Local favourite beach · Tyrrell, North Carolina
Babbitt Bay
Babbitt Bay is a beach in Tyrrell, North Carolina.
Babbitt Bay: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Babbitt Bay
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Babbitt Bay — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.76072, -76.07742. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Babbitt Bay
- Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~36 km · Must-see
- Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see
- New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~37 km · Must-see
- Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~39 km · Must-see
- Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~40 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Marshes Light · attraction · Dare · ~43 km · Must-see
- Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~44 km · Must-see
- Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · ~47 km · Must-see
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~47 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~54 km · Must-see
- Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~54 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~54 km · Must-see
- Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~57 km · Must-see
- Wright Brothers National Memorial · park · Dare · ~58 km · Must-see
- Bodie Island Lighthouse · attraction · Dare · ~59 km · Must-see
- Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~59 km · Must-see
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dare · ~66 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Babbitt Bay
- Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~40 km · Must-see
- Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~44 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~54 km · Must-see
- Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~59 km · Must-see
- Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~73 km · Must-see
- Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~90 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~94 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~97 km · Must-see
- Sandbridge Beach · beach · Virginia Beach · ~144 km · Must-see
- Northeast Prong · beach · Dare · ~30 km
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Frequently asked
Is Babbitt Bay safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Babbitt Bay yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Babbitt Bay?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Babbitt Bay?
Nearby: Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 36 km), Pettigrew State Park (sanctuary, 36 km), New Lake (lake, 37 km), Lake Mattamuskeet (lake, 39 km), Albemarle Sound (beach, 40 km), Roanoke Marshes Light (attraction, 43 km).