The heart of Hilton Head, Forest Beach is an ungated community on the south-end of Hilton Head Island. It is bordered on one side by the lapping waves of the Atlantic Ocean and converges at Coligny Square—the oldest and most popular gathering spot on Hilton Head Island. Forest Beach is known by both islanders and visitors alike as either North Forest Beach or South Forest Beach. Forest Beach Drive runs parallel to the ocean on either side of Coligny Circle with beachside and non-beachside streets fingering off either section. Dune Lane, which runs center between the ocean and North Forest Beach Drive, offers some of the most spectacular oceanfront homes for sale in the Southeast.

Forest Beach is a fusion of newly constructed oceanfront mansions, small bungalows built in the 1950s, condos, owner-occupied mid-sized beach homes, modern beach rentals and hotels. Its uniqueness is that it offers distinctive resort living in a relaxed state of mind. Residents and visitors of Forest Beach embrace the fact that their community is only one of a very few ungated neighborhoods on Hilton Head Island. There are three miles of unspoiled beaches and pristine dunes in this section of the island between Sea Pines and Shipyard. Unsurpassed in its tranquility, yet replete with entertainment, such as miniature golf, a waterpark, and free seasonal entertainment. as well as some of the best shopping and dining on the island, Forest Beach Hilton Head Island has something for the young, the old, and everyone in between.