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Steps Away from the Ocean at Southwinds

Step into your calming coastal escape—an oceanfront first‑story condo that brings the beach, boardwalk, and pool right to your doorstep. With pretty vistas and a bright, comfortable layout, this space is designed to make every moment of your...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Susie's Ocean Retreat West, Oceanfront D...

Get Ready to leave your footprints in the sand at Susie's Ocean Retreat West!This Oceanfront Duplex-West Side with 4 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, and 1 Half Bath. Savor elegance and luxury in a beach home with seascape vistas – and a pool! And we are...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Carolina Princess

Crystal Coast vacationers can venture off the coast where the big catches are waiting with a fishing trip that’s commandeered by the Carolina Princess. Launching out of Downtown Morehead City, and easy to reach for veritably anyone staying in...

Dog Friendly, Beach Home, Private Pool- ...

Looking Glass is a unique Emerald Isle getaway just a short 400-foot walk to the beach. This dog-friendly home features all bedrooms on the ground level, a private pool, and an open-concept living space upstairs. Savor ocean breezes from dual decks...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 9
Crystal Coast Oceanfront Hotel

Newly renovated! The Crystal Coast Oceanfront Hotel, formerly The Inn at Pine Knoll Shores. offers oceanfront rooms, direct access to the beach, sun, sand, surf and breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean. Always just a few steps from the ocean...

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...