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Pollock Cottage (Ocean Front/Private Bea...

Located along the Atlantic Beach coastline, this six-bedroom, three-bath beachfront home offers the ideal blend of appeal, and comfort. With private beach access just steps away, and sweeping dune vistas, this coastal getaway is an ideal escape for...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
Bella Blue, Almost Oceanfront House in E...

Bella Blue has the most extraordinary full ocean and sound vistas from front and rear decks. Great ocean breezes and sounds that can be heard while calming on the top entirely shaded decks. Full view of the beach so you can watch your family and...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
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...

Sunny Hideaway | Oceanside | Walk to Bea...

Welcome to Sunny Hideaway, a freshly refreshed oceanside home designed for painless, comfortable beach living. Tucked into a relaxing coastal neighborhood, this home offers a short walk to the beach along a appealing, tucked-away walkway that guests...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 7
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...