Favorite Beaches near Triangle

[plf86]

Nags head and Hatteras are about a 4 hour drive
a little long for a day trip

And heck Hatteras is a bout an hour from Nags head

But great for a weeks stay...

[ty320f]

plus the area around hatteras and kitty hawk are more "touristy" while southern beaches have smaller townswe have a house on emerald isle. best beach ever.

[Francois]

Originally Posted by ty320f

plus the area around hatteras and kitty hawk are more "touristy" while southern beaches have smaller townswe have a house on emerald isle. best beach ever.

I find this rather amusing, as I think Emerald Isle is one of the MOST "touristy" beaches in the state! Hwy 58 in the summer is some pretty scary traffic!

I do think the FAR Southern beaches tend to be less crowded, but they are a farther drive (Ocean Isle, etc, almost on the SC border).

[mjb24]

We really love Emerald Isle. The beach is clean and very family friendly. Parking isn't that bad either. We just moved from that area and miss it horribly