Parks, beaches and places to go around Hilton Head-Bluffton

The May River seen past live oak branches from a grassy bluff, with docks and marsh along the far shore
The May River from the bluff in Bluffton. Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

This list covers 100 public places in 13 towns around Hilton Head-Bluffton: parks, beaches, boat ramps, trails, dog parks, libraries, pools, museums, farmers markets, rainy-day spots and courts. Every row links to the place's official site and shows the day it was last checked.

Hours and fees change during the year, so they are left off this page. The official site has the current ones.

Map of South Carolina with Beaufort County and Jasper County highlighted, with 100 small dots marking the places listed below.Beaufort CountyJasper CountyBruce Edgerley Park Inclusive Playground (Port Royal Center)Buckwalter Place Park and Veterans MemorialBurton Wells ParkChaplin Community ParkCompass Rose ParkCrossings ParkDuBois ParkGreens Shell ParkHarold Turpin ParkHenry C. Chambers Waterfront ParkHunting Island State ParkJarvis Creek ParkLive Oaks Park (Helen Foster Oyster Shed)Lowcountry Celebration ParkMartin Family ParkNew Riverside Barn ParkOyster Factory ParkPigeon Point ParkRidgeland Veterans Memorial ParkSergeant Jasper ParkShell Point ParkShelter Cove Community ParkWright Family ParkAlder Lane Beach AccessBurkes Beach AccessColigny Beach ParkDriessen Beach ParkFish Haul Beach ParkFolly Field Beach ParkIslanders Beach ParkSands BeachAlljoy Boat LandingBluffton Public Dock (Calhoun Street)Broad River Fishing Pier and Boat LandingBuckingham Boat LandingC.C. Haigh, Jr. Boat LandingCross Island Boat LandingEddings Point Boat LandingEdgar Glenn Boat LandingHilton Head Island Fishing Cooperative ParkMarshland Road Boat LandingOld House Creek DockPigeon Point Boat LandingPort Royal Boat Landing (The Sands)Sams Point Boat LandingAudubon Newhall PreserveBlue Heron Nature TrailCrystal Lake ParkCypress Wetlands, Rookery and AmphitheaterNew River Linear TrailPinckney Island National Wildlife RefugeSavannah National Wildlife RefugeSpanish Moss TrailChaplin Community Park Dog ParkHardeeville Dog ParkSouthside Dog ParkBeaufort LibraryBluffton Branch LibraryHardeeville Community LibraryHilton Head Branch LibraryPort Royal Branch LibraryPratt Memorial LibrarySt. Helena Branch LibraryAlvin Settles PoolBattery Creek PoolBeaufort PoolBluffton Center (Beaufort County Recreation)Bluffton PoolBuckwalter Recreation CenterBurton Wells Recreation CenterHardeeville Recreation CenterIsland Recreation CenterBeaufort History Museum (The Arsenal)Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey HornFort Frederick Heritage PreserveFort Fremont Historical ParkHeyward House Museum and Welcome CenterHistoric Mitchelville Freedom ParkJohn Mark Verdier HouseOld Sheldon Church RuinsParris Island MuseumPenn Center and York W. Bailey MuseumReconstruction Era National Historical Park Visitor Center (Old Firehouse)Santa Elena History CenterFarmers Market of BlufftonHilton Head Island Farmers Market at Honey HornPort Royal Farmers MarketPort Royal Sound Foundation Maritime CenterThe Sandbox: An Interactive Children's MuseumBarker FieldBeaufort Tennis CourtsBristol Sports ArenaCordillo Tennis CourtsCoursen-Tate ParkM.C. Riley ComplexOld Schoolhouse ParkOscar J. Frazier ParkRichard Gray ComplexSouthside Tennis & Pickleball CourtsWesley E. Felix Park (St. Helena Park)
  • Parks
  • Beaches
  • Boat ramps
  • Trails
  • Dog parks
  • Libraries
  • Pools
  • Museums
  • Farmers markets
  • Rainy-day spots
  • Courts
Beaufort County and Jasper County, South Carolina. Map drawn from U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries (public domain).

