Coquina Beach
One of the best-equipped beaches in the National Seashore, with wide, fine sand and the remains of a sailing ship wrecked in 1921.
Coquina Beach lies south of Bodie Island Lighthouse within Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It has no private homes, and its beach is wide and clean. In summer there are lifeguards, showers and changing facilities, making it good for swimming and shell collecting. At the edge of the beach parking lot is the wooden wreckage of the sailing ship Laura A. Barnes, which ran aground here in 1921. Entry is free and parking is convenient. You can combine it with a visit to Bodie Island Lighthouse in the same morning.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Bodie Island Lighthouse
- Jennette's Pier
- Manteo Waterfront & Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse
- Roanoke Island Festival Park
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Jockey's Ridge State Park
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island
- Nags Head Woods Preserve