Area Information
Carteret County is located on the coast of North Carolina, and you’ll find a lot of great reasons to fly into Carteret County-Beaufort Airport!
Hotels
Attractions and Recreation
No matter what you enjoy doing, you’ll be able to find plenty of attractions and recreational activities for the whole crew. The Crystal Coast is the home to:
- Fort Macon State Park
- The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
- The North Carolina Maritime Museum
- The Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Cape Lookout National Seashore
- The Big Rock Blue Marlin fishing tournament
- A Marlins baseball game at Big Rock Stadium
- The Alive at Five concert series
- The North Carolina Seafood Festival
- Music festivals
- The Chocolate Festival
- The Kite Festival
- And so much more!
For more information on our world-class tourism, visit our economic development website!