All 100 places

Parks

  • Park · Port Royal

    Bruce Edgerley Park Inclusive Playground (Port Royal Center)

    The county's Port Royal Center grounds include Bruce Edgerley Park and its inclusive playground.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Playground

    1514 Richmond Avenue, Port Royal, SC 29935

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Bluffton

    Buckwalter Place Park and Veterans Memorial

    Home to the Town's Veterans Memorial, with a playground and a pavilion used first come, first served.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • pavilion
    • Playground

    2 Venture Drive, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Beaufort

    Burton Wells Park

    Fenced dog parks, a lake dock, multi-use trails and two picnic shelters are all within the county park in Burton.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • pavilion
    • Dogs allowed

    64 Burton Wells Road, Beaufort, SC 29906

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hilton Head Island

    Chaplin Community Park

    One site combines tennis courts, a playground, trails, beach access and the Town's dog park, so parking here serves several activities.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Showers
    • pavilion
    • Playground
    • Dogs allowed

    11 Cast Net Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hilton Head Island

    Compass Rose Park

    A small Town park built around public art.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking

    4 St. Augustine Place, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hilton Head Island

    Crossings Park

    Combines a baseball field, a grass meadow, a playground and a trail in one Town park.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • pavilion
    • Playground

    4 Haig Point Circle, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Bluffton

    DuBois Park

    The playground is built around a shrimp-boat design, with an open-air pavilion and restrooms beside it.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • pavilion
    • Playground

    67 Lawrence Street, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hilton Head Island

    Greens Shell Park

    A Town park on Squire Pope Road with a playground, basketball and an observation deck.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • pavilion
    • Playground

    99 Squire Pope Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Ridgeland

    Harold Turpin Park

    The playground is a multi-level wooden treehouse with a slide, and there are picnic areas.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Playground

    Ridgeland, SC 29936 (street address not printed on the Town page)

    Official site · Checked

  • View across the Beaufort River to the seawall of Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park and the buildings of Bay Street beyond
    Photo: Cdamgen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Park · Beaufort

    Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park

    Much of the park extends over the Beaufort River on pilings, and parking is at the adjacent marina.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Playground

    103 Charles Street, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

  • The black lantern room and gallery at the top of the Hunting Island Lighthouse against a pale blue sky
    Photo: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Park · St. Helena Island

    Hunting Island State Park

    Home to the only publicly accessible lighthouse in South Carolina, along with a fishing pier, nature center and about five miles of beach.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Playground
    • pavilion

    2555 Sea Island Parkway, Hunting Island, SC 29920

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hilton Head Island

    Jarvis Creek Park

    Walking paths, fitness stations and a dock are spread through the park.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • pavilion
    • Playground

    50 Jarvis Creek Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Port Royal

    Live Oaks Park (Helen Foster Oyster Shed)

    The playground is open to the public after school hours, and the covered oyster shed has picnic tables and a grill.

    Outdoors · Free

    • pavilion
    • Playground
    • Dogs allowed

    14th Street and London Avenue, Port Royal, SC 29935

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hilton Head Island

    Lowcountry Celebration Park

    The park is beside The Sandbox children's museum and has a playground, open lawn, pavilion and fitness stations.

    Outdoors · Free

    • pavilion
    • Playground

    94 Pope Avenue, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Bluffton

    Martin Family Park

    An Old Town lawn park with picnic tables that stays open to the public even when part of it is rented for an event.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms

    68 Boundary Street, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Bluffton

    New Riverside Barn Park

    The playground is next to a first-come pavilion, with restrooms on site.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • pavilion
    • Playground

    44 Red Barn Drive, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Bluffton

    Oyster Factory Park

    Some parking is set aside for boat trailers so the May River boat ramp stays usable even when the park is hosting an event.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • pavilion
    • boat launch

    55 Wharf Street, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Beaufort

    Pigeon Point Park

    A City of Beaufort park; Pinckney Park and the Pigeon Point boat landing are on the same road.

