All About Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Just imagine an Island where residents live by choice and in harmony with nature. Where top-ranked golf, tennis, and marine facilities, shops and restaurants, and 12 miles of unspoiled beach are practically in your backyard.

Just image living in a quality conscious community with government and organizations committed to the betterment of the island. Imagine the nature preserves, abundant marine and wildlife, miles of winding bike trails, young and old enthralled with the beauty of their island paradise.

This is Hilton Head Island. At some point in our lives, each of us has seen the Island’s quality and were determined to call this place home.  There is a sense of the extraordinary on Hilton Head Island.  It is felt from the first glimpse of the bridge leading toward the island. Seen from those heights are stretches of wild marshlands residing with wildlife, the glass surfaced waterway sliced by a boat or perhaps a dolphin’s fin, and then the strands of pines and oaks aligning the shore. Beyond that first impression and past those shores awaits an island where the opulence of nature meets the best of luxurious amenities and activities.

Here on Hilton Head Island is a world of coastal beauty to discover. Efforts have been made to focus attention on preservation in conjunction with the numerous amenities and attractions available here on Hilton Head Island.

From the Beginning

Named for the English sea captain William Hilton, who spied the island in 1663, Hilton Head boasts a long and illustrious history. Archeological excavation has unearthed mysterious shell rings from civilizations that inhabited the Island 4,000 years ago. Pottery shards have been recovered from French and Spanish explorers and Ewascus and Yemassee Indian tribes dating from the 1500s. The African-American Gullah culture, prevalent since the 1800s, is a revered part of Island history. Today’s Islanders have recognized the need to preserve the esteemed heritage.

Today's Outlook for Hilton Head

Since formal incorporation in 1983, Hilton Head Island has grown and prospered while maintaining an unmatched standard of living. Once dotted with fertile indigo, rice and cotton plantations, Hilton Head Island now prospers with an astonishing assortment of outstanding amenities and world-class communities. The new breed of plantation is the master-planned resort and residential community, some 10 in all, where you’ll find cozy golf, lagoon, and marsh front villas and homes, to spectacular seaside villas and estates.

Careful planning, conservation, and environmental sensitivity are all goals Hilton Head has set for itself. The Island’s stringent environmental, architectural and developmental regulations have provided the delicate balance between man and nature. In this harmonic existence, the serenity of the natural environment and the luxuries of a world-class resort are inextricably mixed.