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Beautiful beaches to bask on.
The second-largest barrier island on the Eastern Seaboard, Hilton Head offers more than 12 miles of wide, flat sand beaches, great for walking or biking. Behind the beaches, rolling white dunes are a haven for wildlife, and are especially well-known as a nesting area for sea turtles. Most of the island’s beaches are on the Atlantic Ocean where, just shortly offshore, a sheltering sandbar keeps the waves gentle, creating a tranquil place for swimming or wading. From April to October, water temperatures average 70 degrees. No wonder viewers of cable’s Travel Channel voted Hilton Head Island one of the “Best East Coast Beaches” and “Top Honeymoon Locations.”
Hilton Head Island Beaches
Hilton Head Island's official beach season is April 1st through September 30th of each year.
Public Beach Accesses
All of the beach is public, from the ocean to the high water mark. Access to the beach, however, is often private. The Town of Hilton Head Island provides beach accesses at the following locations:
Parking & Facilities
There are 23 metered spaces at Alder Lane; 54 metered spaces at Folly Field and 13 metered spaces at Burkes Beach Road. The parking fee for metered spaces is a quarter for each fifteen minutes.
Additionally, there are 207 spaces at Driessen Beach Park for long term parking. The fee is a quarter for each thirty minutes during the week.
Parking spaces at Islanders Beach Park are always reserved for annual beach passes. Parking at Driessen Beach Parks for annual beach passes is reserved from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Parking is free at Fish Haul Park, Mitchelville Park and Coligny Beach Park. Handicap parking is available at no fee at all beach parks.
Designated Swimming Areas
Official swimming areas have been designated for the Alder, Coligny, Driessen, Folly Field, and Islanders beaches. The boundaries of these areas will be clearly marked on the beach and in the water.
During the beach season lifeguards are stationed in each of the designated swimming areas and other heavily populated beach areas for assistance and beach information. Please ask a lifeguard before entering the water if the yellow caution flag is flying.
MONTHLY AVERAGE AIR & OCEAN TEMPERATURES:
January – Air 59 – Ocean 52 February – Air 61 – Ocean 54 March – Air 67 – Ocean 59 April – Air 76 – Ocean 67 May- Air 82 – Ocean 75 June – Air 86 – Ocean 82 July – Air 89 – Ocean 84 August – Air 89 – Ocean 84 September – Air 84 – Ocean 80 October – Air 77 – Ocean 73 November – Air 69 – Ocean 63 December – Air 61 – Ocean 54 |
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