Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA has incredible trails and activities, and they offer intrepretive programs and exhibits teaching about park ecology and wildlife including the nesting shorebirds and endangered sea turtles. Come explore Beach Island or Huggins Island, bring your kayaks, canoes or paddleboards or rent one, there's also a full service visitor center which is the launch site for the passenger ferry service that will bring you, or you could paddle out. Hammocks Beach State Park also has primitive campsites near the beach and inlet, and they can accommodate two tents each, ideal for up to 6 people, travel light and simple as they say, because you must carry all provisions from the beach or ferry dock. Come for a wonderful visit, and educational journey, explore paddling trails leading to marshes, they unspoiled maritime forest and more, it's a beautiful and memorable park.READ MORE

Sandbar Safari in Swansboro offers premium fishing trips and eco tours in North Carolina, USA is your light tackle and guide service for the area. Enjoy cruises, inshore and nearshore guided fishing tours for everyone regardless of level of experience, and your captain specialises in saltwater fishing with live bait, artificials and flies and they target redfish, flounder, trout, mackerel, cobia, bottomfish and any other fish that inhabit the waters. Eco tours are family friendly and filled with adventure including activities like Castnet lessons, hunting sharks teeth and sand dollars, catching shrimp, digging clams, crabbing, shelling, dolphin and bird watching and much more, it's a wonderful chance to experience the rich ecosystems of the Crystal Coast. Sandbar Safari also offers custom tours for groups and specialty trips are available on request, book your tour, or trolling bottom fishing and jigging adventure, it begins with them.READ MORE

Church Street Inn, Irish Pub and Deli in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA was the original coffee shop in the area, and then expanded with the deli and Irish Pub. They also have four custom furnished luxurious suites at the Inn right in the heart of the downtown waterfront for the perfect stay close to everything including shopping and restaurants, and they can't be beat for the coastal views. The Church Street Inn, Irish Pub and Deli serves a mouthwatering menu of delights including sublime specialty sandwiches, Boar's Head dogs with amazing choices, the best Angus beef burgers, salads and more and there's a kiddies menu. For drinks there are brews and wines as well as coffee and an espresso bar, try their specialties too, come for an unforgettable dining experience, and stay a while.READ MORE

Frosted is a Cakery in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA specialising in the most delicious and beautiful custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies and special treats. They also have gluten free and flourless items available every day, as well as dairy free and Vegan cupcakes for custom orders only. Not only eye catching but divine too, the cupcakes come in stunning flavours with unique choices for everyones taste like peppermint mocha, oatmeal cream pie, ginger bread, salted caramel, pumpkin spice, lemon raspberry, almond joy and much more. Frosted is available for birthday parties and events, as well as business meetings, book clubs, girls night, special occasions and private events, and will bake custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies and other treats which are available on order.READ MORE

Salt Marsh Cottage in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA offers nautically inspired merchandise excellent for great gifts and home decor, and many items are handmade and created locally. Come view all their beautiful must have coastal living items, there's an excellent selection of the unique and the exquisite, the unique, eccentric and eclectic, something truly for everyone. Salt Marsh Cottage also offers a professional interior design service so come visit, stock up on all the products you need to make your home a coastal paradise and let them assist with finding the best way to incorporate them, call today for a consultation and start the new look through a professionals eyes with great products and follow through as they say.READ MORE

The Icehouse Waterfront Restaurant offers a unique dining experience in historic Swansboro, North Carolina, USA and is a chef driven, family run business with over 40 years experience in the food industry. Come for a fantastic dining experience with views to die for and the finest, freshest local seafood and produce, and a menu of pastas, all natural chicken and certified Black Angus Beef and vegetarian options, here they offer something for everyone from the and are open for lunch and dinner with a kiddies menu. The Icehouse Waterfront Restaurant also served a delectable bar and late night menu with exquisite choices and light bites, and they are open for Sunday brunch, they host acoustic music nights, and there are great drinks specials to be enjoyed, come dine and play downtown waterfront, you'll never forget it.READ MORE

Paddle NC offers an incredible time out on the waters and has four locations, one in Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA. Why them?? Well they offer kayak and stand up paddle board tours, rentals and instruction, and even paddle board or SUP yoga. Join them in small personalised groups and explore Hammocks State Park from a different perspective, it's one of the best kayak destinations in the Southeast with more than 8 miles of designated paddling trails and endless salt marshes, there's also the wildlife includling bottlenose dolphins, Great Blue Herons and jumping mullet. Paddle NC offers guided kayak and paddle board tours with choices of eco tours, Bear Island Tours and Huggins Island Tours as well as SUP tours or instruction, and rentals are available, come for North Carolina’s Premier kayak and paddle board experience as they say.READ MORE

The Parkerton Inn located in Cape Carteret, Swansboro, North Carolina, USA welcomes you to this beautiful Emerald Isle hotel surrounded by natural beauty, and is ideal for relaxing at the beach or enjoying a boat tour plus exploring all the attractions and activities the area has to offer. This vacation hotel features a variety of rooms including double queen, single king, and single full kitchenette rooms that overlook the Crystal Coast. There are wonderful amenities to be enjoyed right here at your home away from home like the outdoor swimming pool, WIFI, coffee in the lobby, dog friendly rooms, cable TV and much more. The Parkerton Inn looks forward to your visit and is the perfect vacation destination for your stay at the Emerald Isle.READ MORE

Olea Mediterranean Kitchen in historic Swansboro, North Carolina, USA offers mouthwatering Greek and Mediterranean inspired dishes of fresh and healthy options. They have a unique build your own service style option and a mouthwatering menu of mezze and appetisers, gyro and souvlaki, specialties like moussaka, stuffed tomatoes and potatoes, spinach pockets and a falafel hummus combos, there's a kids menu and great salad choices to which you can add any meat. Olea Mediterranean Kitchen offers dine in, delivery or pick up options, and they come highly recommended, come visit and see what everyone is raving about, you are going to love it here.READ MORE

Swansboro Paddle Boarding in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA offers paddle board rental in Emerald Isle as well as North Carolina Kayaking at Hammocks Beach, Bear Island tours and adventures to Sharks tooth island and more. Guides and instructors make sure your first time out on the board is safe and fun, and private boat assisted tours are available to make your paddle boarding experience more enjoyable. Swansboro Paddle Boarding have paddle board sales and rentals and carry touring, racing and surf paddle boards by well known brands. They also have single and double kayaks available for rental with pfd and shore side instruction included in the prices, they offer instruction and private lesson, eco tours to view the abundant wildlife, tidal marshes and beautiful islands, and there's a paddle sports and tackle shop for rods, reels, bait, crabbing supplies and other accessories, come for the most fun you'll ever have out on the water.READ MORE