About Beaufort, South Carolina

Welcome to the South Carolina Lowcountry and it's Sea Islands...

As you travel south on South Carolina's Highway 21 you begin to notice the subtle charms and alluring beauty of the South Carolina Lowcountry.  The beautiful and historic town of Beaufort, South Carolina, offers a warm welcome to this part of the world we call home.

Rich in culture and natural beauty, this area is often chosen as the backdrop for blockbuster movies such as the Prince of Tides, The Big Chill, Forrest Gump, Something to Talk About, The War, Jungle Book, The Great Santini and many others. Please take a few moments to explore our website to help you better understand what the Sea Islands of Beaufort South Carolina have to offer you. Our company boasts more than 80 years of combined South Carolina real estate experience in finding future residents or investors the perfect Lowcountry Island property. If you have an interest in this area, we can help you with your South Carolina real estate needs.

Below you will find just a brief description of some of the different communities located in or around the beautiful city of Beaufort, South Carolina. Contact me to find out what's for sale  

Fripp Island
Pristine, private and located in the heart of South Carolina's Lowcountry is Fripp Island. Surrounded by the warm rivers of the Lowcountry and the Atlantic Ocean, this is about as close to paradise and you can get. The pace of life on Fripp Island leaves you with little time to do anything more than walk our three and a half miles of secluded white beach, tee it upon one of our two beautiful championship golf courses or spend the day exploring our local waterways. You are cordially invited to come and visit one of the best guarded secrets in the country -- Fripp Island. Once you're here, you'll feel like you're home.

Few resorts offer so much for so little. If you want great shopping, cultural events and some of the finest medical facilities in the South, you're just a short drive from the historic South Carolina towns of Beaufort and Charleston. And, just down the coast is the charming and picturesque city of Savannah, Georgia. Please take a few short moments to see if Fripp Island is for you. You won't find a safer, more affordable way to live.

Harbor Island
Just North of Fripp Island is beautiful Harbor Island, which offers a beautiful unspoiled beach, an abundance of wildlife and plenty of long, lazy days. Amenities include full access to the Beach & Racquet Club’s swimming pools, tennis courts, fitness center and a well-appointed clubhouse with lounge. In addition, bicycle rentals are available and all guests receive free sightseeing to Hunting Island State Park’s Paradise Pier, an artificial reef that is the longest inland pier on the East Coast.
     Harbor Island, South Carolina is an intimate private island. Our 2 ½ mile beach is edged with rolling dunes and golden sea oats-the perfect stage to build sand castles or watch dolphins play. The rich ecology extends beyond the beach, too. Shady rookeries welcome 2,000 pairs of herons and egrets, and tasty blue crabs teem in tidal creeks that crisscross the marsh.

Coosaw Point
The flow of the wide Coosaw slows as it meets the incoming tides of the St. Helena Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. We like to think that the pace of your life will slow as well as you settle into the relaxed and casual lifestyle at Coosaw Point. Have your own “Home by the River” in this almost four-hundred-acre riverfront community. Enjoy the harmony of nature created by maritime forest, creek and marsh, river, sound and ocean, and all the wildlife that such bountiful habitat affords.

Wrights Point Plantation
Wrights Point Plantation, a premier development in Beaufort, South Carolina, is a Yachtsman’s Paradise. Located on the deepwater at Battery Creek, Wrights Point Plantation is an exclusive, private development accenting the traditional elegance of the low country- massive live oaks and beautiful waterfront views-while only minutes from downtown Beaufort. Deep water and premier water view homesites available. All homesites will have deepwater access at the development’s two community docks.

Battery Point
Good neighborhoods, much like good neighbors, don’t come along every day. At Battery Point, we are lucky enough to have both. Located only three-and-a-half miles from downtown Beaufort, Battery Point is a special place. Families walk oak-lined avenues to the pool or playground, or merely take a stroll along the banks of Battery Creek. there is always something to do or see in Battery Point. A visit to a waterfront park. A game of tennis. A stop at the community store. Or a day-trip that begins at our community dock and boat ramp with deep water access.

Island of Beaufort
The Islands of Beaufort is a private community located along Battery Creek, just minutes from downtown Beaufort, South Carolina. Surrounded by Lowcountry greenery, marshes and water, it offers the idea location for building the Southern-style home you’ve always dreamed of. If you are looking to flee urban congestion and find a place with oak-lined streets accented by dangling shreds of Spanish moss, inlets edged with soft-looking marsh grass and a community of folks who like to call you by name, look no further than the Islands of Beaufort.

