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Fort Macon State Park
Fort Macon is a historic landmark offering public access to the surf, sun and sand of the Crystal Coast. Located at the eastern end of Bogue Banks, one of a series of barrier islands along the North Carolina coast, the park is surrounded on three sides by water-the Atlantic Ocean, Beaufort Inlet and Bogue Sound. My kids enjoy meeting their friends a the beach there-it is clean and spacious.
The park is also home to a Civil War fort with a history as intricate and unique as the waterways of the sound. General Robert E Lee was hereas well as Confederate Troops in 1862.
Its fall into Union hands gave the Northern forces control of the North Carolina coast.
Visit Fort Macon to enjoy the land's natural beauty and soak up some history. There is a museum, exhibits and audio tutorials to learn by.
Park hours
November-February, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
March, October, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
April, May, September, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
June-August, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Swimming Area, 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m.
Fort, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Closed Christmas Day
Park office hours
8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Closed state holidays
Bathrooms, showers and boardwalk to beachside.. Paved parking lot.
Covered decks for those wanting to watch the ocean but shelter from the sun.
Take the Atlantic Causeway Bridge to the first light, take a left and travel a mile or two -
You are now at the end of E. Fort Macon Road. Public parking.
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