2025 Thanksgiving Turtle Trot 5k

The Palmetto Dunes Property Owners Association (PDPOA) will host its sixth annual Thanksgiving Turtle Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day-Thursday, November 27, 2025.

The family-friendly Turtle Trot is a 5 kilometer run/walk on the beach in beautiful Palmetto Dunes Resort. The race starts at 9am from the Dunes House, 14 Dunes House Lane.

Registration is $35 for adults and $20 for kids 12 and under. Race registration includes a t-shirt.

Advance registration is required at pdpoa.run. Race packet pick-up will be November 24-26 at the PDPOA Admin Office-16 Queens Folly Rd.

Race proceeds benefit Palmetto Dunes Cares, a charitable organization whose motto is: giving back while building community. Its mission is to support local youth and enhance the natural environment in the greater Hilton Head Island area through grants and scholarships.

Since its inception in 2018, PD Cares has awarded over $375,000 to local non-profits in the greater Hilton Head area that support our local youth. In 2025, we PD Cares awarded more than $70,000 to various charities in the greater Hilton Head and Bluffton area including scholarships to local high school seniors.