ISLAND BEACHES Coligny Beach Park. Handicap parking is available at no fee at all beach parks. Restrooms, changing areas, sand showers and vending machines are available at the beach parks. PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS: 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 nine beach accesses: Alder Lane Beach Access, off South Forest Beach Drive; Coligny Beach Park, off Coligny Circle; Driessen Beach Park, at the end of Bradley Beach Road; Chaplin Community Park, off Wm. Hilton Pkwy.; Fish Haul Park & Mitchelville Beach Park, at the end of Beach City Road; Burkes Beach Access, at the end of Burkes Beach Road; Folly Field Beach Park and Islanders Beach Park, both off Folly Field Road.
DESIGNATED SWIMMING AREAS: Official swimming areas have been designated for the Alder, Coligny, Driessen, Folly Field and Islanders beaches. The boundaries will be clearly marked on the beach and in the water.
PARKING AND 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 is a QUARTER for each fifteen minutes.
AREA 1: Westin Resort • Barony Beach Club • Islanders Beach Park • Island Club • Folly Field Beach Park • Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort • Driessen Beach Park • SurfWatch AREA 2: Palmetto Dunes House • Marriott Resort • Villamare • Disney Resort • Captain’s Walk • Hilton Resort • Hampton Place AREA 3: Windsor Court • Windsor Place • Barrington • Crowne Plaza • Sea Crest • Breakers • Coligny Beach • Holiday Inn • Ocean One • Shorewood • Sea Side Villas AREA 4: Ocean Club Villas • Adventure Inn • Grande Ocean • Alder Lane • Sea Pines Beach Club • Monarch
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 Park for annual beach passes is reserved from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parking is FREE at Fish Haul Park, Mitchelville Beach Park and
During the beach season, lifeguards are stationed in each of the designated swimming areas for assistance and beach information. Please ask a lifeguard before entering the water if the yellow caution flag is flying. BEACH PATROL LOCATIONS: Below, listed from north to south, are areas where Beach Patrol can generally be found:
BEACH PROHIBITIONS: The following are prohibited on all beaches: – Horse riding or driving – Possession or consumption of alcohol – Operation, launching, or landing – Glass (bottles, containers, etc.) – Littering of unauthorized motorized watercraft – Unauthorized commercial activity – Indecent exposure or nudity – Disorderly conduct – Sleeping on the beach between midnight and 6 a.m. – Disturbing the peace – Unauthorized wearing of lifeguard – Unauthorized vehicles – Fires and fireworks emblems, insignias, etc. – Shark fishing – Solicitation or distribution of – Removal, harming, or harassment of handouts – Kites not under manual control any live beach fauna (sea turtles, – Stunt kites & Sand Sailing (April 1sand dollars, etc.) – Removal, alteration, or damage to September 30) dunes, sea oats, or other dune flora – Parasailing ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS IN DESIGNATED SWIMMING AREAS
(Between sunrise and sunset, April 1-September 30): – Fishing or surfcasting – Surfboards, boogie boards, etc. – – Frisbee or other team sports involving a ball – Games with metal components – ANIMALS are NOT permitted between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. from the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day. Animals MUST be on a leash between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., April 1 through the Thursday before Memorial Day and the Tuesday after Labor Day through September 30. Animals must be on leash or under positive voice control at all other times. Persons in control of animals on the beach are required to remove and properly dispose of the animal’s excrement. - Information provided by the Town of Hilton Head Island and Shore Beach Service 26
The Official Guide January-April 2014