Which area of Hilton Head is the nicest?

Will be visting South Carolina within the next few weeks. Would like to take a ride around Hilton Head to check it out. Which parts of the island are considered to be the prettiest and nicest?

Which area of Hilton Head is the nicest?

I suggest you read my ';Sticky'; Plantations at the top of the forum.

When Charles Fraser developed ';SeaPines';, He had put into place a set of covenants that blended the environment with his development. The other developments and then the town adopted these same covenants. The result is that the island is a unique place.

Each development has it%26#39;s own character, and you will learn more by reading that ';Sticky';.

Stan (hhiguy)

Which area of Hilton Head is the nicest?

You won%26#39;t be able to ';check out'; a large part of the island- that is, plantations which are behind security gates. Only visitors and residents are allowed into Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head Plantation, Port Royal Plantation, and some of the other residential areas.

You will be able ride around Forest Beach/Coligny, Sea Pines Plantation (after paying $5 for a day pass), Shelter Cove, and a few other parts of island.

What you won%26#39;t see is a lot of beach directly - most is ';hidden'; by tones of trees and the neighborhoods.

Actually getting into Palmetto Dunes and Hilton Head Plantation are not too hard.

Get a pass at the south gate of PD by going to the Hilton. That will take you into the Ocean Area and the ocean front condo complexes. You can stop at the Hilton and get a beverage at their tiki hut, and see what the ocean is like,

In Hilton Head Plantation ask to go to the Old Fort Pub. Next to that restaurant is the ruins of Fort Mitchell, a civil war era Fort. You should also stop at the Whooping Crane conservatory, a forest preserve on the property.

Neither of these two plantations charge a fee, unlike SeaPines.

If you play golf, playing either the Barony or Robbers Row course will allow you to see much of Port Royal. The Robbers Row course runs through the ruins of Fort Walker, another civil war installation.

Stan (hhiguy)

Don%26#39;t know where in SC you%26#39;ll be based, and though you can ride around on Hilton Head, it%26#39;s more of a destination than a scenic drive. For scenic driving, I%26#39;d recommend Rte. 17 to Beaufort, stopping at some of the small islands--Lady%26#39;s Is.-- St. Helena. Beaufort itself is a great place. Then, too, Savannah is 45 minutes(in the other direction) from HHI, and that%26#39;s a great place to go, too