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Home with golf cart,community pool,Spinn...

HOME HIGHLIGHTS:Saturday to Saturday Rental – Savor a full week at the beachBed Linens & Bath Towels Supplied – Fresh and ready for your arrivalCommunity Pool Access – Conveniently located near the beach entranceFull-Size Washer & Dryer –...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Soundfront Living with Ocean Views, Priv...

Why Guests Appreciate Salty PawsSoundfront home with ocean vistasPrivate dock with direct water accessWaterfront private poolBeach access only 900 feet awayTwo living rooms for flexible family spaceGenerous, completely equipped kitchen for group...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 5 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...

Dune Daze-Ocean Front Condo in Dunescape...

Welcome to Dune Daze, a impressive direct oceanfront, end unit getaway located in Dunescape Villas community in Atlantic Beach. This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath condo offers pretty vistas of the Atlantic and an ideal setting for a calming...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 7
Island Express Ferry Service

Island Express Ferry Service LLC is the only authorized concessionaire to drop off at Cape Lookout Lighthouse and Shackleford Banks! Offering departures from both Beaufort and nearby Harkers Island, Island Express Ferry Service serves as 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...