    Outdoors · Free

    Pigeon Point Road, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Ridgeland

    Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park

    A brick plaza with a central flagpole and a monument for each military branch.

    Outdoors · Free

    One Town Square, Ridgeland, SC 29936

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hardeeville

    Sergeant Jasper Park

    A 321-acre county park near I-95 Exit 8 with walking and biking trails, fishing, paddling and disc golf.

    Outdoors · Cost varies

    • pavilion

    1458 Red Dam Road, Hardeeville, SC 29927

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Beaufort (Shell Point)

    Shell Point Park

    The county lists the tennis and pickleball courts here as closed until further notice; the park also has a fenced dog park, playground and paved walking path.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Playground
    • Dogs allowed

    381 Broad River Drive, Beaufort, SC

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hilton Head Island

    Shelter Cove Community Park

    The Town's Veterans Memorial and a public-art sculpture trail share the park grounds.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • pavilion
    • Playground

    39 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Bluffton

    Wright Family Park

    An Old Town lawn on Calhoun Street with a walking path; the Town prohibits alcohol and amplified music here.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms

    111 Calhoun Street, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

Beaches

  • Beach · Hilton Head Island

    Alder Lane Beach Access

    The small lot is Town beach-permit parking, and the access is reached off South Forest Beach Drive.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Showers

    2 Woodward Ave, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Beach · Hilton Head Island

    Burkes Beach Access

    Parking is by Town beach permit, and the access is reached off William Hilton Parkway.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Showers

    60 Burkes Beach Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • White pavilions and a large live oak along the paved plaza at Coligny Beach Park on Hilton Head Island
    Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Beach · Hilton Head Island

    Coligny Beach Park

    Parking here is free rather than by beach permit, and the Town offers a beach wheelchair and matting down toward the water.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Showers
    • Accessible

    1 Coligny Circle, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Beach · Hilton Head Island

    Driessen Beach Park

    One of the Town beach parks that pairs the beach with a playground and a picnic pavilion; parking is by beach permit.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Showers
    • pavilion
    • Playground
    • Accessible

    64 Bradley Beach Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Beach · Hilton Head Island

    Fish Haul Beach Park

    Parking is by Town beach permit, and the park is reached off Beach City Road.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Showers
    • Accessible

    124 Mitchelville Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Beach · Hilton Head Island

    Folly Field Beach Park

    Parking is by Town beach permit, and the Town offers a beach wheelchair here.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Showers
    • Accessible

    55 Starfish Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Beach · Hilton Head Island

    Islanders Beach Park

    The Town closed this park from September 8, 2026 through May 31, 2027 for a second phase of improvements and points visitors to Folly Field, Driessen and Burkes Beach meanwhile.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Showers
    • pavilion
    • Playground
    • Accessible

    92 Folly Field Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • A long wooden boardwalk running out over the water beside a salt marsh at the Sands in Port Royal
    Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Beach · Port Royal

    Sands Beach

    The Henry Robinson Boardwalk runs along Battery Creek from the beach to a multi-level observation tower.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch
    • Dogs allowed

    End of Sands Beach Road, Port Royal, SC 29935

    Official site · Checked

Boat ramps

  • Boat ramp · Bluffton

    Alljoy Boat Landing

    Parking is very limited (about 20 spaces), and the county warns that the water can be rough and the ramp drops off at low tide.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    265 Alljoy Road, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • A gangway leading down to a floating public dock on the May River, with two people standing at the end
    Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Boat ramp · Bluffton

    Bluffton Public Dock (Calhoun Street)

    Parking is limited to Calhoun Street, a few blocks from the Heyward House welcome center.

