Safe Harbor Skull Creek

New floating docks with solid wood and tie downs. Staff was always available for anything we needed. We don't frequent marinas, but have been to several. This is the top marina we've been to so far up and down the east coast and in the Bahamas.

Great stay for 3 days to wait out weather. Very friendly staff and very nice floating docks. We will stay again next time we come through Hilton Head.

GREAT STAFF!!! Thank you!

Passing boats do not respect marina no wake zone which isn't marked.

Nice marina. Quiet. Great Staff! Extremely helpful. This was our first time visiting and we will definitely come back.

Pulled in for a night to wait out bad weather. Staff was great. Good floating docks. Well protected. Some wake movement from traffic. They did not respond when hailed on VHF multiple times.

Recently bought a 47 Atlantic in Charleston SC and drive it down the ICW to Fort Myers Fla . Stopped at many Marinas along the way . Pulled up at Skull Creek the day before Easter and stayed two days . Met Duncan who could not have been more professional and helpful . Don’t know what you pay him but it couldn’t be enough. Recommend Skull Creek and Duncan to anyone traveling through Hilton Head

Amazing place all around.

Great marina and fantastic restaurants just a short Uber ride away. Dock Master was extremely helpful.

It’s always a pleasant stay. Helpful staff and strong currents make for an interesting arrival and departure!!!

Positives : The Dockhand met us at the T dock to help us tie up and was very informative. The facility is in good clean condition with clean rest rooms.The transient dock is a T-dock which is easy in and out. Over all a nice marina. The negatives: T dock is in an area that is exposed to wakes. It is not in a No Wake posted area. We arrived on a Sunday and there was a lot of boating activity. We rocked and rolled at arrival late afternoon and into the night. Even late evening as a few sport fish passed leaving large wakes. The marina is in a gated community. Very nice but not close to anything. No transportation or bikes provided by the marina. If you want to go anywhere it requires Uber. We could have used the dingy to go to a restaurant on the water about two miles away. We planned a two day stay at Skull Creek to spend time on Hilton Head. After a night of rocking and rolling in a marina we decided to leave early and anchor instead. I spoke with the Harbor master about our experience. He offered to give us an inside slip where it would be calmer or refund us for the day we did not use. He was understanding to our experience. We chose to leave. If you have scheduled transportation and don't mind a little rocking and rolling while tied in a Marina this is a 5 star marina. We don't mind rocking and rolling from weather at a marina but wakes we do. We anchor for free and except wakes!

Everything about the facility was great, however there needs to be a no wake zone for the marina as we have encountered everywhere else on the ICW. Lots of bouncing about from the wakes of passing boats. Can’t imagine what it would be like in the busy season. A very easy fix to get 5 stars from me.

Delivering yachts south and north along the East Coast, it is always comforting to know where to find consistently great service, fuel, dockage, and friendly faces. The staff is always great in welcoming us in, providing convenient transient dockage, setting us up with fuel, water, and electric, and providing information for my clients. Ben Austin and his crew have always provided the highest level of service to me and my clients, all of whom have always commented positively of the visit to Skull Creek and Hilton Head Island. Most recently (Jan 2023) my clients were very pleased with the hot showers and clean rest rooms after a very cold delivery south from Beaufort NC! Very welcome! Skull Creek standardly provides the highest level of service, one that you can count on when your travels bring you to Hilton Head.

I highly recommend Safe Harbor Skull Creek. We have had a slip there since 2020 and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The staff was very helpful in providing information and answering questions before we committed to getting a slip there and the friendly, high level of service has been continuously provided through the years. Whether it is just answering a question or getting fuel, the team has been a pleasure to deal with. The property, including the restrooms has always been clean and well maintained. A big thanks to Ben who we have dealt with the most!

Good stay. Very friendly and helpful dock hands. Very disappointed that the restaurant has closed, and the closest option is 1.5 miles away. No loaner carts, or bikes. This may affect our future decision to stay. We will check on our next trip through to see if things have changed.

Super friendly Staff. Convenient for Southbound Travelers. A new addition to our runs south. Great restaurant nearby. Highly recommend! Capt Chris

This was our 2nd stay at Safe Harbor Skull Creek, and enjoyed it very much. Dockmaster (Ben) and staff are GREAT! Thank you for a great stay and we will be back.\nBistari

The marina was very nice and clean, but we where there 3 nights and the potable water at our dock and nearly dock was broken . Our thank was empty. So it was not fonctionnal enought for us. They could have offer us à crédit.

Great place great people!

Nice folks, easy in and out, thanks!

