Get on the Trail
Follow the SC BBQ Trail. Download the Official South Carolina BBQ Trail Map by filling out the form below.
The SC BBQ Trail map is a great resource put together by the South Carolina Department of Tourism. It divides the state into territories and identifies many, though not all, of the barbecue restaurants in the state within each territory. The map is beautifully designed and offers a lot of information at a quick glance. Another quick resource is our SC BBQ Directory, with SC BBQ restaurants organized by city.
The official South Carolina BBQ Trail map not only provides the name and address of each barbecue restaurant in the state, but it also provides the phone numbers, websites, and hours of operation.
And, if you’re paying close attention, you will notice each entry has one or more colored dots beside it. These dots indicate the type of BBQ sauce the restaurant provides. For instance, this entry for The Pot Smoker BBQ in North Augusta shows dots for all four sauce types found in our state.
If you don’t already know, South Carolina is awash in a variety of sauces, mostly dictated by geography. We have four distinct sauces: vinegar-pepper, light tomato, heavy tomato, and a mustard-based sauce that is unique to SC BBQ. These are designed on the map by correspondingly colored dots.
All of this can be found on the Official South Carolina BBQ Trail Map. Get your copy by completing the form below.
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Use Our Online Map Instead
Our interactive South Carolina Barbecue Trail Map stands out as simply a more complete map. In fact, our map includes over 40 restaurants omitted from the official SC BBQ Trail map. Also, you’ll find the official map includes a number of restaurants that are now closed. Plus, you can save our map as an “app” on your phone. See details at the link above.
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Nigel
Saturday 1st of November 2025
Love BBQ! Wanting to find the best in the state, and give love to others as well.
James Roller
Monday 3rd of November 2025
Looking forward to your reports, Nigel! Enjoy...
Stephen Slice
Wednesday 25th of June 2025
I would like the .pdf map.
James Roller
Wednesday 25th of June 2025
@Stephen Slice, the map is available for download at the form titled “Get Official South Carolina Barbecue Trail Map” just fill out the form and we’ll send it to you via email.
james turner
Wednesday 6th of March 2024
can you send me a B B Q trail map book or how much $$$$
James Roller
Wednesday 6th of March 2024
@james turner, there is no "book" per se. However, there is a "map" version of sorts. By that, I mean there is a paper version that folds up like an old-school map. You can find them for free from the welcome areas on our interstates. These are put out by the SC Dept. of Tourism. That is the only physical version I am aware of. You may be able to contact the Dept. of Tourism itself and have them mail you a copy? Best of luck.
Cindy pouncey
Tuesday 23rd of January 2024
I was born In Union, S.C.. I remember as a child going to what my parents called "The Hash House". I moved away as a child. I live in Las Vegas now. I wish I could get Hash out here. I am going to try and make some.
David Mobley
Wednesday 26th of February 2025
@Cindy pouncey, Cindy, I too was born in Union @ Wallace Thompson Hospital. My uncle use to run a hash house going toward Carlisle off of the belt line. Uncle "Pie" Ward loved making hash. Thanks for the memories, David Mobley Dillon, SC
James Roller
Monday 29th of January 2024
Would love to hear how yours turns out! Please report back.
Derrell Chandler
Wednesday 1st of August 2018
I look forward to try each one of these outstanding restaurant.This will be a wonderful thing for every one to travel to these restaurants, but you should have also included Florence, and Cooper Store near Kingstree.
James Roller
Friday 3rd of August 2018
Hey Derrell, thanks for writing. If you are referring to the map above, that is actually not our map. It is produced by the SC Dept. of Tourism. Their map is often outdated and has a number of omissions. Our online map (link below) certainly covers Florence and includes Cooper's Country Store in Salters. Try this one out: https://destination-bbq.com/sc-bbq-map-locator/