Local favourite beach · Dare, North Carolina
Lighthouse Bay
Lighthouse Bay is a beach in Dare, North Carolina.
Lighthouse 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 Lighthouse 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 Lighthouse Bay — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.81573, -75.56822. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lighthouse Bay
- Bodie Island Lighthouse · attraction · Dare · ~1 km · Must-see
- Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~3 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Marshes Light · attraction · Dare · ~15 km · Must-see
- Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~17 km · Must-see
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dare · ~19 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~19 km · Must-see
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~21 km · Must-see
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · ~23 km · Must-see
- Wright Brothers National Memorial · park · Dare · ~30 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~50 km · Must-see
- Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~66 km · Must-see
- Bodie Island Visitor Center · fort · Dare · ~1 km
- Storehouse · fort · Dare · ~1 km
- Oil House · fort · Dare · ~1 km
- Oregon Inlet Lifeboat Station · fort · Dare · ~8 km
- Roanoke Island · river spot · Dare · ~15 km
- Pea Island Beach · beach · Virginia · ~16 km
- Shallowbag Bay · lake · Dare · ~16 km
Other beaches & coast near Lighthouse Bay
- Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~3 km · Must-see
- Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~17 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~19 km · Must-see
- Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~66 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~79 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~82 km · Must-see
- Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~83 km · Must-see
- Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~122 km · Must-see
- Sandbridge Beach · beach · Virginia Beach · ~142 km · Must-see
- Pea Island Beach · beach · Virginia · ~16 km
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Frequently asked
Is Lighthouse Bay safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Lighthouse Bay yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Lighthouse Bay?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Lighthouse Bay?
Nearby: Bodie Island Lighthouse (attraction, 1 km), Coquina Beach (beach, 3 km), Roanoke Marshes Light (attraction, 15 km), Croatan Sound (beach, 17 km), Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 19 km), Roanoke Sound (beach, 19 km).