Kiawah Island Live Cam

There are so many different things to do and enjoy during your stay on Kiawah Island. The Kiawah Island Community Association (KICA) manages and operates multiple facilities that are owned in common by all members, and help to enrich life on the island. The association seeks to foster a sense of community through social and recreational programs at the following facilities: The Sandcastle, Fitness Center, Pool, Castle Grille, Cinder Creek and Rhett's Bluff.

Our scenic rental villa is a short walk from the beach, the Kiawah Island Inn, sumptuous dining and great shopping! Sleep 6 in perfect comfort nestled on our lagoon. Expansive fairway and lagoon views beckon you to first relax, then explore. Discover miles of pristine beaches, world-class golf courses, restaurants, tennis centers and a full range of outdoor activities from nature exploration to big game or flats fishing. Kiawah feels remote yet historic Charleston is nearby. The Community entitles you to free or generously discounted access to the island's many amenities.

Bike on more than 20 miles of paved bicycle trail which runs right by our Community. Other neat things to do include sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, fresh and saltwater and deep sea fishing, crabbing, shrimping, hiking, jogging, marsh and ocean kayaking.

When you honor us by choosing to spend your precious time away from home at our family owned barrier Kiawah island, we strive to earn and keep your respect with warm and caring service from the first moment you cross the water to our inviting island until the time when you reluctantly pass back through our gates and onto the mainland, headed for home.

Of course, you'll want to be sure to say hello to over 10,000 animals at the new South Carolina Aquarium, just opened in 2000! Kiawah was proud to donate one million dollars to the aquarium in the continuing effort to keep people aware of the many ways that nature plays a role in our lives. In fact, the loggerhead turtles that you'll see at the new aquarium were hatched from nests right here on Kiawah Island!

21 miles northwest of Kiawah is the city of Charleston. Here, the "living museum" of Historic Charleston offers a faithfully restored and preserved window on America’s past.

The Battery, Rainbow Row, Charleston’s Historic Homes and other major landmarks are the focus of professionally guided tours of the historic district of Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter may be visited by private boat or scheduled tour boat service.

South Carolina Aquarium, located on Charleston Harbor, the newest downtown attraction is sure to delight both young and old. The Great Ocean Tank features the tallest aquarium window in North America (28 feet tall!), and the aquarium itself showcases over 10,000 amazing creatures.

Boone Hall Plantation, 8 miles north of Charleston, preserves cabins, a gin house and 17,000 acres originally dedicated to the production and processing of cotton. The plantation’s Live Oak Avenue was planted in 1743.

Calhoun Mansion was built by a wealthy merchant and banker at the close of the Civil War. The home’s ballroom, with its 45-foot ceilings and ornate skylight, highlights daily tours.

Horse-Drawn Carriage Tours of historic Charleston depart daily from North Market Street. Licensed tour guides take visitors on a 45-minute journey through Charleston’s rich past.

The site of the first settlement of Charleston in 1670 is preserved at Charles Towne Landing. A settlers’ village, a replica of a 17th century trading vessel, forest, and pavilion exhibits are open daily.

The Charleston Museum, built in 1773, is the oldest in the United States. Now housed in a new $6 million complex, the museum collection includes displays on natural history, archeology and the decorative arts - South Carolina-style.

The Charleston Tea Plantation is the home of the only tea produced in North America. On Johns Island, just a short drive from Kiawah Island on the way to Charleston, the plantation offers tours and tastings focusing attention on the delicate tea that plantation founders Fleming and Hall have named American Classic (seasonal).

Dock Street Theatre features live performances throughout the year. Dating back to 1809, the reconstructed building and grounds are recognized as one of America’s oldest playhouses.

Drayton Hall, located on S.C. 61, just 9 miles north of Charleston, was built between 1738 and 1742. The home was owned by seven generations of the Drayton family before ownership transferred to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1947.

The Old Exchange Building & Provost Dungeon, on East Battery at Broad Street, was originally used as a customs house. During the Revolutionary War, the British confined prisoners in Provost Dungeon.

Located on the Citadel campus, The Military Museum houses a collection of documents and relics dating back to the Civil War. When college is in session, cadets conduct a dress parade every Friday afternoon.

Middleton Place offers guests an opportunity to view America’s oldest landscaped gardens. Built in 1775, Middleton Place house was ransacked and burned by Sherman’s army. The plantation stable yards offer demonstrations by blacksmiths, a potter, weaver and carpenter showcasing 18th and 19th century skills.

Patriots Point - Tours of the working areas of ships, ranging from the aircraft carrier Yorktown to the World War II submarine Clagmore, are the highlight of a visit to the world’s largest naval and maritime museum, Patriots Point. Look for the ships docked on the Mt. Pleasant side of Cooper River Bridge.

Magnolia Plantation Swamp Gardens, located 10 miles northwest of Charleston on S.C. 61, offers one of the largest collections of camellias and azaleas in the country. The original garden is noted as the oldest informal garden in the nation.

Nathaniel Russell House, built in 1809, offers a chance to study the period furnishings and life-style. An impressive main staircase is one focal point on the guided tours.

Minor League Sports - Charleston provides sports entertainment no matter what time of the year you are visiting. During the spring and summer, take in a Charleston Riverdogs baseball game at Joe Riley Park, or head inside for the air-conditioned comfort of the North Charleston Coliseum and watch the Charleston Swamp Foxes of the new Arena Football 2 league. Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island is host to the Charleston Battery, the Lowcountry's representative in soccer's A-League. Fall and winter welcomes hockey to town, and the South Carolina Stingrays bring fast action and excitement to the North Charleston Coliseum from October through March.

Other attractions worthy of a side trip during the outbound or return drive from Kiawah Island to Charleston include the boat charters and maritime services of Bohicket Marina and the self-guided tours of Fort Moultrie, completed on neighboring Sullivan’s Island in 1809.

If you wish to immerse yourself in the study or enjoyment of nature, we suggest you begin with a visit to the Nature Room in Night Heron Park to make the acquaintance of some of the inhabitants of the salt marsh - including our knowledgeable Island Naturalists. After that, why not get out into nature, with Marsh Creek Canoeing, Marsh Kayaking, or Ocean Kayaking. Scheduled walking tours include the Birds of Kiawah (203 species and counting), Gators-n-Y’all (needs no explaining), and the Island Sampler that takes you to the forests, dunes, and marshes of this barrier island. Cyclers can explore Wildlife in the Wetlands, or all 4000 years of Kiawah Island’s known history, from the places where earliest Native Americans held their oyster roasts up through more modern times in our proud Lowcountry history.

Visit the Nature Room inside the Heron Park Center to view some of our local snakes, lizards, turtles and a young alligator. Identify shells, bones, skulls and discover the creatures of the salt marsh. Naturalists are on staff to answer questions and to direct you to Kiawah’s nature hot spots. While at the center also visit the Nature Shop, the Island’s headquarters for nature wear and gear including Columbia Outerwear, Peterson’s Field Guides and the book "Nature’s Way on Kiawah".