Where does The Pogue Route start and end?

It starts at Ravenel Bridge, Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, Charleston, SC and ends at Seabrook Island Club, 3772 Seabrook Island Rd, Seabrook Island, SC. The stops are ordered so the route does not double back.

How long does The Pogue Route take?

About 4h 30m for 7 stops, covering 78 miles. That is measured driving time plus the time each stop is worth, not the drive alone.

Do I need to pay to do The Pogue Route?

The locations, the order and what was filmed at each are free to read on this page. The Week covers carrying the route in the app, which sorts the stops by how far away you are, tells you when you have arrived while it is open, and keeps its map and photographs when there is no signal.

Can I get into every stop on The Pogue Route?

Not all of them are walk-ups. Kiawah Island is private. The rest are public and free to stand at.

What was filmed on The Pogue Route?

Outer Banks, across 7 locations in and around Charleston.

Outer Banks filming locations: The Pogue Route, Charleston

Outer Banks filming locations: The Pogue Route, Charleston · Standshot

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Stop 01 · Outer Banks
The crossing between the two halves
Ravenel Bridge
The scene
The crossing that separates the two halves of the island in the edit.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, Charleston, SC
Parking
Free lot at Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park for the Wonders' Way path
Warren LeMay, CC002
Stop 02 · Outer BanksEvents venue
Tannyhill Plantation
Lowndes Grove
The scene
The house that plays Tannyhill.
Lowndes Grove is an events estate on the Ashley River, which is why it is on this route: it is not somebody's house, and it is booked most weekends for a wedding.
266 St Margaret St, Charleston, SC
Admission
A private events venue, usually hosting a wedding. There is no public admission and no walking the grounds. Best seen from the water or the road.
Hours
Current hours at pphgcharleston.com
Warren LeMay, CC003
Stop 03 · Outer Banks
The walking-and-talking beach
Sullivan's Island
The scene
Station-road beach accesses used for the walking-and-talking beach scenes.
Sullivan's Island, SC
Parking
Parking is on the street and free, but the island enforces it. The town's rule is that you must park in the designated right of way, with all tires off the pavement, and not block the street or the beach paths.
Also used in Dear John
Er-nay, CC BY-SA 4.004
Stop 04 · Outer Banks
Where they take the jet ski
Breach Inlet
The scene
Thomson Park, on the inlet. John B and Big John take the jet ski from here in season three.
The water between Sullivan's Island and the Isle of Palms. A Revolutionary War crossing long before it was anyone's establishing shot.
Breach Inlet, Sullivan's Island, SC
Parking
Parking is on the street and free, but the island enforces it. The town's rule is that you must park in the designated right of way, with all tires off the pavement, and not block the street or the beach paths. The inlet is at the far end of the island, so the nearest legal space may be a few streets back.
Kurtis Garbutt, CC BY 2.005
Stop 05 · Outer Banks
The lighthouse everyone gets wrong
Folly Beach
The scene
The Morris Island Lighthouse stands offshore at the east end, and is widely named as the Redfield Lighthouse. It is not. Netflix places the Redfield at Hunting Island, in Beaufort, and the scene has the pair walk up to it past a keeper, which nobody can do here: Morris Island is out in the water and reachable only by boat. This is the view, not the location.
Folly Beach, SC
Parking
Folly Beach County Park, at the west end, is the reliable car park. Charleston County Parks charge by the vehicle and by the season, and the current rate is posted at the gate.
Worth knowing
The lighthouse itself sits offshore and is not reachable on foot. Seeing it up close means a boat.
DThomson7, CC BY-SA 3.006
Stop 06 · Outer BanksPrivate
The Island Club
Kiawah Island
The scene
The Island Club, where the Kooks hold Midsummers.
It doubles as the hotel where JJ works when the group needs a computer. The Ocean Course carries Rafe's golf scenes. The island is residential and gated, so the resort itself is not somewhere you can drive up to.
Kiawah Island, SC
Admission
The island is gated and day visitors are turned back at the gate. Beachwalker County Park, 8 Beachwalker Drive, is the only public way in, and it has its own parking fee. The Ocean Course and the resort are for guests, so this stop is what you can see from the public end.
Parking
Beachwalker Park is the only public parking on the island and it has 150 spaces, which usually fill by 10:30am in summer. It charges the county beach park rate. Arrive early or you will be turned round at the gate.
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Stop 07 · Outer BanksDo not visit
The Island Inn
Seabrook Island Club
The scene
Where JJ works the summer job and loses it. The island is gated.
Season two. JJ serves Kooks at the Island Inn, hears Topper's friends talking about Peterkin, and is fired for the scuffle that follows. Seabrook Island is a private gated community: this is a location you can watch on screen and not visit, and it is listed so nobody drives an hour to find that out at a gatehouse.
3772 Seabrook Island Rd, Seabrook Island, SC
Parking
Gated: owners, registered guests and paid commercial passes only. No complimentary passes