Capers Island is a state-owned barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean in Charleston County, South Carolina about 15 miles north of the city of Charleston.

[1] The island is named for French Huguenot immigrants Gabriel, Richard and William Capiers that settled there in 1697.

Capers Island is undeveloped and maintained by the State of South Carolina.

There is a small dock on Capers Inlet that has a boardwalk across the marsh to an unpaved nature trail which leads to the beach approximately 1 mile to the southeast.

However, a free permit must be acquired from the State Department of Natural Resources and is limited to 80 campers per night in no more than 20 groups.