Have you actually been to the beautiful, non-public island oceanfront paradise known as Fripp Island, South Carolina? With over three miles of pristine, untouched seashores that offer you sand dollars, sea shells, hermit crabs, sea snails and starfish galore, Fripp Island is the excellent place to leave your worries behind! This 3000 acre gated resort is host to such various animals as deer, white herons, pelicans, osprey, egrets, alligators, and occasional loggerhead turtles. Fripp’s breathtaking natural elegance is evident all around and it is obvious why Hollywood selected to film “Forrest Gump,” “The Jungle Book,” and “The Prince of Tides” on Fripp Island and why so many people are interested in Fripp Island vacation rentals.
Apart from its uncrowded stunning beaches, the island hosts a unique wide variety of amenities. For the avid golfer, Fripp Island offers two remarkablygorgeous and difficult courses. Ocean Point Golf Course was created by George Cobb and features spectacular oceanfront scenery while Ocean Creek Golf Course was created by PGA champion Davis Love III and showcases expansive marsh and jungle scenery. The famous author Pat Conroy lives on Fripp year year ’round and can from time to time be observed signing copies of his publications “Beach Music,” “The Prince of Tides,” “The Great Santini,” and “The Lords of Dicipline” for adoring followers at The Spring Tide Market.
Fisherman can devote their time alongside the meandering tidal creeks catching plentiful fish, shrimp, and blue crabs. There is a lengthy fishing pier that extends out hundreds of feet into the ocean inlet on Hunting Island that is just across the bridge from Fripp and another long fishing pier that extends from the other end of Fripp Island over towards Pritchard’s Island – which is uninhabited. For the shopper, there are a lot of shops and boutiques on the island providing almost everything from casual wear to gifts and souvenirs. The Spring Tide Market is a cute little grocery store which sells every little thing from berries, vegetables, frozen foods, bread, lunch meat and cheeses to beer, wine and boogie boards – for wave riders of all ages!
Visitors have a selection of five different restaurants on the island – The Ocean Point Grill, The Beach Club Restaurant, Bonita Boathouse, Savannah’s Lounge, and The Cabana Club Restaurant. There are seven different swimming pools on the island. One of them which is heated year ’round at Veranda Beach overlooks the ocean. There are eight soft and two hard surface tennis courts for your enjoyment and jogging, biking and roller blade trails, and scenic Audubon nature paths. You can additionally hire boats, jet water skis, kayaks, golfing carts, bicycles, mopeds, or book a chair on one of the frequently scheduled excursion boats for dolphin watching, shelling, and exploring! Fripp Island is additionally a state designated animals sanctuary where hundreds of deer live that will eat right from your hand if you have some fresh fruit or vegetables with you. Undoubtedly one of the mostattractive and distinctive places one could ever go to in the United States!