    Outdoors · Free

    Calhoun Street at the May River, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Beaufort

    Broad River Fishing Pier and Boat Landing

    The fishing pier and the boat landing share a lighted lot of 50-plus spaces and restrooms.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • boat launch

    1050 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort, SC

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · US 278 corridor (unincorporated Beaufort County, between Bluffton and Hilton Head Island)

    Buckingham Boat Landing

    Parking is very limited (the county says four to six spaces at most), and the county advises knowing the Mackay Creek channel.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    55 Fording Island Road Extension

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · US 278 corridor (unincorporated Beaufort County, between Bluffton and Hilton Head Island)

    C.C. Haigh, Jr. Boat Landing

    A Beaufort County public boat landing on the US 278 causeway at Pinckney Island.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    1640 Fording Island Road Extension

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Hilton Head Island

    Cross Island Boat Landing

    Public boat ramp with a dock on Broad Creek.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    68 Helmsman Way, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · St. Helena Island

    Eddings Point Boat Landing

    A county boat landing on Jenkins Creek.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    511 Eddings Point Road

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Okatie

    Edgar Glenn Boat Landing

    A county boat landing on the Chechessee River.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    305 Okatie Highway

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Hilton Head Island

    Hilton Head Island Fishing Cooperative Park

    Has a pier, a dock and a kayak launch as well as a playground and picnic pavilion.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • pavilion
    • Playground

    133 Squire Pope Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Hilton Head Island

    Marshland Road Boat Landing

    Public boat ramp on Broad Creek.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    97 Marshland Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Hilton Head Island

    Old House Creek Dock

    A Town public dock; the Town lists no boat ramp at this site.

    Outdoors · Free

    50 Sterling Pointe Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Beaufort

    Pigeon Point Boat Landing

    A City of Beaufort landing on the Beaufort River and Pigeon Point Creek; the City applied in 2026 for a state permit to modify it.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    2440 Pigeon Point Drive, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Port Royal

    Port Royal Boat Landing (The Sands)

    A three-lane ramp with an L-shaped courtesy dock and about 34 parking spaces.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    50 Sands Beach Road, Port Royal, SC 29935

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Lady's Island

    Sams Point Boat Landing

    A dual-lane ramp with a courtesy dock, but only about ten parking spaces.

    Outdoors · Free

    • boat launch

    1009 Sams Point Road

    Official site · Checked

Trails

  • Trail · Hilton Head Island

    Audubon Newhall Preserve

    Enter the street address rather than the preserve name in a map app, because some apps route to the Sea Pines gate, which does not reach the preserve.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking

    55 Palmetto Bay Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Ridgeland

    Blue Heron Nature Trail

    The Town trail uses paved and gravel paths around a pond, with a pavilion on the grounds.

    Outdoors · Free

    • pavilion

    321 Bailey Lane, Ridgeland, SC 29936

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Lady's Island

    Crystal Lake Park

    Fishing in the pond is catch-and-release only, and the half-mile loop is part boardwalk, part earthen trail.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    124 Lady's Island Drive, Beaufort, SC 29907

    Official site · Checked

  • A white snowy egret with breeding plumes perched on a dark branch at Cypress Wetlands
    Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Trail · Port Royal

    Cypress Wetlands, Rookery and Amphitheater

    The nearest public restroom is at the Port Royal Police Station next door.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • pavilion
    • Dogs allowed

    Paris Avenue off Ribaut Road, Port Royal, SC 29935

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Bluffton

    New River Linear Trail

    A Town linear trail for walking or running, with its access on Okatie Highway.

    Outdoors · Free

    3809-3835 Okatie Highway, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Palmettos and trees at the edge of a green salt marsh and tidal flat at Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
    Photo: Jeff Gunn, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Trail · US 278 corridor (unincorporated Beaufort County, between Bluffton and Hilton Head Island)

    Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge

    Pets are not allowed and there are no restrooms or drinking water; the first pond is about a two-mile round-trip walk from the parking area.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking

    Vehicle entrance on U.S. 278 between the two bridges connecting Hilton Head Island to the mainland

    Official site · Checked

  • A flock of birds lifting off over golden marsh grass at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, with a tree line behind
    Photo: Garry Tucker, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Trail · Hardeeville

    Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

    Pets may ride in vehicles on the Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive but are not allowed on trails, and the refuge advises against ride-share because cell service is unreliable.

