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2026 Swansboro Birding Spots Guide

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Relax in your private pool at your secon...

Escape to Emerald Isle and experience the beauty of the North Carolina coast in this striking 4-bedroom vacation home. Located just a 4-min. drive from the Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier, you'll have simple access to the area's best attractions, including...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
Village West #16, Oceanview Townhouse in...

Village West #16 is a pretty Oceanview 2-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom townhome with a ground-floor additional room and charming ocean vistas!Each bedroom has a queen bed for a total bed count of two queens.Conveniences: Private Elevator, 1 Intelligent TV...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 4
Shackleford Wild Horse & Shelling Safari

Take a quick and scenic ferry ride with your experienced guide over to the pristine Outer Banks Island of Shackleford Banks, which is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. There, you are introduced to the wild horses of Shackleford...

Great Ocean View, Quiet Cul-de-sac. Walk...

Flexible dates! Short stay OK. Discount for weekly stay! Savor the ocean vistas and breezes in Emerald Isle in this exceptionally clean, convenient home! Almost Oceanfront!!! Fantastic vistas! Quiet Cul-de-sac great for families. High Chair, both...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...