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Harbour Town Lighthouse, Hilton Head Island, SC

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Harbour Town Lighthouse

Harbour Town Lighthouse is a sightseeing stop in Hilton Head Island, SC, part of the Lowcountry guide. Cost: under $25.

149 Lighthouse Rd · Hilton Head Island, SC

Why you should go…

The Harbour Town Lighthouse is a 93-foot, red-and-white banded tower at the Harbour Town marina inside Sea Pines, completed in 1970. You climb 114 steps to the top for views over the yacht basin and the water, passing a museum of historic photographs on the way up. Gift shops sit at the base and at the summit. It is privately owned, and reaching it means paying the Sea Pines gate fee as well as lighthouse admission.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Harbour Town Lighthouse, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Hunting Island State Park

    Under $25

    Climb the historic lighthouse, walk five miles of beach and hike maritime forest on a wild Lowcountry barrier island.

    27 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Free

    Angel Oak

    Free

    Stand beneath a centuries-old Southern live oak whose massive limbs dip to the ground and rise again in a small city park.

    58 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor