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Looking for the best places to live and boat? Boating communities are perfect for avid boaters who not only want to live on the water, but live the boating lifestyle. Many boating communities offer waterfront property with private boat docks, while others have communal docks, marinas, yacht clubs, and boat repair services. Living in a boating community not only offers unbeatable convenience but is a perfect way to stay active in retirement and forge new friendships. There are even sailing retirement communities for sailors who want to spend their golden years cruising into the sunset. Explore this list of best boating communities to retire in and find your ideal boating lifestyle.

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Harbor Island

Harbor Island, South Carolina Boating Communities
Harbor Island, South Carolina

Nestled just north of Fripp Island, Harbor Island, South Carolina, is a serene private island known for its unspoiled beaches and abundant wildlife, featuring a pristine 2.5-mile beach, rich ecology, and diverse bird populations. Residents enjoy exceptional amenities including swimming pools, tennis courts, a fitness center, and a well-appointed clubhouse. With a range of affordable homes, villas, and homesites, Harbor Island is ideal for families, retirees, and active adults, offering a perfect blend of secluded island living and convenient access to Beaufort's shopping, dining, and cultural attractions. Lots priced from $50,000 to $400,000; Condos and homes from $250,000 to $2 million. Read More...

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Hilton Head Plantation

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Boating Communities
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Hilton Head Plantation is a 4,000-acre master-planned community located on the northern tip of Hilton Head Island, SC. Residents have access to four golf courses, more than two miles of beaches, an on-site marina, multiple clubhouses, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, fitness and tennis centers, an extensive trail system and numerous recreation areas. Lots from $250,000 to $500,000; Homes priced from $400,000 to $3.25 million. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian’s® Four Seasons at Lakes of Cane Bay

Summerville, South Carolina Boating Communities
Summerville, South Carolina

Located 30 minutes from Charleston, K. Hovnanian’s® Four Seasons at Lakes of Cane Bay is a new 55+ community offering an active lifestyle. The lakefront clubhouse features saline indoor and outdoor swimming pools, athletic club, and tennis, bocce ball & pickleball courts. Residents enjoy a variety of clubs and activities including fishing, kayaking, boating, paddle boarding, walking trails, and bird watching. Priced from the low $400,000s. Read More...

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Kiawah Island

Kiawah Island, South Carolina Boating Communities
Kiawah Island, South Carolina

This coastal South Carolina community offers numerous recreational pursuits, including seven golf courses, a tennis program and 10 miles of famously unspoiled beaches. Historic Charleston is just 21 miles away. Lots priced from $325,000 to $40,000,000; Homes from $1,575,000 to $22 million. Read More...

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Kiawah River Estates

Charleston, South Carolina Boating Communities
Charleston, South Carolina

This waterfront community in the South Carolina Lowcountry is a short drive to historic Charleston and offers access to Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Exclusive amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, tennis & pickleball courts, a crabbing dock, fishing ponds, and more. Lots priced from $275,000 to $1 million; Homes from $850,000 to $2 million. Read More...

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Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head

Hardeeville, South Carolina Boating Communities
Hardeeville, South Carolina

This Jimmy Buffett-inspired 55+ community is located in the heart of coastal South Carolina, minutes from Hilton Head Island. The community offers a laid-back lifestyle with resort-style amenities including a clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, indoor and outdoor dining, fitness center, tennis & pickleball courts, pet spa, and a theater. Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC are within a short drive. Homes priced from the low $300,000s to the mid $400,000s. Read More...

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Long Cove Club

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Boating Communities
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Located on the southern end of Hilton Head Island, Long Cove Club is a prestigious private, member-owned community that offers luxury, privacy, and natural beauty across its 600-acre Lowcountry landscape. Renowned for its Pete Dye championship golf course, onsite marina with deep water access, and various sports facilities, residents also enjoy a resort-style pool, dining options, walking trails, and a dog park. The community hosts numerous social events and activities, while the elegant Lowcountry-style homes feature custom finishes and scenic views of the golf course, lagoons, or marshes. Homes priced from the high $800,000s. Read More...

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McCord's Ferry at Lake Marion

Santee, South Carolina Boating Communities
Santee, South Carolina

Located in the heart of South Carolina’s Lowcountry on the south shore of the state’s largest freshwater lake, McCord’s Ferry at Lake Marion is a master-planned lakefront community in a natural forest setting. Amenities include a community center with a fitness center, swimming pool, and pickleball courts. A lakefront pavilion, boat slips, and nature trails that connect to the neighboring State Park provide activities centered around outdoor living. Townhomes/Condos/Homes start in the $300,000s. Read More...

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Moss Creek

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Boating Communities
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Moss Creek is an established master-planned community in Hilton Head between Charleston, SC, and Savannah, GA, featuring a variety of single-family homes and courtyard/patio villas with resort-style amenities including unlimited golf, tennis, fishing and boating. Lots priced from $100,000+; Condos priced from $300,000+; Villas priced from $500,000+; Homes priced from $500,000 to $4 million. Read More...

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Mount Vintage

North Augusta, South Carolina Boating Communities
North Augusta, South Carolina

With a history dating back to 1840, Mount Vintage has evolved into a resort community with 27 holes of championship golf designed by Tom Jackson, and an active Athletic Club & Town Center with tennis courts, swimming pool, fitness center and community center. Located between Augusta, Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina, this area offers top-rated hospitals, a thriving arts community and water sports on Lake Strom Thurmond. Choice of spec homes priced from the $300,000s to the $500,000s or build your home to suit your lifestyle, lots priced from $39,000 to $95,000. Read More...

