State: North Carolina
Address 1: 1572 Hammocks Beach Road
City: Swansboro
Zip: 28584
Phone: 910-326-4881
Open all Year: Yes
Number of Sites: 14
Camp URL: http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/habe/main.php
Full Hook: Yes
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 at Hammocks Beach that’s crowdedthe list of things to do.
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.
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.
Primitive campsites are located near the beach and the inlet. Fourteen family campsites accommodate six people and two tents each. Three group campsites, available to affiliated groups only, accommodate up to 12 persons each. Light and simple is the way to travel as campers must carry all provisions to the campsites from the beach or ferry dock.
Due to sand migration in the channel the ferry uses to transport visitors to Bear Island, the ferry schedule can change on a daily basis.