Interpretive Trail

Audubon Newhall Preserve

(Hilton Head Island)

Description: The Audubon Newhall Preserve is a series of short, easy walking interconnected trails through a fifty-acre nature preserve. An information and trail guide, available at the entrance, will guide you through the area, where you will see a wide variety of trees and plants, from Florida Scrub to native hardwoods. A feature of the preserve is a rare pocosin (the Indian word for bog), which was once a characteristic feature of barrier islands.

Length: 2.0 miles

Fees: None.

Directions: From US 278 near the entrance to Hilton Head Island, turn right onto the Island By-pass. When you reach Palmetto Bay Road, watch for the Audubon Newhall Preserve sign on the right.

From US 278 on the south part of Hilton Head Island, drive west to the traffic circle and turn right (north) onto Palmetto Bay Road. Look for the Audubon Newhall Preserve sign on the left.

Hours: Daylight hours.

Camping: None.

Information: Hilton Head Island Audubon Society, P.O. Box 6185, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 29938-6185, Telephone: 843-842-9246.