Cove Marina
The scene
The marina where Hollis makes Rafe the Goat Island offer.
Season four. Hollis brings Rafe out to the boat to talk him into syndicating the land, and it is a deal that turns out to be exactly as good as it sounds. A working marina in Mount Pleasant, so the road is the vantage point.
1610 Ben Sawyer Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC
- Allow
- About 10 minutes here
- 09
Stop 09 · Outer BanksFrom the street
Dunes West Golf and River Club
The scene
The outdoor movie theatre, on a summer evening.
A golf and river club in Mount Pleasant, dressed for the evening screening. It is a private members' club, so the grounds are not somewhere to walk in and the drive past is the visit.
3535 Wando Plantation Way, Mount Pleasant, SC
- Allow
- About 15 minutes here
What this route is
9 stops, ordered as one drive.
- What was filmed at each stop, and which building it is
- The drive between them, measured, and where to park at the stops that need it
- Free here: every stop above, with what was filmed there and its address
- With the pass: all of it in the app when it lands, which sorts the stops by how far away you are, tells you when you have arrived, and works with no signal. Free to read here in the meantime
Charleston, South Carolina Lowcountry
The Old Village and Shem Creek
- Palmetto Islands County Park
- Charleston Harbor Marina
- Pitt Street
- Old Village
Sorted by distance on the day
Before you set off
- Where does The Old Village and Shem Creek start and end?
- It starts at Palmetto Islands County Park and ends at Dunes West Golf and River Club, 3535 Wando Plantation Way, Mount Pleasant, SC. The stops are ordered so the route does not double back.
- Do I need to pay to do The Old Village and Shem Creek?
- The locations, the order and what was filmed at each are free to read on this page. The pass covers carrying the route in the app, which sorts the stops by how far away you are, tells you when you have arrived, and works with no signal.
- What was filmed on The Old Village and Shem Creek?
- Outer Banks, across 9 locations in and around Charleston.