    Outdoors · Free

    694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, SC 29927 (visitor center)

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Beaufort

    Spanish Moss Trail

    A paved rail-trail with several parking trailheads; dogs must be on a leash no longer than six feet.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Dogs allowed

    Trailheads include Depot Road, Broome Lane and Roseida Road, Beaufort, SC

    Official site · Checked

Dog parks

  • Dog park · Hilton Head Island

    Chaplin Community Park Dog Park

    The Town's dog park is inside Chaplin Community Park rather than at a separate address.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Dogs allowed

    11 Cast Net Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Dog park · Hardeeville

    Hardeeville Dog Park

    The City's dog park is behind City Hall on Main Street.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Dogs allowed

    205 Main Street (behind City Hall), Hardeeville, SC 29927

    Official site · Checked

  • Dog park · Beaufort

    Southside Dog Park

    A City of Beaufort dog park; Southside Park is on the same boulevard.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Dogs allowed

    2614 Southside Boulevard, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

Libraries

  • Library · Beaufort

    Beaufort Library

    The downtown library of the six-branch Beaufort County Library system.

    Indoors · Free

    311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Bluffton

    Bluffton Branch Library

    One of six branches in the Beaufort County Library system.

    Indoors · Free

    120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Hardeeville

    Hardeeville Community Library

    Part of the Allendale-Hampton-Jasper Regional Library system.

    Indoors · Free

    30 Main Street, Hardeeville, SC 29927

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Hilton Head Island

    Hilton Head Branch Library

    One of six Beaufort County Library branches, a system that also runs bookmobiles.

    Indoors · Free

    11 Beach City Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Port Royal

    Port Royal Branch Library

    One of six branches in the Beaufort County Library system.

    Indoors · Free

    1408 Paris Avenue, Port Royal, SC 29935

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Ridgeland

    Pratt Memorial Library

    The Ridgeland branch of the Allendale-Hampton-Jasper Regional Library system.

    Indoors · Free

    451A Wilson Street, Ridgeland, SC 29936

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · St. Helena Island

    St. Helena Branch Library

    One of six branches in the Beaufort County Library system.

    Indoors · Free

    6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island, SC 29920

    Official site · Checked

Pools

  • Pool · Beaufort

    Alvin Settles Pool

    The county's one seasonal outdoor pool; its other three pools are indoor and heated.

    Outdoors · Fee

    1710 Greene Street, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Beaufort

    Battery Creek Pool

    An indoor, heated county pool in Burton that is open year-round.

    Indoors · Fee

    1B Blue Dolphin Drive, Beaufort, SC 29906

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Lady's Island

    Beaufort Pool

    An indoor, heated county pool open year-round.

    Indoors · Fee

    35 Youmans Drive, Lady's Island, SC 29907

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Bluffton

    Bluffton Center (Beaufort County Recreation)

    A county center with a gym and dance room inside and pickleball, tennis and volleyball courts outside.

    Indoors · Cost varies

    • Restrooms
    • Playground

    61-B Ulmer Road, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Bluffton

    Bluffton Pool

    The county's indoor, heated pool for the Bluffton area; the county aquatics page listed it as closed for repairs on 2026-09-19.

    Indoors · Fee

    55 Pritchard Street, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Bluffton

    Buckwalter Recreation Center

    Indoor basketball and racquetball courts and a walking track, with a skate park and ninja course outside.

    Indoors · Cost varies

    • Restrooms
    • Showers

    905 Buckwalter Parkway, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Beaufort

    Burton Wells Recreation Center

    An indoor gym, racquetball and fitness room, with an eight-court pickleball complex and a ninja course outside; the library keeps pickup lockers here.

    Indoors · Cost varies

    • Restrooms
    • Playground

    1 Middleton Recreation Drive, Beaufort, SC 29906

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Hardeeville

    Hardeeville Recreation Center

    The City's center has indoor basketball, volleyball and racquetball courts, with memberships and program sign-up at the front desk.

