Hilton Head Lighthouse is in the Sea Pines Plantation. If you are not an owner or staying at a resort/hotel in that area you have to pay and then are only allowed on certain roads. So we paid and managed to stay on the allowed roads and even saw everything I wanted to!
We saw the lighthouse and climbed to the observation tower and gift shop. They have a lot of historical information and pictures or historical objects (a hand sewn US flag that belonged to the lighthose service, a golf club from the first important tournament, etc) on each level of the stairs.
We also went to the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. We walked some of the paths but only saw turtles. We did get to see the Indian Shell Ring. It was very similar to the Green Shell Enclosure we saw yesterday. That was for fortification/protection from Skull Creek. They think the shell ring was used for celebrations and ceremonies.
The mix of green spaces and resorts/hotels etc. is interesting. It's a very carefully planned community. Traffic on the main highway around the island is nerve racking now, I can’t imagine in the summer. When you get off the main road it’s quiet and fairly calm to drive around. It’s an interesting area and the people we’ve met have been very friendly. I’d like to come back sometime when it’s just a little warmer.
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