Local favourite beach · Columbus, North Carolina
Flat Bay
Flat Bay is a beach in Columbus, North Carolina.
Flat 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 Flat 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 Flat Bay — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 34.15684, -78.82002. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Flat Bay
- Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~40 km · Must-see
- Waites Island · river spot · Horry · ~51 km · Must-see
- Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~56 km · Must-see
- Carolina Forest · fort · Horry · ~58 km · Must-see
- Little Pee Dee State Park · park · Dillon · ~58 km · Must-see
- Hollywood Wax Museum · museum · Horry · ~62 km · Must-see
- Time Machine · temple · Horry · ~63 km · Must-see
- SkyWheel · attraction · Horry · ~65 km · Must-see
- Mad Mouse · temple · Horry · ~65 km · Must-see
- Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~65 km · Must-see
- Family Kingdom Amusement Park · park · Horry · ~67 km · Must-see
- East Coast Greenway · trek · Horry · ~71 km · Must-see
- Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~72 km · Must-see
- South of the Border · attraction · Dillon · ~73 km · Must-see
- Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~73 km · Must-see
- Lake Tabor · lake · Horry · ~5 km
- Dogwood Hill Church · church · Horry · ~11 km
- Iron Springs Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~15 km
Other beaches & coast near Flat Bay
- Huntington Beach State Park · beach · Georgetown · ~93 km · Must-see
- Oak Island Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~98 km · Must-see
- Price's Creek Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~100 km · Must-see
- Bald Head Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~102 km · Must-see
- Georgetown Light · beach · Georgetown · ~137 km · Must-see
- Ocean Drive Beach · beach · Horry · ~50 km
- Cherry Grove Beach · beach · Horry · ~50 km
- Ingram Beach · beach · Horry · ~50 km
- Futch Beach · beach · Horry · ~51 km
- North Myrtle Beach · beach · Horry · ~51 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Flat Bay?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Flat Bay?
Nearby: Lake Waccamaw State Park (lake, 40 km), Waites Island (river spot, 51 km), Tuckahoe Bay (sanctuary, 56 km), Carolina Forest (fort, 58 km), Little Pee Dee State Park (park, 58 km), Hollywood Wax Museum (museum, 62 km).