    Indoors · Cost varies

    285 John Smith Road, Hardeeville, SC 29927

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Hilton Head Island

    Island Recreation Center

    The Town lists a pool, gymnasium, fitness facility and pickleball here; the center is run by the Island Recreation Association.

    Indoors · Cost varies

    • Playground

    20 Wilborn Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

Museums

  • Black-and-white photograph of the crenellated Beaufort Arsenal building behind a wall, with palmetto trees along Craven Street
    Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · Beaufort

    Beaufort History Museum (The Arsenal)

    Housed in the historic Beaufort Arsenal, with exhibits running from Native American settlement to 20th-century industries.

    Indoors · Cost varies

    713 Craven Street, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

  • Spreading live oaks hung with Spanish moss over a shaded lawn on the grounds of Honey Horn
    Photo: FranzKafkasWiki, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · Hilton Head Island

    Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn

    Admission is free, and the 70-acre Honey Horn grounds add trails, gardens and a boardwalk to the indoor exhibits.

    Indoors · Free

    • Parking
    • pavilion

    70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Black-and-white photograph of a large live oak over low tabby walls beside the water at Fort Frederick
    Photo: Jack E. Boucher, Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · Port Royal

    Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve

    Tabby ruins of a 1730s British fort on the Beaufort River, now part of Reconstruction Era National Historical Park.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • pavilion

    601 Old Fort Road, Port Royal, SC 29935

    Official site · Checked

  • Concrete walls, doorways and stairs of the Fort Fremont battery, seen from the rear under shading trees
    Photo: Dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · St. Helena Island

    Fort Fremont Historical Park

    Spanish-American War-era concrete batteries on Port Royal Sound, with a small history center where volunteers schedule docent tours.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • pavilion

    1124 Lands End Road, St. Helena Island, SC 29920

    Official site · Checked

  • The white Heyward House with a front porch and metal roof, set back on a lawn under trees in Old Town Bluffton
    Photo: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · Bluffton

    Heyward House Museum and Welcome Center

    The 1841 house museum doubles as Bluffton's official welcome center, with maps and visitor information.

    Indoors · Fee

    70 Boundary Street, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Blue vendor tents lined up under live oaks along a shell path at Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park during a Juneteenth celebration
    Photo: Town of Hilton Head Island, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · Hilton Head Island

    Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park

    Site of Mitchelville, the self-governing freedmen's town founded on the island in 1862, with trails, a pavilion and an observation deck.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • pavilion

    40 Harriet Tubman Way, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • The pink two-story John Mark Verdier House with a double portico and dark shutters on a Beaufort street corner
    Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · Beaufort

    John Mark Verdier House

    An 1804 Bay Street house museum operated by Historic Beaufort Foundation.

    Indoors · Fee

    801 Bay Street, Beaufort, SC 29902

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  • Brick columns and arched walls of the roofless Old Sheldon Church ruins standing in a green clearing among oaks
    Photo: Brykoon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · Sheldon

    Old Sheldon Church Ruins

    The ruins stand on property owned by St. Helena's Church in Beaufort, which asks visitors not to climb on or touch the ruins or grave markers.

    Outdoors · Free

    Old Sheldon Church Road, Sheldon (northern Beaufort County), SC

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  • Museum exhibit hall with display cases, a uniformed mannequin and a field gun beside sandbags
    Photo: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · Parris Island

    Parris Island Museum

    The museum is on an active Marine Corps base, so adults need a REAL ID-compliant license and drivers need vehicle registration and proof of insurance at the gate.

    Indoors · Free

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, SC

    Official site · Checked

  • Darrah Hall, a single-story wooden building with a shingled gable and front steps, on the grounds of Penn Center
    Photo: VCannella3, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Museum · St. Helena Island

    Penn Center and York W. Bailey Museum

    Tickets and campus maps start at the welcome center, and the 50-acre campus can be toured on foot.

    Indoors · Fee

    16 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island, SC 29920

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  • Museum · Beaufort

    Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Visitor Center (Old Firehouse)

    The national park's visitor center is in the Old Firehouse, with City-managed metered parking nearby.