Habersham
Habersham is ideally located on the water just eight minutes from the heart of historic downtown Beaufort, S.C. Designed by Duany Plater-Zyberk, the planners of Seaside and Rosemary Beach, Habersham’s homes are within walking distance of a traditional town center of shops, cafes and offices, with our own post office and fire department. Inside Habersham are multiple woodland and waterfront parks, boat launch, and three small sea islands that make up an activity center including a waterfront pool, river retreat pavilion, deep-water dock and future Bed and Breakfast Inn with 12 planned cottage retreats.

Spring Island
Spring Island, Beaufort, South Carolina…the last of the great, private sea islands on the Atlantic Coast and where the future is connected to the past…everyday. Twelve generations of private owners, spanning more than three centuries, have helped to preserve, mold and enhance this land with a gentle passion which is everywhere evident today: along the winding sandy roads, in the dense, primordial Live Oak Forest, in the freshwater ponds which dot the island’s rim and in the historic Tabby Ruins, which have become symbolic of the island itself. The vision for Spring Island is very simple-to preserve the character and the pulse which has emerged here over the centuries; to blend the natural setting, peace and privacy of island living from a bygone era with the convenience and contemporary comfort of today. The effect will remain that of a few families sharing ownership of a private, sea island wilderness park.

Callawassie Island
The rippling tides of the coastal rivers help shape the events of daily life in the South Carolina Low Country. From the wildlife living in the surrounding marshes to the graceful oak trees, the environment leaves a special mark upon its inhabitants, creating a casual congeniality on Callawassie Island.
Callawassie Island is a private, gated residential golf and tennis club community conveniently situated midway between the historic city of Beaufort and world famous resort of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The island is owned and governed by its property owners who support the developer’s original philosophy of preserving the island’s historical heritage and pristine natural surroundings. As you cross the causeway to Callawassie Island, you know immediately you’ve discovered a special place. With its 11 miles of shoreline, this 880-acre sea island sits in the heart of the Colleton River marshlands, made famous in Pat Conroy’s book and the film, “The Prince of Tides”. Here you will experience a rich relationship with nature, and a haven from worldly pressures.

The Reserve at Stuart Point
This small private gated community is situated on the deep water of Whale Branch River, just north of Beaufort, South Carolina, and only 15 miles cruising to the waters of St. Helena Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. It is being developed with the intent of attracting individuals and families that prefer a water-oriented, more casual and active outdoor life. Only twelve lots are available for purchase. Each lot will approximately 165 feet frontage on the river and marshes of the Whale Branch. The remaining acreage within the community’s 59 acres will remain open space. Current amenities include a stocked 4-acre lake and a deepwater community dock that ends in a covered pier head and 200 feet of floating dock space. In late Summer, construction will begin on a private boat ramp. The Reserve will be secured by a substantial entrance wall and gate, with coded access. All utilities are located underground, and the roadway within the Reserve is lighted and paved.

Dataw Island
Discover Dataw Island, one of the nation’s best coastal residential golf communities. With two championship courses, one by Tom Fazio and one by Arthur Hills, plus an expanded clubhouse and new fitness center-there’s more to see here than ever before. Dataw’s Cotton Dike and Morgan River golf courses combine dense tree canopies and stunning views over the surrounding waterways with breathtaking play for all level of golfers. Located near Fortune magazine’s retirement haven of historic Beaufort, South Carolina, Dataw Island is one of the premier golf communities on the East Coast, which also features top-notch tennis facilities, an expanded private clubhouse and state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools and the very popular Dataw Marina, all on a private island.

Oldfield
There truly is nothing like Oldfield in the area. Not only are we home to the only Greg Norman golf course in the Lowcountry, but Oldfield is set apart by the recreation offered on the Okatie River, as well as traditional Lowcountry architecture and a sincere dedication to Southern hospitality and service. Located between Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Oldfield overlooks a spectacular horseshoe bend in the Okatie River, deep in South Carolina’s legendary Lowcountry. Its 860 acres are replete with the magnificent moss-draped live oaks and dramatic marsh vistas for which this area is known.