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Oldfield

Okatie, South Carolina Boating Communities
Okatie, South Carolina

Deep in South Carolina's Lowcountry, between Beaufort and Hilton Head, is the club community of Oldfield. Amenities include a Greg Norman golf course, Equestrian Center, Sports Club with 6 tennis courts, fitness center, resort-style swimming pool and lap pool, the River Club with fine and casual dining and the Outfitters Center - a hunting lodge with outfitters store and wildlife education center. Lots prices beginning at $175,000; Homes from $700,000 to $2 million+. Read More...

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Palmetto Bluff

Bluffton, South Carolina Boating Communities
Bluffton, South Carolina

Nestled in South Carolina's scenic Lowcountry, Palmetto Bluff spans 20,000 acres with 32 miles of shoreline along the May, Cooper, and New rivers. The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy preserves the land, enhancing its waterfront, Inland Waterway, and wildlife-rich trails. The community offers two village centers, Wilson and Moreland, and the exclusive Palmetto Bluff Club with top-tier amenities. Highlights include the revamped Shooting Club, Wilson Lawn & Racquet Club, a 12-acre farm, Wilson Landing Marina, new King-Collins Crossroads nine hole golf course, and Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. Real estate options range from 1/3-acre to 15-acre homesites priced from $500,000 to $5 million; homes from $2 million to $6 million+. Read More...

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Palmetto Dunes

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Boating Communities
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

This renowned South Carolina golf and beach resort community has three miles of sandy beaches stretching the length of the community, three award-winning golf courses, a full-service marina, an oceanfront pool, walking and biking trails, and an 11-mile lagoon for fishing and kayaking. Vacation rentals available. Lots priced from $200,000 to $4 million; Condos from $400,000 to $3 million; Homes from $800,000 to $7 million+. Read More...

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Rose Hill Plantation

Bluffton, South Carolina Boating Communities
Bluffton, South Carolina

This gated community in Bluffton, South Carolina offers the best in Lowcountry living, with a championship golf course, acres of parks & nature trails, deepwater access, fishing & kayaking, tennis & pickleball, swimming pools, equestrian center, and a lively community clubhouse. Lots priced from $60,000 to $400,000; homes from $300,000 to $1.8 million. Read More...

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Savannah Lakes Village

McCormick, South Carolina Boating Communities
McCormick, South Carolina

With two lakefront golf courses and 2,200 primary and vacation-home residents, this member-owned lakefront sporting community in western South Carolina is surrounded by 60,000 acres of protected forest land and state parks at the confluence of the Little River Blueway Adventure Region and Lake Thurmond. Lots priced from $25,000 to $200,000; Homes and Cottages from the low $300,000s to the $900,000s. Read More...

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Sea Pines

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Boating Communities
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Homeowners at this 5,000-acre oceanfront enclave on South Carolina's Hilton Head Island have access to four championship golf courses and five miles of pristine Atlantic beaches, along with a full-service marina, tennis and equestrian facilities, resort dining and a 603-acre Lowcountry nature preserve. Lots priced from $119,000 to $5 million, with condos, townhomes, villas and single-family homes priced from $170,000 to $8.7 million. Read More...

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Spring Island

Okatie, South Carolina Boating Communities
Okatie, South Carolina

Private island community located in the heart of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, midway between Hilton Head Island and the coastal town of Beaufort. An Arnold Palmer golf course is the centerpiece, with 3,000 acres of lush maritime forest preserved for the exclusive enjoyment of no more than 400 families. Other amenities include a Sports Complex, an Outfitter Center, and an Equestrian Center with 35 miles of riding trails. Homes priced from $800,000 to $6 million; Lots from $250,000 to $800,000 million. Read More...

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The Cliffs - Lake Region

Six Mile, South Carolina Boating Communities
Six Mile, South Carolina

The Cliffs - Lake Region is a collection of three gated mountain-lake residential communities located on the shores of 18,500-acre Lake Keowee. Together these three properties offer a full complement of recreational activities, including a pair of signature golf courses designed by Tom Fazio and a signature golf course by Jack Nicklaus. Members have access to over $150 million in completed amenities at all seven Cliffs Communities. Homes priced from $1.3 million to $5.9 million; Lots from the $100,000s to $1 million. Read More...

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The Reserve at Lake Keowee

Sunset, South Carolina Boating Communities
Sunset, South Carolina

With grand views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and 30 miles of shoreline on the majestic Lake Keowee, this 3,900-acre private, walkable community is perfect for families at any stage seeking the “right-sized” home. Close proximity to Clemson University. Lots priced from $44,900 to $1.5 million; Homes priced from the $1.5 million to $3.8 million. Read More...

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Wexford

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Boating Communities
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Wexford is a private gated community in the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry on Hilton Head Island. With luxurious amenities and a resort-like setting, it is an ideal place for retirees, families, professionals, and people of all ages. The exclusive waterfront community is highlighted by a 37-acre inland harbor with 280 boat slips that provides direct access to the Lowcountry’s coastal waters. Other amenities include an Arnold Palmer designed 18-hole golf course, clubhouse, pool complex, tennis and pickleball facilities, fitness center, and various social activities and groups including the Wexford Yacht Club. Wexford features harbour and golf course homesites, priced from $100,000 to $700,000; and townhomes and homes from $800,000 to $4 million. Read More...

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