Hammocks Beach State Park
Ferry Schedule for May is Wednesday through Sunday, Bear Island Bathhouse is Open, Concession Stand Closed Until Memorial Day Weekend.
... details ±Ferry service for May is Wednesday through Sunday to Bear Island. Please click the link "Ferry Schedule" on the left hand menu for ferry times and complete schedule. The bathhouse on Bear Island is open with potable water, restroom, and shower facilities open to the public. The concession stand is scheduled to open on Saturday, May 25, 2013. PLEASE bring any soft drinks and snacks with you to the island. Contact the park office at hammocks.beach@ncparks.gov or 910.326.4881 with questions.
Note: Representatives from Camp Lejeune are conducting a search for munitions-related items near Bear Inlet and Saunders Creek in the Intracoastal Waterway that began March 4, 2013 with the anticipated completion of the investigation in June 2013. Additional information is available at http://www.lejeune.marines.mil/SDZ.aspx or by contacting Mr. Joe Ramirez at 910.451.7645
Updated: 2013-05-01 17:47:27
(910) 326-4881
hammocks.beach@ncparks.gov
1572 Hammocks Beach Road, Swansboro, NC 28584
GPS: 34.6710, -77.1429
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 crowded?the 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.