Mild Weather Outdoor Sports and Adventures Highlight Fall at Hilton Head Islands Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND S.C. – With its third golf course newly crowned the South Carolina Golf Course of the Year and the resort’s recent addition to Travel + Leisure’s Top 5 World’s Best Family Getaways list Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort plays host to golfers families retirees and tennis fans from around the country throughout the fall season.

Carolina sunshine paired with mild temperatures ranging from the 70s to low 80s as a high encourage visitors to the 2000-acre Hilton Head Island resort to head outdoors and enjoy its plentiful and varied activities from fishing and biking to golf and tennis.

Palmetto Dunes offers three championship Hilton Head golf courses all of which have been named South Carolina Golf Course of the year and rated four stars or more by Fodor’s Golf Digest Places to Play. Each is distinctively different and appealing ranging from the oceanfront Robert Trent Jones course to the George Fazio course which is Hilton Head’s only par-70 course and the Arthur Hills course known for its rolling dunes.

Guests can book a variety of golf packages that include golf instruction at the Palmetto Dunes Golf Academy along with accommodations in the resort’s many Hilton Head vacation villas and homes as well as group golf packages for 12 or more players that include golf rounds breakfast team shirts beer and more perks.

The Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center home to 25 tennis courts open for play will host the Palmetto Dunes Fall Tennis Classic Aug. 29-31 the Banana Open Challenge Oct. 3-5 and several United States Tennis Association South Carolina state championships throughout October and November. The center also offers daily tennis instruction as well as an exhibition and happy hour Mondays at 5:30 p.m. and equipment demonstrations on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. through October. Tennis players will find a host of packages to choose from including the Stay & Play package and Extreme Tennis Vacation.

Fishing is abundant on Hilton Head Island in the fall and the resort’s official outfitters Hilton Head Outfitters provides inland fishing charters as well as kayaking and canoeing in the resort’s 11-mile inland saltwater lagoon system.

At the resort’s Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina located across Highway 278 there are also inshore and offshore fishing charters including night shark fishing. Other activities at the marina include jetpacking parasailing kayaking stand up paddleboarding and more. Shelter Cove Harbour offers waterfront dining and shopping as well as entertainment with the Music & Food on the Harbour series that includes live music paired with food and drink tastings on Thursday evenings throughout September and October.

Families on fall break will find Hilton Head Island to be an active and adventurous getaway. The Sun ‘n Fun Island Escape includes 3 nights of accommodations starting at $217/person/night one round of golf per person 3-day bike rentals for biking the island’s 50 miles of paved bike paths a 2-hour kayak rental 2 hours of tennis court time daily and a massage and a facial or body scrub at Spa Soleil.

For more information about Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort or any fall packages or offers please call 877-567-6513 or visit www.palmettodunes.com.

About Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort is a 2000-acre resort destination located in the middle of Hilton Head Island S.C. bounded by 3 miles of Atlantic Ocean beach on one side and a sheltered Intracoastal Waterway marina on the other. Named to the top 25 World’s Best Family Getaways by Travel + Leisure in 2013 the resort features three world-class golf courses an award-winning tennis center an 11-mile inland salt-water lagoon system for kayaking and fishing and Hilton Head Outfitters for bike rentals canoes kayaks fishing and much more. The Mediterranean-style Shelter Cove Harbour Hilton Head Island’s largest deep-water marina located right across from Palmetto Dunes features waterfront shopping and dining and a wide variety of charters including nature cruises dolphin tours sport crabbing and fishing. For information about activities or reservations please call 877-567-6513 or visit www.palmettodunes.com.