St. Augustine/Hilton Head/Savannah

Have been to each place you have asked about and here are my impressions: Savannah - our favorite of the three, but little there for the kids. A great party town with a lot of history, but again, not much for those under 21! HIlton Head - beautiful and inviting for adults, but not great for those younger except during the summer months. For a family, I would definitely say St Augustine. Great camping options, history everywhere, and so much for the kids to do. Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center is a good day trip, as well as Daytona Beach. Jacksonville is close and there's a lot for the munchkins there too. We just got back from a Florida trip. J-Ville - St Augustine is about 6 hours from Myrtle Beach area. Agree with insights about I95 and the traffic there. We always take I295 around Richmond/Petersburg area and then I 295 again around Jacksonville.

Don't know where in NJ your trip would begin, but we have made the trip "down South" from the Jersey Shore dozens of times. If you would like our directions that avoid all the Baltimore - DC - Richmond- Petersburg traffic, PM and I'll forward them. Not fewer miles but almost always less traffic. Have a safe trip wherever you choose to go.

Always open for some new directions. I am by Hazlet, NJ. We have done 95 south, 81 south, and once in the way back from Myrtle to OC, went east and took the CBBT

Near Savannah go to Tybee Rivers End

Further south Blythe Island

North of Jacksonville Flamingo Lakes

St Augustine Anastasia

JoeTampa wrote:
We will be in St. Augustine the 27th through the 29th, staying at the Bryn Mawr Ocean Resort. We will have our 3 kids with us as well. Highs should be around the mid 70's, lows around 60; of course that could change by then, but I don't think you'll need winter apparel. :)

We are actually at Bryn Mawr now - we decided to spend more time here. The weather is nice; 76 at the moment at nearly 8:00pm.

Acut2660,
If you go to St Augustine and also go to Savannah, both have trolley services Orange and Green. Both are excellent ways to see the sites. If you go to one the decide to go to the other, keep your receipts as the 2nd one will give you a discount for using them in the second. Name is Olde Town Trolley. Kennedy space center is very interesting as is Merritt Island- where Kennedy is, has a driving trail all around that travels through marsh land and you will see quite a few different birds and reptiles in the wild. It took us over an hour to drive around it. Drove about 5=10 MPH Good Luck and Have Fun.

As someone else suggested Tybee Island is a fun place to tour. Has a nice lighthouse and the campground is nice. Also on the way to Tybee is a fort that is interesting.(on left) If you like seafood, The Crab Shack on the right going back in on a stone road is also good food.

Believe it or not, our 14 yr old prefers Hilton Head over everything, including Myrtle Beach..

2 years ago,my wife and I spent Christmas at Huntington Beach State Park which is south of Myrtle Beach. The day we arrived it was 80. The rest of the week hovered in the 50's to 60's. It is a short walk to the beach from the campground. They have a great nature center with something going on very day.Sometimes the programs are in the Nature Center,other times you walk on the beach. The home of the original owners,Atalaya is open for tours. You are close to Murrels Inlet where they have some great restaurants.The campground has a variety of nice camp sites.Some open and some shady.Some with water and electric,some with full hookups.

Unfortunately we had to cancel the trip for this week, due to a medical issue with my father. He is home now thankfully, but need to stick around locally. I did save all the information every supplied and will look to do this trip sometime sooner rather than later. Thanks again for sharing.