Beaufort The crown jewel of the Sea Islands, Beaufort is a town rich in history and laid-back Southern charm.
The downtown area of the City of Beaufort is designated a Historic District with architecture reflecting a colorful history of French, Spanish, and Revolutionary origins. Residents enjoy a waterfront downtown offering river views, an amazing art scene and year-round festivals, fine dining and antique shopping galore. The Sea Islands that comprise the upper end of Beaufort County, glisten with unmatched scenic beauty and showcase the historic towns of Beaufort and Port Royal and numerous island communities where life is slow and the living is easy. Golf courses that rival any in the world are on nearly every island and stunning marsh views abound on nearly ever hole. Beaufort’s rich military tradition is reflected at its three military installations, a boom to the local economy and to our national security. Nearby Port Royal residents enjoy the same old-fashioned hospitality and world-class dining and amenities in their scenic port town as their neighbors in Beaufort.
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Battery Point
- Bray's Island
- Bull Point Plantation
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Cat Island
- Celadon Village
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Coosaw Point
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Dataw Island
- Distant Island
- Fripp Island
- Habersham
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Historic Downtown Beaufort
- Islands of Beaufort
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New Point
- Olde Tabby Park
- Pinckney Retreat
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Pleasant Point Plantation
- Polowana Island
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Port Royal
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Walling Grove Plantation
- Wright's Point Plantation
Battery Point
A 100-acre neighborhood located along Old Salem Road in the City of Beaufort, Battery Point is blessed by 4,500 feet of frontage along Battery Creek. Designed to provide all residents with access to water, there is a community dock and boat ramp, as well as a waterfront park. A pool, tennis court and playground encourage outdoor relaxation, along with a community store and oyster pavilion for neighborhood interaction.
Bray’s Island
Located north of the City of Beaufort, Bray’s Island is a private island community where the residents can retreat from life’s hustle and bustle to a world reminiscent of a traditional Southern plantation. The 5,500-acre community contains only 325 one-acre homesites. The remainder of the property provides a 3500-acre preserve available for quail, deer, and turkey hunting; a full-service equestrian center with forty miles of trails; and twenty miles of rivers, marsh waterways and ponds perfect for boating, crabbing, shrimping, and fly-fishing. Additional amenities for residents and guests include an 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, marina and boat launch, and a restored plantation house that offers an inn and dining facilities.
Bull Point Plantation
Bull Point Plantation is a private community located north of the City of Beaufort that offers residents a tranquil alternative to golf course living. Surrounded by salt marshes and the deep water of the Huspah Creek on a 705-acre peninsula, owners have access to an abundance of outdoor activities with ten miles of trails for biking and walking, several stocked freshwater lakes, community docks for boats and tidal crabbing, a pool, and tennis courts. The clubhouse provides an indoor pool, fitness center, and grill. Of the 280 homesites available, various vistas are offered, some on deepwater with their own docks.
Cat Island
One of 60 small islands to the east of Beaufort, Cat Island is known for its maritime forest and the South Carolina National Golf Club.
Celadon Village
Celadon is a gem set in the historic landscape of the City of Beaufort. From the welcoming Tower at the entrance to the Village Center to the generous green spaces throughout, its streets bend and curve around native trees and invite a leisurely slowness of pace. The Celadon Village Center is accessible to residents and to the greater Lady’s Island Community, alike, and is a place to dine, shop, work, or relax with neighbors and friends around the square. Celadon’s homes capture colonial traditions with garden walls, courtyards, and balconies, each home artfully designed to promote an environment of harmony, convenience, safety, and beauty, all within walking distance of shops, schools, and the activity center.
Coosaw Point
Located on the Coosaw River, this 400-acre community on Lady’s Island is planned to capture the Southern ambiance of the historic towns in the region. Homes are designed to bring the outdoors in, making full use of the woodland and waterfront vistas. Recreational opportunities abound with amenities that include a clubhouse and pool, tennis courts, a 2.5-acre park for walking and bike riding, and a community dock.
Dataw Island
Located six miles east of the City of Beaufort and surrounded by tidal waters and salt marshes, the private community of Dataw Island is comprised of 870 acres with 1,100 homesites. A variety of views are available to residents – golf, lagoon, or naturally wooded. Amenities include a full-service deep-water marina with wet and dry storage, pool, lighted tennis courts, and thirty-six holes of championship golf designed by Tom Fazio and Arthur Hills. The golf clubhouse offers fine and casual dining and a grillroom in the adjacent marina. Dataw Island was named one of America’s top retirement communities by New Choices magazine, a Reader’s Digest publication.
Distant Island
Distant Island Village is a private 180-acre community reached by a private causeway from Lady’s Island, just south of downtown Beaufort. Port Royal Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway provide spectacular views from the island and a deep-water passage to the ocean. Tennis courts, leisure trails, a fishing hole, and waterfront decks enhance the island’s community spirit, as does a village dock where deepwater access is assured even at low tide. Pathways around the island meander through a twenty-acre nature park that lead to waterfront overlooks where abundant wildlife can be observed. Homesites range in size from under one-half acre to over an acre with park-front and deep-water lots.
