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Atlantic Breeze South - Cozy & Renovated...

Atlantic Breeze South is the ideal place to get away and appreciate the ocean. The downstairs space of our duplex. Freshly refreshed and completely outfitted, this cute little space has everything you may need! Only a short walk to the beach that is...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 4
 Emerald Mermaid cozy studio apt private...

1 block from beach w/private parking lot .37 spaces-first come first served. has shower & walking distance to Bogue inlet pier. Soundside public access w/pier & limited parking - can walk or bicycle effortlessly. Apartment Located steps from bicycle...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 2
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...

Waterfront, Poolside, Ground-Floor, King...

Ground-floor, poolside efficiency with freshly modernized kitchen, floor, and paint. Our unit faces the pool on ground floor. The complex is sound-side with pier, grilles & gazebo. We are located just steps from the ocean with a private crosswalk...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 2
Shackleford Wild Horse & Shelling Safari

Take a quick and scenic ferry ride with your experienced guide over to the pristine Outer Banks Island of Shackleford Banks, which is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. There, you are introduced to the wild horses of Shackleford...

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...