Recreation
With more than 30 miles of biking and hiking trails, kayaking, canoeing, and birdwatching areas, 123 acres of parks, and 10 miles of secluded beach, Kiawah Island is a playground for the soul.
Biking and Hiking
Kiawah Island is the perfect place to recapture the wind-in-your-face feeling of freedom you loved back in the days when your major mode of transportation was a bicycle. Thirty miles of paved bike trails and 10 miles of hard-packed beach let you create free-wheeling family memories in a technicolor world of bright forest greens and glistening ocean blues.
The fitness trail at Night Heron Park offers another perfect place to jog, walk, or bird watch, enveloped in the totally relaxing sights and sounds of the natural seacoast environment. And don't be surprised if your foray into nature includes a surprise sighting of deer, raccoon, wading birds, or even an alligator or bobcat.
Kayaking and Canoeing
Everywhere you look on Kiawah, opportunities for aquatic adventure await – tidal creeks, salt marshes, Sam's Inlet, the Kiawah River, and mile-after-mile of sun-sparkled coastline. Paddle away in a canoe, kayak, or kayak-for-two and see where the current will take you and your imagination.
Swimming
Marco polo, anyone? A number of Island swimming pools are available for your sunning and swimming pleasure. Between laps, sink back into your towel and take a dip into an intriguing bestseller.
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Tennis Club Pool
Beside Tennis Club Pro Shop in East Beach Village. The 60-foot pool reaches a maximum of 4 ½ feet, and the wading pool cools off even the smallest sun seekers. Call for a space in swimming lessons (all ages) at 843-768-2121, ext. 4056. Open 9:00 am.-10:00 pm. Sunday – Friday and 9:00 am – 8:00 pm Saturdays.
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Night Heron Park Pool
The Resort's largest pool complex, has a 25 meter pool, lap lanes, and a wading pool. Open 9:00 am – 10:00 pm Sunday – Friday and 9:00 am – 8:00 pm Saturdays. A daily or weekly charge may apply.
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The Sandcastle Pool
Located in the Kiawah Island Community Association's Community Center known as The Sandcastle, this property owner-only accessible pool is accompanied by a children's wading pool, covered picnic pavilion, a playground area, and the Community Center building. The community center is located at 1 Shipwatch Road. For more information, call 843-768-3875 or email sandcastle@kica.us.
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Ocean Swimming
A gaggle of rafts, boogie boards, belly boards, or body boards turns the Atlantic Ocean into a water park of fun. You'll never see your children look more exhilarated than when the crashing curl of a wave propels them in a rush of churning surf toward the shore. Go out just beyond the breakers, and enjoy a more leisurely swim in nature's true infinity-edge pool.
Parks
Night Heron Park
Located off Kiawah Island Parkway near East Beach Village, this 21-acre park is a hub for concerts, special functions, and sporting events.
The park is open year round and features basketball and volleyball courts, soccer fields, a playground, nature center, pool complex, and fitness trail complete with cardio and strength training stations.
Night Heron Park Nature Center
Located in Night Heron Park, the Nature Center is the heart of the Kiawah Island Resort's Nature Program. Obtain information and make reservations for various tours such as paddling, walking, and fishing, classroom programs, van excursions, and more.
Inside the Nature Center are local wildlife exhibits, interactive displays, and information about Kiawah Island ecosystems. Resort naturalists and staff are on hand to answer any questions you may have and help direct you to Kiawah's nature hot spots.
The Nature Center is open 354 days a year starting at 8:30 am. For Holiday weeks including Labor Day Weekend, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years, a schedule of events is posted on the Kiawah Island Resort's website.