Staff was amazing and helpful. Sadly the electric wasn’t sufficient for our 100amp single phase. Splitter was sufficient either. \nThey credited us the charge for electric. No problem. Sunsets were stunning

After telling James we would there after closing, he emailed all the essential info a transient needs (gate codes,etc). Slip was next to dock house/bathrooms/showers. And showers were among the nicest we’ve used. Slip has very large cleats and wide dock surfaces. \nOnly small issue was the restaurant at the Marina was closed for a private party. \nOtherwise, I highly recommend staying here when on the ICW.

Very nice facility and excellent staff

The staff were really great. Tyler and Ben specifically were just absolutely wonderful. Ben, the dock master didn't hesitate to let us arrive a little early to come during slack tide and Tyler is a great dock hand with a great attitude. The rest of the stay was a bit disappointing and not on par with their rates. There is an extensive amount of construction going on, docks falling apart, no water at the slip, power outage, wifi out/extremely slow during the week we were there. Cell service is spotty up there so we had spells without wifi where we couldn't communicate with our family who were staying on the beach side of town. A large portion of the boats docked here look as if they have been there a while and are at the end of their lives. The location is beautiful but pretty far from most places if you don't have a car. This was the only marina on the island that had a slip available but it was apparent why they had the open slips. In the future, this could be a great place to stay but it just isn't there yet. The restaurant on site is nice and has a great coffee bar and "convenient store." There is also a pool that is a mile away, open to marina guests after getting a day pass. Facilities are minimal and ok. No captains lounge. Fuel dock is in a great spot for easy access but we didn't need any. I wouldn't stay here again and couldn't really recommend this place in it's current state and cost but they are definitely working hard to improve the place.

Ben and his staff are equal to the best marina crew on the planet, consistently helpful, attending to details, making people feel comfortable about being here.

Fair

Ben (Dockmaster), Tucker, Tyler and Hunter were all professional and extremely helpful in getting us squared away with diesel and a great outside T berth

We had an awesome stay here. The staff were super helpful. Nice facilities. We especially enjoyed access to the neighborhood pool. We will be back!

While transiting Hilton Head on our way to Savannah from Charleston, we requested assistance with temporary dockage to wait out storms that were passing through the area. Ben answered our radio call and allowed us to tie up and wait it out. He was very cordial and offered the use of the facilities as needed. It was comforting to my passengers and I to get on terra forms after a battle in Port Royal Sound. Thank you Ben, and kudos Safe Harbor Skull Creek!

Great staff. Helped us with all our needs.

Skull Creek was a great facility with a professional staff we had to leave the boat for a week and it was in great hands

We lost an engine 35 miles SE HHI. Once in cell phone range we contacted Safe Harbor Skull Creek for dockage letting them know ETA 5:30-6:00. Not a problem. James met us on the dock to assist with lines. We greatly appreciate the after hours courtesy extended to us. Thank you for being there for us.

Excellent management (Thank you, Ben). Good location. Service level is great. Good value

Very helpful staff. Easy overnight stay on the ICW.

This is a very nice peaceful marina albeit a bit remote from provisioning options. Great dock staff and tidy new floating docks. Restaurant on site (did not go) and very nice neighborhood for walking. Several golf courses within an easy bike ride. Have stayed here before and will again.

Awesome place with great dock staff. Very helpful. Great Restaurant onsite

We love stopping here when traveling to and from the Florida Keys. We promise ourselves in October we will stay here at least a week to explore all the sites & restaurants The staff here is incredible! Great Team! Clean facility and always a warm welcome.

Excellent service from the staff and a nice quaint marina. Fuel price was reasonable. The surrounding neighborhood was beautiful and fun to explore on our bikes. We will be back!

James and everyone else at Skull Creek Marina were great. Came through on a delivery with two vessels during the busiest time of the year, Heritage Golf Tournament and they were more than accommodating for us both. Easy in and out off the ICW and we’ll kept docks.

Very nice marina with on site restaurant. The dockmaster was very helpful and when we had to change plans due to weather, the marina was very flexible. We will definitely stay there again.

Amazing!! Had a great stay. Clean and friendly people ....

I’d live here if I could. Couldn’t be a nicer group so friendly and helpful

A really nice place. The restaurant was great and the service was terrific.

Great location and excellent staff. Dock is exposed to boat wake.

The staff and facilities at Skull Creek we’re excellent! Went above and beyond for our needs for the weekend. We highly recommend and definitely will be using them for future dock services.

Ben Austin is a great guy. Mark and David too. Can’t express In words how happy we are. Ten stars!

