Explore Hunting Island

11/26/2024

It's amazing how much erosion occurs at Hunting Island. This tree's roots were firmly planted in the ground once upon a time...and now they're nearly 10 feet tall. 🌊🌴

📸 Tammy Ray Stevens

11/26/2024

Don't miss the annual Night on the Town Christmas celebration on December 6th in downtown. A unique event to the Lowcountry, it's one of the many things that make the extra-special here in . 🎄🎅
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11/24/2024

Enjoy the sounds of the holiday season with the Parris Island Marine Band's Annual Lowcountry Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 15th, in Port Royal. There is no cost to attend.

The Parris Island Marine Band will be hosting a free community Christmas concert in Port Royal on Sunday, December 15th.

11/23/2024

An undersea nightmare and one of the most creatively violent animals on Earth, the giant mantis shrimp is at home in Beaufort's local waters.😲
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📸 Carey Stambaugh

11/22/2024

The restoration of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse is in full swing, and it looks really cool! We can't wait until it opens for visitors again in 2025. 🙌

📸 Peach Morrison

11/21/2024

South Carolina State Parks is offering free admission to Hunting Island and all of the 47 state parks in the Palmetto State on Black Friday.

Hunting Island State Park will be open with free admission to all visitors from 6am to 6pm on Black Friday.

11/19/2024

While there’s so much to enjoy at Hunting Island, be sure not to miss these awesome spots on your next visit. 🌊🌴⛱

There are so many spots to see when you explore Hunting Island. Some are man made, some were made by Mother Nature herself.

11/18/2024

The winter months are for horseback riding along the beach at Hunting Island. 💕🐴

The season for riding horses on the beach at Hunting Island is from December 1st through the last day of February.

11/17/2024

Get ready for some holiday fun! Beaufort’s annual Holiday Weekend celebration starts on Friday, December 6th. 🎅🎄

The town is getting ready for the holidays with the announcement of the upcoming City of Beaufort's Holiday Weekend Celebration.

11/17/2024

Wreaths Across America is hosting its ceremony at the Beaufort National Cemetery on December 14th. Sponsors are needed, as well as volunteers to help lay thousands of wreaths at the grave markers of our fallen heroes. What an honor. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Wreaths Across America will be coming to Beaufort National Cemetery to lay remembrance wreaths on Saturday, December 14th.

11/16/2024

Starting out as a hunting preserve in the 1800s as its name suggests, Hunting Island came to be our favorite beach and state park in the 1930s as a way to help put people back to work during the Great Depression. 🌊🌴⛱️

Although there's no shortage of sweet spots in our neck of the Southeastern coast, one of the most popular is undoubtedly Hunting Island State Park.

11/16/2024

Here's a bunch of cool random stuff you probably didn't know about . 🙂

With over 500 years of history, Beaufort certainly has lots of stories. We dug up 16 fascinating facts about Beaufort SC.

11/13/2024

Now that's just a beautiful Hunting Island sunset. So amazing! 🙌

📸 Ruth Copeland

11/13/2024

Whatever you call it, Frogmore stew or Lowcountry boil...it sure tastes good!

Nothing is more perfect for a Lowcountry meal than Frogmore Stew, a mouthwatering, one-pot meal of shrimp, corn on the cob, new potatoes and smoked sausage.

11/12/2024

South Carolina did it again. A recent study ranks SC drivers among the worst in the entire U.S.A. Do you agree?

The new study by a car insurance comparison site doesn't say that SC has the worst drivers, but they're pretty darn close.

11/11/2024

Created by President Lincoln in 1863, more than 28,000 lie at rest at the Beaufort National Cemetery including veterans from every single major U.S. conflict from the Civil War through today. 🇺🇸

The Beaufort National Cemetery, a beautiful and historically important site, is a must-see when visiting Beaufort's historic spots.

11/11/2024

Join the community in honoring our veterans this morning at the annual Beaufort Veterans Day Parade. 🇺🇸

The Beaufort County Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting the 2023 Veterans Day Parade in downtown Beaufort on Saturday, November 11th.