The Carolinas Club Ledger  ·  Hilton Head and Bluffton

Colleton River Club.

Bluffton, SC · member-owned equity club.

A shrimp boat tied up at a Lowcountry dock under a working sky
← Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort
The Number  ·  No. 4 of 28 on the table
Full Membership initiation
$165,000
Twelve months of dues
$31,542annual dues, annualized
Year-one entry
$196,542

Club-published   Club-published. Source: the club's own site, as of 2026.

Initiation, every category on file
CategoryInitiationAs ofSource
Full Membershipnon-refundable$165,0002026the club's own site“Property purchases are subject to a one-time Capital Contribution Fee of $165,000.”
Lifestyle Membershipnon-refundable$165,0002026the club's own site“Property purchases are subject to a one-time Capital Contribution Fee of $165,000.”
Dues, every category on file
CategoryDuesAs ofSource
Full Membership$31,542 / annual2026the club's own site“Operating Assessments $24,992.00 annually ($6,248.00 quarterly); Reserve & Replacement Assessments $6,550.00 annually ($1,637.50 quarterly); total $31,542.00 annually or $7,885.50 quarterly”
Lifestyle Membership$22,077 / annual2026the club's own site“Operating Assessments $17,495.00 annually ($4,373.75 quarterly); Reserve & Replacement Assessments $4,582.00 annually ($1,145.50 quarterly); total $22,077.00 annually or $5,519.25 quarterly”
Beside the number: capital dues, minimums, assessments and other charges

Listed as the source states them. None of these are inside the year-one figure.

ItemAmountSource
Food and beverage minimumNone annualcolletonriverclub.com“No, there are no food and beverage minimums.”
The door
Availability, as stated
Not stated
Lifestyle Memberships are limited in number Source, Sep 2026.
Ownership requirement, as stated
Must own inside the gate
When you own property at Colleton River, you are automatically a Member with full rights and privileges to all of the community's amenities and facilities. Source
What the club says, and what it leaves out

Categories the club names: Full Membership, Lifestyle Membership.

Not published by the club: membership cap; whether Lifestyle is a resident election or a separate count; equity classification in club's own words.

Beyond the number

The fee is one column. The place is the rest.

Whether the membership transfers with the house, what the assessment calendar looks like, and which category actually fits how you will use the club are the questions a schedule cannot answer. Ask us what is available inside Colleton River this week, including what has not hit the portals.

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