Welcome to Colleton River

Peace, privacy, and pristine wilderness

Your home should offer a peaceful retreat from the bustle of the outside world, a place where you can relax and recharge to meet the demands of modern life. You’ll find just that with Colleton River homes for sale. This private community in Bluffton, SC, provides a much-needed respite with easy access to city amenities. 

Colleton River features just over 700 homes spread across 1,500 acres of land. Residents enjoy seven miles of breathtaking shoreline with direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, and the community is adjacent to a lush nature preserve. The neighborhood is secured by a gated entrance staffed by guards 24/7.

When you start searching listings in this desirable locale, you might be curious about on-site amenities. You’ll find plenty to do, including golf, tennis, on-site dining, and boating.

What to Love

• Lowcountry Splendor: Scenic environs are part and parcel of life when you choose Colleton River Plantation homes for sale. Residents enjoy gorgeous views of waterways, Lowcountry marshes, and romantic, moss-draped live oaks. Known as the “land between two rivers,” this community is bordered on three sides by water and is known for lush flora and diverse wildlife.

• Nearby Nature Preserve: The 977-acre Victoria Bluff Heritage Preserve adjacent to the community features four miles of easy walking trails that showcase the natural beauty of the region.

• Vibrant Lifestyle for Active Adults: The Colleton River golf club is a dream for active adults, thanks to two on-site golf courses, a racquet sports facility, a fitness complex, swimming pools, and access to surrounding waterways for boating, fishing, and other water activities.

• Choose Your Luxury Living Adventure: Each luxury home in the community has a unique character. You can also select an untouched lot to build your custom dream home, with views of the riverfront, marshland, or golf course.

Local Lifestyle

Several Bluffton and Hilton Head neighborhoods offer world-class golf amenities, and Colleton River Club in Bluffton, SC, is no exception. This golfer’s paradise includes two championship courses, one designed by Jack Nicklaus and the other by Pete Dye. Both have been ranked among the Top 100 Greatest Courses in the U.S. by Golf Magazine.

If you’re looking for prestige, you’ll find it here. Between the two courses, the community has hosted eight USGA qualifiers since 2005. Three U.S. Opens, four U.S. Amateurs, and one U.S. Senior Open have taken place here. In 2015, the Pete Dye course also hosted the Junior Amateur Championship, broadcast live by FOX Sports.

Each course has a clubhouse with on-site dining and breathtaking views for member convenience. The golf scene also includes a challenging 6-hole, par-3 course and a large short-game practice park overlooking a tidal marsh. Members looking to improve their game can take advantage of private instruction at the Golf Academy Learning Center.

If golf isn’t your game but you still enjoy an active lifestyle, you’re sure to love the recent $21 million amenities enhancement project that resulted in the community’s state-of-the-art Sports & Wellness Complex. This facility features a Fitness Center where you’ll find:

• Top-of-the-line exercise equipment

• A cardio theater

• Group fitness classes

• Technogym circuit training

• Personal trainers

• Physical therapists

• Licensed massage therapists

Spa services are available seven days a week. The complex also includes the Foot Point Tennis Center, which offers six Har-Tru courts, eight cushioned pickleball courts, and three full-sized bocce courts, as well as a pro shop. Finally, there’s the Aquatics Center, featuring a Junior Olympic swimming pool and kiddie pool.

This incredible complex isn’t the only recreation you’ll enjoy when you consider Colleton River real estate. The neighborhood has a dog park where you can let your furry friends frolic, and you’ll enjoy communal and private deepwater docks that offer access to Port Royal Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Whether you love fishing or you’re looking for charters, you’ll find it here.

Dining and Shopping

It’s not hard to find on-site dining options at the Colleton River Plantation country club. In fact, each of the two clubhouses features its own dining venue. The Dye Clubhouse offers casual dining, including an indoor/outdoor veranda and a rooftop lounge with views of the Chechessee River.

Or you can head to the Palms Café at the Sports & Wellness Complex for breakfast, lunch, pool bites, and cocktails. As for shopping, you don’t have to go far. Nearby Hilton Head Island is home to the Tanger Hilton Head Outlets (I and II) and several town centers with dining and boutique shops.

Things to Do and Entertainment

In addition to golf, racquet sports, and swimming, residents of the Colleton River Club can join groups geared toward arts and crafts, card games, books, and fitness. 

You can also head to nearby Savannah or Charleston for a day of museum hopping, concerts, or sporting events. In Colleton River, you’ll delight in a peaceful yet active community close to abundant urban amenities.