Fripp Island
This beautiful 3,000-acre residential and resort island, located east of the City of Beaufort, boasts three-and-a-half miles of beach facing the Atlantic Ocean. The island, accessed by a private bridge over the Fripp Inlet, offers community living in a serene setting with tidal marshes and prolific wildlife in addition to the ocean views. Residents and guests can choose from one of two golf courses, Davis Love III’s first signature golf course at Ocean Creek or a scenic ocean-side course at Ocean Point designed by George Cobb. Not only are golf carts the transportation of choice to motor around the links but also around the rest of Fripp’s magnificent topography. Destinations of interest include the Marina on Old House Creek with a restaurant, tackle shop, service station, and charter shop; the Cabana Club at Veranda Beach with a meandering lagoon-style pool with waterfalls and caves; the Tennis and Beach Club on the ocean with proshop, pool, sun-suites, sandbar, restaurant, and lounge; the Crabbing Dock and Sunset Lookout at Fiddler’s Ridge, and the Ocean Point Golf Club House with a recreation complex that includes a sand volleyball court as well as sparkling seaside pools. The choice of properties from lots to villas to cottages to estates and the views, thereof, are limitless.
Habersham
This quaint neighborhood located to the west of the City of Beaufort is reminiscent of historic Southern towns. Single-family Lowcountry homes enjoy serene views of the Broad River and of giant live oaks veiled with Spanish moss. Habersham affords its residents the opportunity to enjoy the highest quality of craftsmanship while offering many diverse floor plans or the choice of totally custom homes, from a quaint artist cottage to carriage homes to grand riverfront residences. Following in the tradition of new urbanism design, Habersham offers residents and guests quiet oak-lined alleys, scenic woodlands, footbridges, walking trails, waterfront parks, and a traditional Town Center.
Historic Downtown Beaufort
Located on Port Royal Island, many homes in downtown Beaufort have been restored from the Civil War era. Located within the downtown area are art galleries, antique shops, boutiques, fine dining and quick eateries
Islands of Beaufort
The residents of this genteel, Southern coastal neighborhood enjoy a true sense of community whether they live here year-round or simply visit on occasion. Located within the city limits of Beaufort, fishing, boating, crabbing, and shrimping are regular activities of residents of this gated traditional community. Featuring more than two miles of water and marsh frontage of the high bluffs overlooking Battery Creek, the Islands of Beaufort offer a community dock and deepwater, marsh-front and wooded homesites.
Newpoint
This neighborhood, best suited for strolling, was designed in the tradition of early coastal towns and villages and is located on Lady’s Island just east of the City of Beaufort. Intimate streets form traditional blocks that are both pedestrian and automobile-friendly and white picket fences abound. Residential property is offered in a variety of sizes, but the architecture reflects simpler times in harmony with the more comfortable, traditional styles of coastal South Carolina.
Olde Tabby Park
A gated, 75-homesite village nestled among the fairways of the South Carolina National Country Club on Cat Island, Olde Tabby Park is located south of the City of Beaufort on the Beaufort River. Residents have the option to join the country club and also enjoy a centralized park with a children’s playground, four pools, a spa, and lighted tennis courts. A clubhouse provides fine dining, a pro shop and a fitness center.
Pinckney Retreat
Pinckney Retreat boasts a past as rich as the grounds on which it rests. Once part of a plantation that thrived in the 1700’s, its entrance is a nearly mile-long drive embraced by 400-year-old live oaks filled with cascading Spanish moss. Now an intimate, private coastal community offering breath-taking views and elegantly landscaped grounds, the property is located on Battery Creek just minutes from downtown Beaufort. Pinckney Retreat offers a refuge from the hustle and bustle of today’s busy life and a haven of beauty on a remarkable stretch of Lowcountry waterfront property.
Pleasant Point Plantation
Home to the Country Club of Beaufort, this plantation is a short drive from downtown Beaufort.
Polowana Island
This private 200-acre community was designed to include forty 5-acre unspoiled homesites. Located along Route 21 between Dataw Island and St. Helena Island, its crushed oyster shell roads lead to a nature center overlooking a tidal lagoon, and leisure-walking trails afford scenic views of abundant plant and wildlife. A community boat ramp provides deepwater access to residents, and agreements with nearby resorts affords opportunities for golf, tennis and club memberships.
Port Royal
Located between the Beaufort River and Battery Creek, this town is home to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island and Naval Hospital. The Town embraces its unique natural environment through its network of walking trails, community beach, boardwalk, and observation tower.
Walling Grove Plantation
Giant magnolias and live oaks draped with moss among beautiful residential homes with views of the Coosaw River makes Walling Grove Plantation a favorite retreat.
Wright’s Point Plantation
Deepwater access on Battery Creek makes Wright’s Point Plantation a boater’s paradise. Some residential lots available are situated on deep water, but two community docks provide deepwater access to residents who are not. Located minutes from downtown Beaufort, this private community offers a traditional Lowcountry feel with its live oaks and scenic views.
