Cape Carteret NC Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions
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AHammocks Beach
- Swansboro
NC - +1 919 326 4881
- This is a wonderful park. There is a small ferry that takes you over or you can canoe or kayak. Once on the island you have to walk a half mile to the beach, but it is worth every step! A few years ago there was a great beach house which was destroyed by hurricanes. You must take an umbrella if y... more on TripAdvisor
- Overview Located on Bear Island, this is a great swimming beach. more on TripAdvisor
Hammocks Beach
SwansboroNC
BHammocks Beach State Park
- Bear Island
Swansboro, North Carolina, USA
- Overview Don't miss a visit to Hammocks Beach State Park on Bear Island, North Carolina's best kept secret, where you can picnic, sunbathe, swim, hike or fish. Look for the Loggerhead turtles' nests but don't touch! Collect sea shells as you stroll the beach. Discover blue crabs and other marine life in t... more on GoingToTheBeach.com
Hammocks Beach State Park
Bear IslandSwansboro, North Carolina, USA
CHammocks Beach State Park
- 1572 Hammocks Beach Road
Swansboro, NC 28584, U.S.A. - +1 910 326 4881
- Highlights: visitor center more
- Location: Swansboro, North Carolina (4.6 miles from Cape Carteret)
- Overview Travel to Bear Island and enjoy one of the most beautiful and unspoiled beaches on the Atlantic. Accessible only by private boat or passenger ferry, Hammocks offers relentless sun, sand, sea and sky. There are three primitive group campsites available on Bear Island and 14 primitive backpack camp... more on LLBean.com
Hammocks Beach State Park
1572 Hammocks Beach RoadSwansboro, NC 28584, U.S.A.
DBlack Skimmer Road Access
- Emerald Isle
North Carolina, USA
- Overview The access on Black Skimmer Road, MM 19 off Emerald Drive, offers pedestrians a place to walk to the beach and beach access for vehicles with permits. In Emerald Isle, the police department issues permits for driving on the beach. The department is at the corner of Black Skimmer Road and Emerald ... more on GoingToTheBeach.com
Black Skimmer Road Access
Emerald IsleNorth Carolina, USA
EBogue Sound Beach
- Emerald Isle
North Carolina, USA
- Overview The only public access to Bogue Sound is on Cedar Street, MP 19, off Emerald Drive, about one-quarter mile from the Black Skimmer Road access. This small, pretty park has a tiny gravel parking lot, which holds about four to six vehicles; a short pier that ends with stairs leading into the water; ... more on GoingToTheBeach.com
Bogue Sound Beach
Emerald IsleNorth Carolina, USA
FRegional Public Access
- Emerald Isle
North Carolina, USA
- Overview A large Regional Public Access is at MM 14_ at Park Street off Emerald Drive. It has parking for more than 100 cars on a gravel lot. Visitors will have a short walk to the beach. Nearby is another access on Ocean Drive, MM 15. No parking spaces are offered here, only access to the beach for walke... more on GoingToTheBeach.com
Regional Public Access
Emerald IsleNorth Carolina, USA
GThird Street Park
- Emerald Isle
North Carolina, USA
- Overview Third Street Park, MM 12 at Second Street, is a good public access. Visitors must turn onto Second Street just west of the Indian Beach town line. A small gravel lot offers a bike rack and parking for a few cars. A ramp over the dunes takes you to the beach. Like many of North Carolina's coastal ... more on GoingToTheBeach.com
Third Street Park
Emerald IsleNorth Carolina, USA
HBluewater Drive Access
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- Emerald Isle
North Carolina, USA
- Overview At MM 17� on Bluewater Drive off Emerald Drive, beachgoers will find a wooden walkway to the beach and two vehicle parking places for handicapped visitors. A half-mile away at MM 18 is another pedestrian access to the ocean at Whitewater Drive. No parking is available there. Like many of North ... more on GoingToTheBeach.com
Bluewater Drive Access
Emerald IsleNorth Carolina, USA
IHammocks Beach State Park
- 1572 Hammocks Beach Rd. Swansboro
NC 28584 - +1 910 326 4881
- Overview Hammocks Beach State Park is made of three different areas. The 30-acre Mainland, Bear Island a 980 acre unspoiled barrier island, and Huggins Island, a 211 acre maritime island located at the mouth of the White Oak River in Bogue Inlet. Huggins Islands thick, overgrown maritime forest is a stark... more on Visitnc.com
Hammocks Beach State Park
1572 Hammocks Beach Rd. SwansboroNC 28584
JFort Macon
- PO Box 127
Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 - +1 252 726 3775
- Overview The centerpiece of Fort Macon State Park is the 1834 pentagon-shape fortress used first to protect the coast against foreign invaders and pirates, then against Yankees during the Civil War. You can explore on your own or take a guided tour. The 365-acre park set in a maritime forest also offers p... more on Fodor's
Fort Macon
PO Box 127Atlantic Beach, NC 28512
