Rose Hill Bluffton SC: A Gated Community Around a Public Golf Course
A gated community of about 950 home sites in Bluffton, built around a public golf course and the 19th-century Rose Hill Plantation House, with tennis, pickleball, trails and ponds inside the gates.
Gates and Access at Rose Hill
The community has two gated entrances with security around the clock. Residents, their guests and golfers with a tee time come in through the gate. If you are visiting a friend or looking at a house, arrange it ahead. The rest of Bluffton is close: our Bluffton guide covers Old Town and everything else around it.
The Public Golf Course
Rose Hill Golf Club is a public course at the center of the community, so anyone can book a tee time. Our Rose Hill Golf Club page has the scorecard and the details on the course, and the reviews from the people who have played it.
The Rose Hill Plantation House
The Rose Hill Plantation House gave the community its name. Construction began in 1858, on a Lowcountry plantation, and the house was left unfinished for decades. It was completed in the 1940s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The property was bought for the community in 1981, and the house still stands among the live oaks. For the town’s wider story, see Bluffton history.
Tennis, Pickleball, Trails and Ponds
Tennis in Bluffton: the Tennis Club of the Lowcountry at Rose Hill, who to call about guest play, and where to find public courts.
Pickleball in Bluffton, SC: The Local Pickle's 11 indoor courts, free outdoor courts at the Bluffton Recreation Center, and lessons.
Inside the gates there are tennis courts, home to the TennisClub of the Lowcountry, plus pickleball and bocce courts, equestrian facilities, parks and walking trails, and ponds for fishing and kayaking. The tennis page covers the club and its programs, and the pickleball page covers where to play around Bluffton.
Living in Rose Hill
Rose Hill homes for sale in Bluffton, SC: what to ask about the gated community, its public golf course, association costs and renting before you buy.
Search homes for sale in Bluffton, SC by price, type and community, plus what the listings leave out: builders and gated, golf and 55-plus communities.
Bluffton, SC, across the bridges from Hilton Head: Old Town on the May River, where to eat, what to do, hotels, the grocery run and Palmetto Bluff.
Homes at Rose Hill sit on wooded and golf-course lots in a community where the streets are gated and the golf is public. Because the community has been built out over years, its homes vary in age and style, so the listings are the best way to see what is on the market now.
Our Rose Hill homes for sale page has the current listings from the local MLS. Other gated Bluffton communities are compared on Bluffton real estate, and Hampton Hall is another one nearby.
About Rose Hill
- Where: Bluffton, South Carolina
- Access: Gated, with two entrances
- Size: About 950 home sites
- Golf: A public course, open to visitors
- History: The Rose Hill Plantation House, begun in 1858
- Courts: Tennis, pickleball and bocce
Rose Hill is a gated residential community in Bluffton, South Carolina, of about 950 home sites under live oaks and around ponds and golf fairways. Many people still call it Rose Hill Plantation, its name for years, after the historic house that stands on the property.
Most of the gated communities around Bluffton are built around private clubs. At Rose Hill the golf course is open to the public, so a visitor can play it even though the streets around it are gated, which makes it an easy community to get to know before you decide whether to buy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rose Hill in Bluffton gated?
Yes. It is a gated community with two entrances and security around the clock.
Is Rose Hill the same as Rose Hill Plantation?
Yes. The community was long called Rose Hill Plantation, after the historic plantation house on the property, and most people now just say Rose Hill.
Is the golf course at Rose Hill open to the public?
Yes. Rose Hill Golf Club is a public course, so visitors can book tee times even though the community is gated.
Is Rose Hill a private club community?
No. Its golf course is public, unlike the private club communities nearby such as Hampton Hall. Ask the listing agent what dues and rules the community’s association sets for owners.
How many homes are in Rose Hill?
The community has about 950 home sites.
What is the Rose Hill Plantation House?
It is the historic house the community is named for. Construction began in 1858, it was completed in the 1940s, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Does Rose Hill have tennis and pickleball?
Yes. The community has tennis courts, home to the TennisClub of the Lowcountry, and pickleball and bocce courts.
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