Great stay. Trailered our 24' Chaparral from Smith Mtn Lake VA to Hilton Head for a two week stay & rented a transient slip at Skull Creek Marina. Nice folks, good rates, excellent facilities and close to where we were staying with family on the island. Only down-side is having to find a local self storage option to keep the boat trailer for a couple weeks... but that worked out. Would definitely go there again.

The dock master, Ben, met us at the slip and was masterful at securing what was not a typical “landing” but all ended well due to Ben’s efforts. Everything was well kept and staff very polite. It was an excellent experience and will be visiting again soon. Thank you - We have visited multiple times since, including last weekend and it was a great visit ! Still highly recommend!

The marina and staff are stellar and quite friendly. A shout out to Ben, the dock master. He’s an example of what all dock-masters could be. Our only issue was the rolling we experienced while pretty far in on the face dock. I’d say it was our boat but ALL of them rocked quite a bit unless you are on the inside face dock next to land. However, this seems to be taken up with long term ? We would stay here again but the powers that be might want to look into wave attenuation, enforcement of a slow speed zone, etc. Thank you Ben! You made it worthwhile! April

Easy docking with very nice people that even helped us with pumps to blow up rafts. No shore power issues. Fuel was easy to get to. Nice restaurants close by. Close to Beaufort as well.

Just Great. We love please . Looking forward to stay with them again.

We thoroughly enjoyed staying at Safe Harbour Skull Creek Marina in Hilton Head, so much so that we planned to stay for a week and ended up staying for 5 weeks! Ben and his team made us feel very welcome. Nothing was too much trouble. The facilities are great with a laundry on site and good WiFi. We will definitely be back and make Skull Creek a regular winter destination. Thank you for making our stay so pleasant. Dean & Alka Bromiley

great marina, loved our stay.

Always have been more than pleased with our stops at Skull Creek over the years. Only issue this year was the lack of golf carts. In the past they had been available for boat owner use. Apparently they have been disallowed since Covid. Very long walk from parking lot up ramp to docks. However, staff exceptionally accommodating &, when called, would pick you up at bottom of ramp.

Second visit to Skull Creek and it only getting better. Dockmaster Ben and manager Mark do a great job. The current can be strong but they are there to help you get in for fuel or your berth.

Super friendly and very accommodating for a late arrival and early am departure. We rented bikes from Mike’s bikes, and they delivered to the Marina. 3 excellent restaurants a short bike ride or long walk away. We’ll be back again.

Very clean and great facilities (would be nice to have more than one washer/dryer). Staff very helpful, especially when coming in with the tricky currents and winds they were a tremendous help. Lovely area for taking the dog for a walk.

Great stop. The staff was super friendly, easy in and out, and the location is nice and quiet. It is a bit far if you’re trying to get elsewhere on the island, but worth a stop.

Staff was amazing. Friendly and catered to our every need.

Friendly helpful dockhands, nice docks. We enjoyed our stay.

I really appreciated the friendly, professional marina staff. Very easy to work with, responsive to requests, regularly checking on conditions of docks and boats in the marina. The facilities are clean and very secure.

Great marina and staff. Great restaurants within walking distance.

Great, clean marina, very convenient as it is right next to ICW. Super clean bathrooms and friendly (especially John) staff. Even marina tenants are very friendly giving you local advice, warnings, etc. You do have to watch out for strong currents and tides. Will stay there again.

They do a great job at Skull Creek. Clean facility with great staff.

Great brand new floating docks, all hardware an equipment in excellent shape. The best about this marina is the team running it. They go out of the way to make sure that the guest's needs are met. I was arriving with one engine disabled and Benjamin, the docmaster, proactively contacted me with all the tide and current info and waited at the dock to assist allowing me to dock safely with restricted manouverability. I saw him staying past the working hours to help other boaters. Not something you see often. The docks are on the river so make sure to account for currents and wind when planning your arrival. Some wake when windy so place your fenders properly. Overall, great marina.

Very nice marina. Facilities were very clean. Very friendly and helpful staff. Special thanks to Jeff.

Great staff. Extremely friendly and helpful. Clean facilities Definitely coming back

Helpful staff. Nice location to Hilton Head shopping and restaurants.

Really nice folks at this marina. We had exceptional service. The docks look brand new. Easy UBER ride to provisions and nice neighborhood to walk the dog. We really enjoyed the stay here. Watch the current - best to come and go at a slack current.

This marina is one of my favorites. You feel welcome from the moment you made the reservation. Very friendly and professional dock hands and great all around service makes this marina a top one on my list. And if that is not enough is on a beautiful location, you have to stay a couple of days and leave the marina. Shops, restaurants are all close by. For those with bikes is a very well marked bike trail that takes you from the plantation to around the town on this beautiful route.

Great service. Nice docks