Carteret County NC has many things to offer the average vacationer looking for quiet and quaint beaches even in the summertime. Carteret County is also home to many world class diving charter and fishing charter operations that make their home in Morehead City.
Indeed, being located in the eastern most portion of NC and along the southern outer banks the area has many barrier island where tourist can play for days.
Probably two of the more known beaches are Atlantic Beach NC and Emerald Isle NC where visitors come each year to surf, hunt shells on the beach, and fish.
Newport NC and Beaufort NC are know for nationally known festivals such as the Newport pig pickin which raises money for local NC charities and the Annual pirate invasion which celebrates the life of black beard.
Now if you are ready to experience extremely remote beaches where you can roam for days and never see another soul, head on over to Harkers Island NC and catch a ferry over to Shackleford Island and you are sure to have a blast!
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