- Golf -

Holden Beach boasts 30 golf courses within 30 minutes! Watch for Brunswick County to become the golf capital of the coast. Several area courses include: The Gauntlet, The Players Course and The Members Course all at St. James Plantation; the Freddie Couples course; Carolina National at Winding River Plantation; Lions Paw and Panther Run at Ocean Ridge Plantation; The Pearl; Ocean Isle Beach Golf Course.

- Boating, Fishing, & Beaches -

Boating - For both the sail or power enthusiast, the beautiful Cape Fear and Lockwood Folly Rivers, Intracoastal Waterway, and the Atlantic Ocean are available for boaters.

Offshore - Charter and private boats take you to your prize catch, including marlin, sailfish, dolphin, king and spanish mackerel, wahoo, bluefish and more.

Inland waters - Fishing, crabbing, shrimping and clamming are abundant in tidal creeks and along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Beaches - Holden Beach has 7 miles of white sandy shoreline.

- Dining & Shopping -

Dining and Shopping can be found on the island, Historic Waterfront Wilmington offers dining, shopping, historic tours, and live theater (35 minutes away) and the bright lights of Myrtle Beach is only 45 minutes away.

- Community Essentials -

Schools - Holden Beach Elementary, Supply Elementary, South Brunswick Middle/High School, Holden Beach Christian and Cape Fear Academy are the local public and private schools.

Colleges - The University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Brunswick County Community College are both within 30 minutes.

Medical Facilities - Dosher Memorial Hospital, Holden Beach; New Hanover Regional and Cape Fear Memorial Hospitals, Wilmington; and Brunswick County Hospital, Hwy. 17.

Airports - 2 International Jetports: New Hanover International. Wilmington and Myrtle Beach International, Myrtle Beach, SC ; and Brunswick County Airport in Oak Island for non-commercial flights.