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About Time!  Creekside Coastal Retreat 4...

Welcome to your ideal Emerald Isle hideaway! Located between the calming creek and the shining Atlantic, this roomy 4-bedroom, 3-bath coastal home offers the best of both worlds — creekside serenity and beachfront fun just mins. away.Located in...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Soundfront Hideaway | Dock + Golf Cart +...

Tucked at the end of a peaceful cul-de-sac, High Tide Hideaway offers a quieter way to appreciate Emerald Isle. This 4-bedroom soundfront home gives your family a private dock, covered outdoor space, and a golf cart for painless trips to the...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Lost Treasure Golf and Raceway - Crystal Coast

Visitors of all ages will have a blast at this destination that is designed for great times along the Crystal Coast shoreline. Professor Hacker's Lost Treasure Golf and Raceway is situated in the centrally located beach community of Salter Path, and...

Secluded Ocean front home 7BR/5.5 BA wit...

Private, secluded ocean front home located in the maritime forest of Pine Knoll Shores; ideal for peaceful family getaways. (ocean vistas are limited due to trees and setback; see photos). 7 BR, 5 B + 1 half B. K * K * Q * Q *Q* Q*, and 2 sets of...

  • Pine Knoll Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
Morehead City Ferry Service

The Crystal Coast is best explored from the water, and Morehead City Ferry Service will take explorers to some of the most remote and beautiful corners of this long stretch of Southern Outer Banks shoreline. Launching from the heart of Downtown...

Hammocks Beach State Park

Just west of the town of Emerald Isle, and across a maze of marshy terrain off the coast of mainland Swansboro, lies Hammocks Beach State Park, an incredible refuge for beach lovers who want to forego the crowds, and enjoy a parcel of barrier island...

Swansboro's Bicentennial Park may not be the grandest of most extensive park along the Crystal Coast's Inner Banks, but it is certainly one of its most scenic. Surrounded by the deep waters of the White Oak River and Swansboro Harbor, patrons to...

Enjoy a gorgeous sunset, a little birdwatching, or just a leisurely and short hike that hovers above the White Oak River with a visit to the aptly-named Riverview Park. Located along NC Highway 24 / Corbett Avenue, in between the central downtown...