Hilton Head Plantation Homes for Sale on Hilton Head Island, SC

Hilton Head Plantation is a gated residential community spanning nearly 4,000 acres on the north end of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, framed by Port Royal Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway along Skull Creek. Homes built from 1974 to 2025, with new construction still available, range from about 1,150 to 10,000 square feet with 2 to 6 bedrooms, on settings from wooded and lagoon homesites to deep-water views. Owners enjoy four golf courses with optional membership, Skull Creek Marina, the Dolphin Head and Spring Lake recreation areas, and a POA fee of $1,404 per year. In the past year, 201 homes sold from about $425,000 to $5,500,000.

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Hilton Head Plantation at a Glance

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Living in Hilton Head Plantation

Hilton Head Plantation is primarily a residential community rather than a resort, and it feels that way the moment you pass through the gate. Quiet streets wind beneath mature trees past marshes, lagoons and nature preserves, including the Whooping Crane Pond Conservancy and the Cypress Conservancy, and leisure paths connect neighborhoods to the community's recreation areas.

The variety of homesites is one of the community's great strengths. Depending on the street, a home might look out over landscaped grounds, woods, a lagoon or a lake, or enjoy deep-water views across the Intracoastal Waterway and Port Royal Sound, and homes span every era from 1970s originals to new construction that is still available today.

Dolphin Head Recreation Area

Set on the shore of Port Royal Sound, Dolphin Head is the community's most recently renovated recreation area. A boardwalk leads to Pine Island, Hilton Head Plantation's privately accessed beach on the sound, and the Bluff Walk follows the coastline for nearly a mile with benches for watching the water and the sunset. Dolphin Head also has a playground, a fire pit, a full basketball court that converts to three pickleball courts, an open-air event lawn and the Dolphin Head Recreation Center, which residents can reserve for private events.

Spring Lake Recreation Area

In the center of the community, Spring Lake brings together the Spring Lake Pool, built in 2016 with a zero-depth entry, lazy river and splash pad and open April 1 through October 31; the Spring Lake Racquet Club, with 12 Har-Tru tennis courts and 4 bocce courts; and the Spring Lake Pavilion, with a fitness studio, decks overlooking the lake and space for resident events. Nearby, The Plantation House serves as a gathering place for clubs, community meetings and private celebrations.

Golf and Boating

Four golf courses lie within the gates: Oyster Reef Golf Club, a Rees Jones design that is open to public play; Dolphin Head Golf Club; Bear Creek Golf Club; and the private Country Club of Hilton Head. Golf membership is optional and is never required to own a home here. For boaters, Skull Creek Marina sits inside the gate on the Intracoastal Waterway, with slips, fuel and other services offered at the marina's own rates.

Types of Homes in Hilton Head Plantation

With so many neighborhoods and settings inside the gates, Hilton Head Plantation offers a wider choice of homes than most island communities.

Location

Hilton Head Plantation occupies much of the north end of Hilton Head Island, convenient to the island's northern shopping and dining, US Highway 278 and the bridges to Bluffton. Residents come and go through two gates: the Main Gate off the William Hilton Parkway (US 278) area and the Cypress Gate. Because the community is so large, a home near one gate can have a noticeably different drive from a home near the other, so we'll help you weigh location within the plantation as well as the home itself.

Schools: Confirm the schools for any specific address with the Beaufort County School District.

Good to Know Before You Buy

• POA fee: The Hilton Head Plantation POA fee is $1,404 per year. Villas and attached homes may also carry a separate association fee. We'll confirm the current amounts and what they cover before you make an offer.
• Transfer fees (paid by the buyer): The buyer pays 0.25% of the purchase price to Hilton Head Plantation, capped at $12,417, plus 0.25% to the Town of Hilton Head Island with no cap. On a $1,000,000 home, that comes to about $5,000 in total.
• Golf is optional: Each club sets its own membership categories, dues and access rules, separate from the POA fee. Any club initiation fee is paid by the buyer, and a seller's membership does not automatically transfer with the home.
• Short-term rentals: Most of Hilton Head Plantation does not allow short-term rentals, and only a very small portion of the community permits them. If rental income matters to you, we'll confirm the rules for the specific property before you buy.
• Beach access: Pine Island is a sound-side beach on Port Royal Sound, not Atlantic oceanfront. The island's ocean beaches are a short drive away.
• Home age and waterfront lots: With homes dating back to 1974, the age of the roof, HVAC system and windows matters, and many owners have already updated. For waterfront and marsh-view homes, ask about flood zone, elevation and insurance costs.

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