Fripp Island Real Estate

Fripp Island Real Estate Offers Some of the Best in Beaufort Real Estate

Fripp Island, South Carolina, is located 19 miles east of Beaufort, an hour from Hilton Head, an hour and 45 minutes from Charleston and an hour and 20 minutes from Savannah, Georgia. Fripp Island is in close proximity to Hunting Island State Park, a semi-tropical maritime forest and nature preserve. Fripp Island real estate owners utilize Charleston International Airport, Hilton Head Airport or the Savannah / Hilton Head Airport for commercial flight travel.

Fripp Island is a gated 3,000-acre resort and residential community where deer casually roam island streets and yards. Private security is posted at the main entrance of Fripp Island 24 hours a day, and entry is greatly scrutinized and often denied for visitors without a resident or guest pass. A welcome center located just outside the Fripp Island security gate features the Spring Tide Market shopping complex, the Fripp Island Real Estate Company and Fripp Island’s resort offices.

Wildlife is at home on Fripp Island, and Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawks, Osprey, White Ibis and Woodstorks are among more than 175 species of birds that have been spotted by the Fripp Island Audubon Club, a branch of the National Audubon Society.  

Fripp Island real estate owners are no strangers to rolling up their pant legs and wading in the surrounding waters to catch Atlantic Blue Crabs. As a matter of fact, it is a favorite pastime for Fripp Island real estate owners. Fishermen enjoy the abundance of flounder, bass and trout.

When not crabbing or fishing, families gather to watch the porpoises swimming in area inlets or giving of their time to work with the Fripp Island turtle nesting protection program that assists Loggerhead Turtles who come to nest along the 3.5 miles of Fripp beaches.

Flora and fauna are in true balance on Fripp Island. Ferns, palmettos, ancient oaks, magnolias and palm trees provide the tropical feel to Fripp Island as well as refuge for birds and shade to Fripp Island’s abundant raccoon and deer population.

Average temperatures on Fripp Island range from the high 90’s in the summer to the low teens in winter. Island breezes are ever present, as demonstrated by fluttering of brightly colored flags on boats docked at the full service marina.

Amenities on Fripp Island are exclusive to members and guests of the Fripp Island Club. Fripp Island is home to two impressive golf courses. Ocean Creek is the first Davis Love III signature golf course and is located on the south end of Fripp Island. Augusta National designer George Cobb designed the beautiful Ocean Point course. Each offers picturesque waterfront fairways.

Fripp Island’s Racquet Club features eight clay and two hard tennis courts. Tournaments and instructional programs with private or semi-private lessons add to the wide range of activities available to Fripp Island real estate owners. Water sport enthusiasts are at home on Fripp Island, with a variety of activities that include boating, kayaking and canoeing.

Fripp Island Resort is the official owner of the island’s resort amenities. The oceanfront Fripp Island Golf and Beach Resort features several pools, walking and bike paths, children’s playground and seven eateries that add to the resort lifestyle that Fripp Island, South Carolina, is known for. Shopping on Fripp Island includes a fine gifts shop, small grocery, fishing and boating supply, golf and tennis pro shops, beachwear and accessories. Fripp Island real estate owners travel inland to Beaufort for a broader choice of shopping and dining.

According to Fripp Island Broadcasting, the television station that provides service to Fripp Island and other adjoining islands, 800 full time residents live on Fripp Island. Fripp Island homes are available for single or shared purchase and list from the mid $100’s (shared purchase) to above $3 million. Condos and Villas can be purchased in ranges from the mid $200’s toward the high $700’s. Homesites begin in the mid $100’s for streetside and range to nearly $1 million for oceanfront Fripp Island real estate. Architecture includes contemporary, cottage, low country, ranch and villas.

The closest hospitals and educational facilities are found 19 miles inland in Beaufort. Beaufort Memorial Hospital is a 182-bed, fully accredited facility and the University of South Carolina / Beaufort offers graduate and undergraduate programs.  The Fripp Island Community Centre and All-Faiths Chapel hosts nondenominational services on Wednesday night.  //