In 1956, Charles Fraser developed Sea Pines into the first private plantation community on the island. Sea Pines is one of the largest residential and resort plantations on Hilton Head spanning 5,200 acres. The community is most famous for its three championship golf courses, including the Harbour Town Golf Links, home of the PGA Tour's annual. Verizon’s Heritage of Golf - The Heritage of Golf. Sea Pines is also associated with the world-recognized Harbour Town Marina and its landmark red-and-white-striped lighthouse, built in 1969 to aid boats traveling on the Calibogue Sound. The marina hosts awe-inspiring yachts as large as 115 feet. Its charming shops, restaurants and outdoor activities are open to the public. Sea Pines has a lush, 605-acre forest preserve, access to five miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches, over 100 tennis courts, two security gates and numerous swimming pools. It is also the location of the South Beach Racquet Club, Sea Pines Racquet Club, Lawton Stables equestrian center, and restaurants and outdoor activities held at South Beach Marina Village.
Community Highlights
The island's oldest and original resort communities
Two marinas: Harbour Town Yacht Basin & South Beach Marian Village
Two racquet Clubs: Harbour Town Racquet Club and South Beach Racquet Club,
Numerous restaurants, shopping, and live entertainment
Approximately 5000 acres of lush semitropical topography
605-acre Sea Pines forest preserve
Atlantic Ocean on the east, and the Calibogue sound to the west
Championship courses, or tennis and beach combing
The Verizon Heritage of Golf (hosted at the Harbour Town Golf Links)
Special Features: Beach, Tennis, Golf, Horseback riding, Water Sports, Marinas, Shops, Restaurants, Nature Preserve.
Sea Pines was the original planned development on the Island, and became the model for those that followed. The "Grandfather" of Island Plantations was founded in 1956 by Charles Fraser as part of a Master Plan to harmonize architecture with its natural surroundings. The concept became an environmental standard mirrored throughout other communities on Hilton Head - and the world.
For a number of years Sea Pines and Hilton Head were synonymous. In fact, the candy striped lighthouse in Harbour Town has come to symbolize the Island and its sensitive mix of residential and visitor oriented developments and recreational facilities blended harmoniously into their natural surroundings.
Community Real Estate Review
# of Houses & Lots 3839 # of Villas 1984
Starting Price: for Lots $140,000 Homes $250,000 Villas $137,000
Pool: Yes
Golf Courses: Yes…..4
Club House: Yes …..1 {Private}
Security Gate: Yes
