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Sound View Serenity: Great views of Bogu...

Come stay in our 3-BR, 2-BA family home on Bogue Sound in striking Emerald Isle! Appreciate handsome vistas from the roomy deck or nap on the breezy screened-in porch. The sunsets across the Sound can't be beat. Canal across the street provides...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
1st Floor Condo | Pools, Hot Tubs & Reso...

HIGHLIGHTS:Saturday to Saturday during peak season1st Floor oceanfront vistasIndoor and outdoor poolsKiddie pools and whirlpoolsLighted tennis and pickleball courtsRacquetball courts, basketball court, and saunasGame room, snack bar, and...

  • Indian Beach
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Lookout Cruises

Visitors can enjoy the Crystal Coast’s most coveted and hard-to-reach shorelines, or just embark on a breezy cruise of the open waters in search of dolphins and sunsets, with a trip that’s guided by Lookout Cruises. This local tour...

Your Happy Place, just steps to the beac...

Get ready to relax in this 3-bedroom apartment in Emerald Isle. This welcoming property offers heating, AC, and a hairdryer for your convenience. With 2.5 bathrooms to accommodate guests, this phenomenal space is ideal for a calming hideaway. Feel...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Kitty Hawk Kites

Founded as the world's first hang gliding school in 1974, Kitty Hawk Kites has grown into a beloved retail and outdoor recreation venture with more than 28 locations up and down the east coast! With more than 50 years of teaching the world to fly...

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...