Hammocks Beach State Park
Island · Swansboro, North Carolina
An undeveloped barrier island of nearly four miles of Atlantic beach, reachable only by boat, with no road, no bridge and no buildings beyond a bathhouse. The park was given to the state in 1961 by the North Carolina Teachers Association - a Black teachers' organisation that had received the land as a gift and, in the segregation era, ran it as one of the very few beaches in the state where Black families could go. That history is the reason this park exists.
1572 Hammocks Beach Road, Swansboro, North Carolina, 28584, United States
FREE to enter, open daily; the mainland visitor centre generally 8 AM to 5 PM. ⚠ BEAR ISLAND - THE ACTUAL BEACH - IS REACHED ONLY BY FERRY OR BY PADDLING. The passenger ferry is SEASONAL, typically late spring through early autumn, runs a limited timetable, is TICKETED, and DOES NOT RUN IN BAD WEATHER OR OFF SEASON. Check the ferry schedule before you drive out; without it there is no beach access.
Hammocks Beach State Park on Spottos · Explore more places on Spottos