Folly Field Beach Park Hilton Head

Folly Field Beach Park Hilton Head

Guests visiting Hilton Head and Islanders can visit the Folly Field Beach Park Hilton Head location. This beach park has a nice parking area with shade and accessible parking spots. Located closer to the mid-island area, Folly Field Beach Park is a favorite for people coming onto the island for a day to hit the beach. As you drive onto Hilton Head Island via the William Hilton Highway (278), you will want to turn left on Folly Field Road and right on Starfish Drive to get to this Beach Park. Here are some of the amenities at Folly Field Beach Park in Hilton Head:

• Metered/Permit Parking
• Bike Parking
• Boardwalk over the primary dunes to the Beach
• Beach Matting leads to the hard-packed sand
• Restroom facilities
• Outdoor Shower Stations
• Picnic Tables
• Folly Field Beach

Folly Field Beach Park Information:

Parking

Once you reach the first corner of Starfish Drive, the Folly Field Beach Park entrance is easy to find. Several parking spaces run parallel to Starfish Dive. All the parking spaces require you to pay a fee at the metered parking center at the front of the boardwalk to Folly Field Beach.

Coins or Credit Cards can be used to pay for your metered parking. Remember the space number before walking up to pay at the meter when parking your car. If you have paid for yearly pass parking at Hilton Head, you can use this to cover your parking fee.

Bike Ride to Folly Field Beach

For those who prefer biking as a means of transportation, Folly Field Beach Park provides bike-friendly facilities and ample bicycle parking options. Riding your bike to the park allows you to enjoy the coastal breeze and the scenic surroundings.

Upon arriving at the park, bike racks are available to park your bicycle securely. Bike racks are conveniently located at the front of the park. Remember to bring a lock for your bike to ensure its safety while you explore the park or relax on the beach.

Walking Paths

After you pay your parking meter fee, it is off to the Beach. Folly Field Beach Park has a nice, raised wooden boardwalk to get you to the sand on the beach. This walkway takes you past the public restrooms and outdoor showers and across the primary dunes with plentiful sea oats. The walking distance is about 400 feet along the wooden path.

Beginning of the Raised Wooden Path

Clearing the trees on the Wooden Path

Walking through the dunes

End of the Mat at the beach

At the end of the wooden path, a gentle ramp eases you down to the sand. There are no stairs which make it easier for wheelchairs and other wheeled items to get to the sand. A beach mat will get you across the soft sand to the harder-packed sand. This is also nice for anyone pulling a cart with beach supplies or if you are walking your bikes to the beach. Seasonally, there will be lifeguards on the beach.

Restrooms at Folly Field Beach Park

Folly Field Beach Park in Hilton Head offers clean, spacious, and well-maintained restroom facilities. Strategically located on the raised wooden path to the beach, these facilities include separate areas for men and women.

The restrooms are regularly stocked with toilet paper, equipped with soap dispensers, and designed to be wheelchair accessible.

Show Stations on the Boardwalk

Getting the sand out of your toes before getting in your car makes for a much more enjoyable ride. As you leave the beach, shower stations are available on the raised wooden path.

Wash yourself, beach toys, and anything else with sand stuck in its crevices. Two outdoor shower stations are provided with ample space between them for a couple of visitors to clean off before heading off on the rest of their journey.

Picnic Tables

Folly Field Beach Park provides limited picnic tables, but visitors can bring their own food to enjoy at the beach. Bring blankets, chairs, or portable tables to create your own picnic spot.

Please take care of the beach and park areas when you leave and clean up for the next visitors to have a perfect Hilton Head view.

Folly Field Beach

After you make it down to the beach, it is time to find a spot to set up for your time at the Atlantic Ocean. Folly Field Beach is on the Atlantic Ocean side of Hilton Head Island. Listening to the crashing of the waves makes for a wonderful time on the white sands and hard-packed surfaces.

Fishing on the Beach

Sunny Day at the Beach

Beautiful Sunset on Folly Field Beach

Knowing the tide schedule at Hilton Head can help you choose the best position on the sand. If the tide is heading in, find a place closer to the soft sand; if the tide is heading out, the hard-packed areas get longer until the tide changes again.

The beaches at Hilton Head Island are owned by the state of South Carolina. This means that, once you are in the beach area, you can walk the entire length of the beaches. Exploring the island by taking a long stroll on the beach or riding a bike is fun. If you walk to your right (looking at the ocean), you will pass the Sea Cloisters, Hilton Head Beach and Tennis Resort, Palmetto Dunes, Shipyard, and then Sea Pines. On the left, you have private homes, the The Westin Hilton Head Resort, and Port Royal Plantation.