Hilton Head Island is located in Beaufort County just northeast of the Georgia state line between Daufuskie Island and St. Phillips Island. Hilton Head Island is famous for its beaches. All of the beach is public, from the ocean to the high water mark. Access to the beach, however, is often private. The Town of Hilton Head Island provides five beach accesses: Alder Lane Beach Access, Coligny Beach Park, Driessen Beach Park, Folly Field Beach Park, and Islanders Beach Park. A 2006 real estate survey has estimated the population of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina at 33,838.