    Indoors · Free

    706 Craven Street, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Beaufort

    Santa Elena History Center

    Tells the story of Santa Elena, the 16th-century Spanish town on Parris Island, and includes a replica dig site for children.

    Indoors · Fee

    1501 Bay Street, Beaufort, SC 29902

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Farmers markets

  • Farmers market · Bluffton

    Farmers Market of Bluffton

    Held weekly along Calhoun and Lawrence Streets and through Carson Cottages in Old Town.

    Outdoors · Free

    Calhoun and Lawrence Streets and Carson Cottages, Old Town Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Spreading live oaks hung with Spanish moss over a shaded lawn on the grounds of Honey Horn
    Photo: FranzKafkasWiki, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    Farmers market · Hilton Head Island

    Hilton Head Island Farmers Market at Honey Horn

    Held weekly on the Coastal Discovery Museum grounds, rain or shine.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking

    70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Farmers market · Port Royal

    Port Royal Farmers Market

    Held at Naval Heritage Park, and it accepts WIC and senior farmers market vouchers.

    Outdoors · Free

    1615 Ribaut Road (Naval Heritage Park), Port Royal, SC 29935

    Official site · Checked

Rainy-day spots

  • Rainy-day spot · Okatie

    Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center

    Admission is always free, with live animals and hands-on exhibits about the Port Royal Sound.

    Indoors · Free

    310 Okatie Highway, Okatie, SC 29909

    Official site · Checked

  • Rainy-day spot · Hilton Head Island

    The Sandbox: An Interactive Children's Museum

    Built for children ages 1 to 12, and the museum says it reaches capacity often, so it encourages reservations.

    Indoors · Fee · Under 5 · Ages 5 to 12

    80 Nassau Street, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

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Courts

  • Courts · Hilton Head Island

    Barker Field

    Has a baseball field and a multi-use field, plus an observation deck.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking

    70 Baygall Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Beaufort

    Beaufort Tennis Courts

    Seven lighted tennis courts, with bleachers and picnic tables.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms

    1105 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Hilton Head Island

    Bristol Sports Arena

    The Town's skate park and in-line hockey rink are here, along with basketball.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking

    4 Helmsman Way, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Hilton Head Island

    Cordillo Tennis Courts

    Town-owned public tennis courts on South Forest Beach Drive.

    Outdoors · Free

    2 South Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Lady's Island

    Coursen-Tate Park

    Two lighted baseball fields and two football/soccer fields, with a playground and picnic pavilion.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • pavilion
    • Playground

    10 Springfield Road, Lady's Island, SC

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Bluffton

    M.C. Riley Complex

    Three baseball fields, batting cages and a covered outdoor basketball court.

    Outdoors · Cost varies

    • Restrooms

    185 Goethe Road, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Hilton Head Island

    Old Schoolhouse Park

    A Town park set up for pickleball and basketball.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking

    25 Adrianna Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Bluffton

    Oscar J. Frazier Park

    Baseball and soccer fields and batting cages, with the Town's Rotary Community Center on the same grounds.

    Outdoors · Cost varies

    • Restrooms

    10 Recreation Court, Bluffton, SC 29910

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Hardeeville

    Richard Gray Complex

    The City's field complex, with turf, grass soccer, baseball and softball fields listed for reservation.

    Outdoors · Cost varies

    205 Main Street, Hardeeville, SC 29927

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Beaufort

    Southside Tennis & Pickleball Courts

    All courts are first come, first served: six pickleball courts (two lighted), one lighted tennis court and a basketball court.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms

    1408 Battery Creek Road, Beaufort, SC 29902

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · St. Helena Island

    Wesley E. Felix Park (St. Helena Park)

    Two baseball fields, a batting cage, a tennis court and an outdoor basketball court, plus a playground.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Playground

    179 Ball Park Road, St. Helena Island, SC

    Official site · Checked

This directory was last checked as a whole on September 19, 2026.

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