DOWN A CAROLINA ROAD

To Bear Island we go!

Swansboro, NC

 Yes . . . it is truly this beautiful . . . like a tropical island in our very own North Carolina!

Venture to Bear Island and reward yourself with vivid memories of one of the most unspoiled beaches on the Atlantic coast. Accessible only by passenger ferry or private boat, there's just one thing missing at Hammocks Beach that's is the crowd!  Serenity – calm waves, you can walk out forever and only be knee deep.  Bathrooms on site.  You take a ferry ride over which is worth the visit in itself.  The ride over you have a guide that tells you about the wildlife and nature all around you.  Then you arrive and have to take a little bit of a hike, so travel light.  But when you get there it is worth it!  This beach has the softest silkiest sand!

 Feels like baby powder in your hands!

Stroll the beach with laughing gulls and sandpipers. Cast a baited hook into endless rows of foaming breakers. Discover tiny specimens of marine life in tidal pools and mudflats. Use a camera or paintbrush to capture the green and gold grasses that color the salt marshes. Spend the night among the sand dunes, or simply bask in the sun and do nothing at all.  Many folks camp here for weekends and enjoy a nature excursion!

Secluded and tranquil, free from intruding commercialism, Hammocks Beach may not be for everyone, but the island is a retreat for people who welcome the challenges of relentless sun, sand, sea and sky. 

Boating

Camping

Education and Events

Fishing

Picnicking

Swimming

1572 Hammocks Beach Road, Swansboro, NC 28584

GPS: 34.6710, -77.1429

visit the website link posted below!  Make time next spring or summer for at least a day trip!  You will not be disappointed!

http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/habe/activities.php

N.C. Division of Parks & Recreation • 1615 MSC • Raleigh N.C. 27699-1615