Haulover Day Use Area

This is a great spot to stop and spend the day enjoying the water. There is a good amount of parking, and it's free. The beach is nice, and clean. The water is shallow for a long way out so it's good for kids and dogs. Our 3 dogs loved it here, and so did we.

Awesome sunsets. Great area! Have bathrooms and outdoor showers. Shallow parts to wade in the sound. Avoid wading in stagnant warm waters if an algae bloom/ higher levels of bacteria is detected. Pack in and pack out! Only thing you need to leave is footprints!!! Keep the Outer Banks beautiful. Check conditions.

Great quiet beach with less waves than ocean side. Day we went was very windy, but we made due. And the water ranges from a few inches to three feet due to sand bars. Not too much seaweed or shells so water shoes not necessary. Found and released hermit crabs and spent day relaxing.

It's a long way down there, but from this spot, you could watch the sun rise and set all in the same day. It's not such a great spot to enjoy the beach (and it got crowded as the sun began to set) because of the seaweed among the shore, but we saw a paddle boarder enjoying the still water on the west side. For the sunrise, you would need to cross the road and climb the dunes, but they aren't large here, and the ocean is right on the other side. We didn't actually go over there, though, because we had already enjoyed the ocean side at a few spots today. But we got to enjoy the nice view of the moon over the dunes. Try to park a little further down at the south end of the lot. The north end is closer to the outhouses, and your nose will remind you of that fact.