Charleston National is in Mt Pleasant east of Charleston off US 17 at National Drive to the east.

The course is a challenging, shot maker's layout carved through the woods and marshes of a residential development on the north side of Copahee Sount. The course provides numerous forced carries over marshland and ponds and an abundance of sand bunkers with views over Hamlin Sound, Bulls Bay, and the Intracoastal Waterway. From the back tees it's 7,100 yards, 74.6/136, course/slope ratings with four shorter tees, designed by Rees Jones in 1987.