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Atlantic Beach Waterfront home with boat...

This newly refreshed home is in the heart of Atlantic Beach. Walk to the beach or use the supplied boat slip to to keep your boat on site. Eateries and shopping are very close by. Savor the sizable hot tub or catch rays on the floating dock. Public...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 9
Best Views on Emerald Isle

Sensational, well maintained oceanfront duplex (west side only, not entire home) ideal for family vacations.Vistas – high ceilings on first floor provide light and expansive beach and ocean vistas, second deck off of oceanfront bedrooms. Unwind on...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
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...

Bright 3BR Beach Home with Deck & Ocean ...

3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths. Queen, 2 Doubles, 2 Twins. Linens supplied with beds made.Just for the Halibut East is a 1/2 oceanfront duplex that combines comfort, convenience, and beautiful vistas. Features include central air & heat, enclosed hot & cold...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Island Ferry Adventures

Bird Shoal, Carrot Island, Sand Dollar Island & more! Dive into an exploration of some of the Southern Outer Banks’ most remote shorelines with an excursion that’s led by Island Ferry Adventures. Featuring both transport to the...

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...