Hilton Head Island Beach Travel Guide

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Hilton Head Beach on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Hilton Head Beach, South Carolina (courtesy, Hilton Head Island Convention & Visitors Bureau)

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Hilton Head Island Beach Travel Tips

By Travel Expert: Carrie Nathans

  • Cycle with a buddy on a bike built for two from the Peddling Pelican.
  • Join a pickup game at The Island Recreation Center—hoops, soccer, and swimming keep kids of all ages entertained.
  • Tee off on 6,651 playable yards, sawgrass marshes, and ancient live oak forests at the Arthur Hills Course.
  • Frolic in summer’s warm water—ocean temps top 84 degrees in July and August.
  • Sit dockside Tuesdays at Shelter Cove for a dazzling display of fireworks. Admission and parking are free.

Hilton Head Island Overview

The largest sea island between New Jersey and Florida and one of America's great resort meccas, Hilton Head is surrounded by the Low Country, where much of the romance, beauty, and graciousness of the Old South survives. Broad white-sand beaches are warmed by the Gulf Stream and fringed with palm trees and rolling dunes. Palms mingle with live oaks, dogwood, and pines, and everything is draped in Spanish moss. Graceful sea oats, anchoring the beaches, wave in the wind. The subtropical climate makes all this beauty the ideal setting for golf and for some of the Southeast's finest saltwater fishing. Far more sophisticated and upscale than Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand, Hilton Head's "plantations" (as most resort areas here call themselves) offer visitors something of the traditional leisurely lifestyle that's always held sway here. Read More

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Main Street Inn

2200 Main Street PO Box 23886
Hilton Head Island, SC

Distance: 1.5 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 2 class stars
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Marriott's Grande Ocean

51 South Forest Beach Dr.
Hilton Head, SC 29928

Distance: 5.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 2 class stars

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Desoto Beach Bed and Breakfast

210 Butler Avenue
Tybee Island , GA 31328

Distance: 15.2 mi.
(from destination center)

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Attractions

Dolphin Cruises

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Broad Creek Marina, Marshland Road
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29926

Distance: 1.0 mi. (from destination center)

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Coastal Discovery Museum tours

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P.O. Box 23497; 100 William Hilton Parkway
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29925

Distance: 3.7 mi. (from destination center)

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Hilton Head Beach

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1 Chamber Drive
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29926

Distance: 1.0 mi. (from destination center)

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Airports

Major Airports near Hilton Head Island

Distance (mi.)
Jacksonville International Airport 134.9 map Flight Deals to JAX
Charlotte Douglas Airport 207.8 map Flight Deals to CLT
Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 235.5 map Flight Deals to ATL

Other Smaller Airports near Hilton Head Island

Distance (mi.)
Hilton Head Airport 3.1 map
Hilton Head/Savannah Airport 26.8 map Flight Deals to SAV
Charleston AFB Municipal Airport 62.9 map Flight Deals to CHS

Flight Deals to Hilton Head Island

Originating From
Atlanta (ATL) to Jacksonville (JAX) $145
Kansas City (MKC) to Jacksonville (JAX) $145
Manchester (MHT) to Jacksonville (JAX) $158
Providence (PVD) to Jacksonville (JAX) $163
Buffalo (BUF) to Jacksonville (JAX) $163

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Best Family Value in Sea Pines - Bike/Walk to All

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 6
Amenities: CD Player, Cable/Satellite TV, DVD Player, Internet Access, Laundry, Linens, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Pets OK, Playground, Swimming Pool, TV, Towels
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from: $142

Spacious Cottage on Gator Pond, Hilton Head Island

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3
Sleeps: 8
Amenities: Balcony, DVD Player, Hot Tub, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Phone, Stereo, Swimming Pool, VCR, Wireless Internet Access
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Lake Front,200 step to Ocean, Million Dollar HOMES

Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 6
Amenities: Lakefront, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Oceanfront, Swimming Pool