Fripp Island South Carolina... Once known as Prentis, then
named for John Fripp, a St. Helena Island planter and
surveyor. Fripp Island supports a three-thousand-acre gated
golf resort and residential community.
Two miles of smooth white beaches of Fripp might have
borne the footprints of a legendary figure: Edward Teach, a
pirate better known as Blackbeard. As legend has it,
Blackbeard chose Fripp Island as his hideaway because its
maze of creeks and inlets provided sanctuary from those
seeking to locate him. You arrive at Fripp passing through
Hunting Island. This secluded domain of tree-fringed
beaches and semi-tropical woodlands once known as Reynolds
Island hosts a five-thousand-acre state park. It offers
more than three miles of the finest natural beaches on the
eastern shore where abundant hiking and nature trails
provide splendid opportunities for exploration.
Driving Directions: Once you leave
Interstate 95 at Exit 42 follow Highway 21 which will end
on Fripp Island, about 19 miles southeast of Beaufort, SC.