Great park! Lots of courts for tennis and pickleball. I checked out the dog parks. One for small…read moreand large dogs. And I found a nice area to throw the ball deep for the pooch which he loved. This park well Maintained and clean. This is a beautiful park with many options.

If you've just had more than enough beach, or perhaps you live here and are looking for something…read moreelse to occupy the kids, Ocean Isle Beach Park. The park includes tennis and pickleball courts, baseball fields, an outdoor amphitheater, basketball and a huge soccer field. The playground looked like fun and I couldn't get a picture without including kids so that's not shared here. Lots of parking, lots of activities. [Review 13989 overall, 1311 of 2020, number 2629 in North Carolina.]

This was a lovely park for a family hike to see the Snow's Cut trail in late March 2024. Weather…read morewas ideal - cool in the 60s during the early afternoon. Lot of pluses. First, it's free to enter the park. Second, the visitor's center has plenty of maps and clean restrooms. Third, dogs are allowed in much of the park (except the marina). We walked along a paved road with our dog along the perimeter heading in the direction of the Snow's Cut Bridge (this is the road behind the Food Lion). From there, we entered the Snow's Cut trail which had a lovely view of the cliff and water. It's an easy trail with a gentle grade. You'll see some Spanish moss and scenic views of Snow's Cut. Near the middle of the trail (where the shortcut to the campground begin), we enjoyed an informal picnic lunch of lox bagels (from Seaside Bagels) and admired the cliffside view of Snow's Cut. On our return walk to the parking lot at the Visitor's Center, we walked by the campground which had tent sites (for car camping) as well as cabins. It looked really nice. I know there are many more trails, but we only had time to explore the Snow's Cut trail. Spring weather is ideal (very few mosquitos because it got chilly in th evenings). Would probably avoid hiking in this park in the heart of summer unless you enjoy bugs.

Wow - we finally discovered this park on our third trip to Carolina Beach. It is so peaceful and…read morebeautiful. We visited the camp office ATL use the restrooms before hiking. There is a small exhibit area about some of the animals, geology, geography, and history of the area. We hiked the 3 mile Sugar Loaf trail. It was more challenging than expected due to the sand. The weather was very pleasant the day we went in the spring. We saw quite a few other people enjoying the trail and having picnics. We heard a lot of birds including woodpeckers. The variety of trees and pinecones during our hike was fascinating.

Fenced dog park area with water and dog bags. Small sitting area for pet owners and well shadedread more

Beautiful park. I like going here to do distance runs. It's…read moregood to run here when it is pretty hot out - nicely shaded in a lot of the trails. I had some questions and went into the main office and the woman working there was very nice and helpful. I went to a get-together here and the picnic areas were only $20 to rent, so its a nice place to go if you want a reserved outdoor area.

So much to do at this park from walking trails, to a nice playground and the inside educational…read morearea with fun for kids. We definitely could have spend hours here and we will be back!

Beautiful & well maintained beach & recreation center with restrooms in the Fort Fisher area. One…read moreof the finest beach experiences in my life and one of the fewest non commercialized beaches I ever visited. Only 15 or less miles away from Wilmington where I was staying at for the summer. I loved how clean and well maintained the area is - perfect for peaceful and quiet times at the beach. Parking is free and vast. It isn't as crowded as the other beaches and not commercialized like the other beaches. We visited early in the morning when we went to Fort Fisher to avoid traffic and to get ideal parking. It doesn't get too crowded like most beaches in the summer but more people tend to come to this area near noon time when we usually departed from the beach. The restrooms were always clean when I used them . Rare for me to see such clean restrooms. The cleaning area to get sand off the feet was always busy when we were leaving the beach and cleaning off our feet - with a line to wait . We stayed 3-4 hours a day at this beach. The views are beautiful. I would sit in the ocean so I could soak in the sun and ocean waves on the beach. Packed on the sunscreen and kept layering after a few hours. I checked out this exhibit and visitor center here. It is worth checking out if you would like to know more about the Fort Fisher Beach. Overall, this is one of the finest, cleanest, pure, non commercialized, and most peaceful beaches I ever visited. Time flew fast and hours felt like minutes there. I noticed there was no trash on the beach and rules were posted at the entrance of the beach. Every day was peaceful on this beach. I could go to this beach every day in summer and plan to visit it as much as possible.

Pleasant trip and clean beaches. Love that the beach has restroom access and life guards. Also love…read morethat there are life preservers hanging on posts. Parking was convenient. Recommend this beach. Photographs also posted on Instagram 3spade7star_photography and Facebook ThreeSpade SevenStar

Lovely park! My kids and I really enjoyed it. It was safe & clean. Don't hesitate to visit!read more

A great park to take a break from the heat on the sand. The…read moresplash-pad area is fairly new and super clean. It does close for cleaning every day from 4p to 4:30p. Nice gazebo area. There are not public restrooms, however a public shower is down the street about a block at the beach access point. Playground is very well themed. There are two food trucks stationed across the street as well and the site hosts additional special events through the summer season.

Love this beach area! It is on the much quieter side which is nice…read more Anyway, we headed this way, as they have live music on Sundays 6 pm to 8 pm I believe. We had a grand ole time.

So relaxing! Love the rocks and how close it is to the aquarium and fort fisher historic site. Free…read moreparking and plenty of room to enjoy the ocean and sand! There is also clean bathrooms and plenty of picnic tables for you to enjoy!

I have now been to the North End a handful of times and it generally is a great time, but you need…read moreto plan to come. I came with a good group of people, beer, and some food for a day of fun. We came super early at 10AM this past Saturday and spent the whole day here. If we had not showed up at 10AM then we would have been in trouble. Today was the first day in the parks history that they closed it because of capacity. Half the beach was closed because a storm the night before washed it away. The price for one day is $40 dollars, but if it is a holiday then it is $60 dollars. You can get a year pass which is really the only way to do it if you plan on coming twice in a year. There are portable potty's, but I dislike how dirty they usually are so I didn't even bother to find out. Use the ocean for number 1 and pray that you don't need to number 2. The water on the north most part of the park is fairly gentle and calm to the beach side so it is perfect for setting up rafts or tubes. You can have drinks as long as there are no bottles present, or just dump them in a plastic cup. I am not sure when that part of the beach will be open again since the storm washed it away. The park is pretty clean and I saw a lot of people throwing stuff away in the blue bins like they are supposed to. The beach is dog friendly and you will see various cute doggies loose and about. There seems to be a lot of security as I saw trucks and quads with that slow po po crawl by pretty often. At least you will be safe. Also worth mentioning is that you can fish here. I saw tons of people throwing in a line or two and even some guys catching crabs not too far from shore.

Much different than it was in the day. Less glamour. More glitz. Walking access to the front door…read morepresents a genuine obstacle course. Our lunch was exceptional The personnel fantastic. The facility was very clean.

This is a very sweet park! We ate a picnic lunch and enjoyed people and dog watching from the…read moreshaded picnic table and bench swing. I have lots of fond memories at this park, just enjoying the sea view, taking pictures, and hanging out with loved ones.

Yesterday we watched several fishermen pull in fish from the dock. A kid even pulled in a 3-4 ft…read moreshark. My grandson was very excited to actually see a real shark in open air.