North Carolina Beaches on the Mainland Coast and NC Outer Banks: Vacations:
Accommodations: Oceanfront Hotels, Motels, Resorts
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Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June - Dec
The North Carolina Coast is over 320 miles. Most of the beaches are located on the Barrier Islands. The sounds separate the islands from the mainland, they are north to south: Currituck, Albemarle, Roanoke, Croatan, Pamlico, Core and Bogue Sound.
This page lists the best beaches in North Carolina on the mainland and the NC Outer Banks. Find oceanfront hotels, cheap motels, resorts and beach accommodations at discount rates; oceanfront and on the beach. Whether you are planning a short romantic getaway or an extended family vacation, we have a hotel to suit your budget.
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Coastal Mainland
New Bern is noted for the Tryon Palace where the British appointed governor of NC lived just prior to the American Revolution. Beaches are 35 miles away.
Jacksonville NC is the location of the US Marine Corp base.
Top Sail Island is close to Sneads Ferry and Jacksonville on the mainland. There are many shipwrecks off the coast here. You can go scuba diving and search for sunken treasure. At low tide you can even see the tops of sunken ships from the beach.
Kure Beach, Fort Fisher and Carolina Beach are located on Pleasure Island near Wilmington. Wrightsville Beach is about 10 miles from Wilmington.
Outer banks Accomodations: Hotels/Motels
Travel North to South
Atlantic Beach is on Bogue Sound and is close to Havelock, Pine Knoll Shores and Morehead City. It is the most southern point of the Outerbanks and known as the Crystal coast. Historic Landmarks near Atlantic Beach include Fort Macon, a Civil war fortress. Pine Knoll Shores once belonged to Theodore Roosevelt. The area has lots of interesting things to see and good seafood restaurants.
Corolla is the location of the Currituck Lighthouse. Kill Devil Hills is near Jockey Ridge Park where you can hand glide or fly kites. Kitty Hawk has a monument dedicated to the Wright Brothers who flew the first airplane (glider).
Ferry service
see ncferry.org for schedule (link opens in new window)
Lighthouse Locations
8 total lighthouses
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There are lots of seafood festivals, events and fishing tournaments taking place all year round throughout the Coastal Region
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