Tom Barton covers breaking news for The Island Packet. He is a Davenport, Iowa, native and 2007 graduate of Iowa State University. Before coming to the Island Packet he worked as a reporter at The Des Moines Register. He moved to Bluffton in July 2010. | 
Brian Heffernan covers the Town of Hilton Head Island for The Island Packet. He is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. | Islanders Beach Park off Folly Field Road on Hilton Head Island is one of the best places in the country for vacationers to dig their toes into the sand, according to Coastal Living magazine.
The publication, part of Time Inc. Lifestyle Group, chose the beach for “its crowd-free beach and fantastic swimming,” according to a news release.
It was the only South Carolina beach named in the magazine’s state-by-state guide of “the coolest getaways,” including the best spots for golf, fishing, relaxing in the sand, spotting wild animals, and more.
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