Beach · North Carolina
Leashed dogs (6ft) on the beach — not on the designated swim beaches, and never inside a resource closure. Nesting closures move through the season.
Seventy miles of open Outer Banks beach between the sounds and the Atlantic, with the black-and-white barber pole of the lighthouse in the middle of it.
The policy above is the standing rule of the agency that manages this land, as published on its own pages. Official page.
Rules change, and seasonal beach rules change twice a year. Check before a long drive.