Popular Beaches of North Carolina (and Nearby South Carolina)

North Carolina Beaches

Outer Banks

Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras, Corolla, Duck, Hatteras, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, Nags Head, Ocracoke.

Crystal Coast

Beaufort, Emerald Isle, Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, Pine Knoll Shores, Salter Path.

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Cape Lookout, Shackleford Banks, Portsmouth Island.

Other NC Beaches

Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Fort Fisher, Bald Head Island, Oak Island, Sunset Beach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach.

Note on South Carolina Beaches

The original list included several SC beaches (Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Garden City Beach, Pawleys Island, Seabrook Island, Edisto Beach, Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island). These are in South Carolina, not North Carolina.