Myrtle Beach Bike Week®

The Myrtle Beach / Grand Strand Area

“What is “Myrtle Beach & The Grand Strand”
With nearly 14 million visitors a year and stretching 60 miles from Little River to Georgetown, it is no surprise “The Grand Strand” is such a popular tourist destinations in the United States. In the heart of “The Grand Strand” is the most famous location or landmark, the city of Myrtle Beach. The other areas that make up “The Grand Strand is Little River, on the northern most point at the NC & SC line, then North Myrtle Beach, Atlantic Beach, Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Garden City, Murrells Inlet, Litchfield Beach, Pawley’s Island, and the most southern part of “The Grand Strand is Georgetown.
Each area offers something different, so choose a destination that matches your inclinations. Just because you stay one place doesn't mean it takes a long time to get to somewhere on “The Grand Strand”. US 17 business is the backbone of the area and with new roads and 17 bypass, everything within a reasonable driving distance. Enjoy your vacation, the attractions and beautiful beaches of “The Grand Strand

Little River --- on the NC & SC line.
**** Remember in NC when you ride a motorcycle you have to wear a helmet. The town of Little River is generally regarded as the northern limit of “The grand Strand”.
The town's protected location on the mainland gave it status as a fishing village when Myrtle Beach was nothing but sand and bushes. George Washington stayed the night here in 1792, but rode right past what is now Myrtle Beach. Little River hosts a smaller portion of overnight Grand Strand visitors nowadays, but it still manages to attract attention with its good restaurants, sport fishing, fresh seafood, and golf.
Little River is also the location where the casino boats depart from and return to.

North Myrtle Beach SC.
Located 16 miles north of Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach has great beaches and many excellent restaurants. A lot of Motorcycle Riders enjoy staying in North Myrtle Beach during Bike Week. Not as many events on the North End as there is on the South End but still a good bit of activity in North Myrtle Beach.
The communities between Cherry Grove and Windy Hill, SC forms North Myrtle Beach offers a less frenetic pace than its neighbor to the south. The ocean front in North Myrtle Beach is lined with cottages and condos rather than high-rise hotels. Alabama Theater is located at North Myrtle Beach.
Although about 15 miles separate North Myrtle Beach from Myrtle Beach, you would never know from the street names. Restaurants, miniature golf beachwear and fireworks shops are on 17 businesses, which is the main highway from North Myrtle Beach to Myrtle Beach.

Atlantic Beach SC
Atlantic Beach is a small strip of beach that separates North MB and MB. Atlantic Beach is the host for the Memorial Day Weekend Bike Rally every year. Yes that’s right there is two (2) Bike Weeks at Myrtle Beach in may. The Sport Bike Week is Memorial Day Weekend.

Myrtle Beach SC
When most people think of "vacation" and "beach," Myrtle Beach is what they have in mind, even if they've never been there.
Myrtle Beach with it great location has exploded into one of the country's premier vacation spots. It's no wonder why either. Every type of restaurant and tourist activity imaginable is available. There's golf, miniature golf, water parks, amusement parks, variety shows, all types of chain restaurants, gardens, fishing, shopping, tours of all types, and the beach with beautiful people relaxing in the sun spring, summer and fall.
More people stay in Myrtle Beach Bike Week than anywhere else on “The Grand Strand” but Myrtle Beach does not set up and vendors or events for Bike Week. The big miscomputation everyone has about Bike Week is that Bike Week is put on by Horry County and Myrtle Beach. Bike Week is held in Horry County and people stay in Myrtle Beach but they do not put on the event Bike Week. Bike Week is promoted, sponsored, and put together by honest, hard working motorcycle promoters, businesses and related businesses, not the city and county. We all work together and together we make Bike Weeks in South Carolina a wonderful and enjoyable time.
Many people e-mail about lodging for Bike Week, holidays, and other times of the year.
The variety of types of places to stay Bike Week or any time of the year is almost staggering. There's small mom and pop hotels, medium size motels, high-rise motels, condos, Bed & Breakfasts, resorts, and camping. Most of the places do stay open year round.
Yes -- Myrtle Beach is the center of activity for “The Grand Strand” and judging from the crowds that return year after year, most aren't disappointed.
Surfside Beach SC
Just Before you get to Surfside Beach is my office (Sonny Productions) and so is, Myrtle Beach Harley Davidson and Iron Gate Saloon. Together we make up one of the larger vending locations for Bike Week Spring and Fall Events. We also run Carolina Motorcycle Tours out of my office at Myrtle Beach. Surfside is a wonderful community to stay any time of the year. Along the beach are beach houses, condos, and hotels, giving the town a feeling of Myrtle Beach, just on a smaller scale.

Garden City
The Northern portion of the community is host to plenty of vacation houses, but the beachfront is dominated by large high-rise condos. Garden City is a great place to stay and a lot of private homes are weekly and monthly rental properties. Garden city offers easy access to the beach, the activities of Myrtle Beach, and the food of Murrells Inlet. The views across the tidal marshes are absolutely gorgeous.

Murrells Inlet SC
“The Seafood Capital of SC” Located 13 miles south of Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet is a fishing village that has became world famous for its great seafood restaurants and great views of its salt marshes. . Bike Week attractions is SBB in Murrells Inlet and Broken Spoke Saloon on 17 businesses.

Litchfield Beach SC
Litchfield Beach is an upscale community that sprang from the mind of a real estate developer. The one-time collection of plantations is now a resort, designed to appeal to vacationers and retirees through a blend of history, golf and beaches. The resort offers a variety of vacation options, from high-rise condo to family beach house, plus all the amenities you would expect.

Pawleys Island SC
Pawleys Island claims to be the oldest resort area in America. This area was home to some of the most affluent planters on the continent. They didn't grow tobacco, or even cotton. Rice and indigo (used for a blue dye) were the crops of choice. To escape the heat and malaria of their mainland plantations, many moved their families to cottages on Pawleys Island for the summer.
Remarkably, some of the cottages are still standing and still in use. Nine of them comprise the Pawleys Island "Historic District". The rest of the narrow island barely keeps some 600 houses out of the water.

Georgetown SC
The beautiful oak canopied streets of Georgetown are among the most peaceful places in the Grand Strand area. A majority of these old oaks have what is called “Tree Moss” growing and hanging from them. Georgetown was formed in 1729. For over a hundred years after its founding the port was busy shipping the rice and indigo grown on the nearby plantations.
Georgetown has experienced something of a renaissance in recent years. Front Street was redeveloped; bringing in restaurants, galleries, antique, and specialty shops. There's also a walking tour taking visitors down shaded streets past scores of ante-bellum buildings. When the sun of the beach becomes too much, this is a good place to recover.