Local favourite beach · Dare, North Carolina
Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay is a beach in Dare, North Carolina.
Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Bay — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.22601, -75.67933. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Sandy Bay
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum · museum · Dare · ~4 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~17 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras Light Station · attraction · Dare · ~17 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~17 km · Must-see
- Ocracoke Island · river spot · Hyde · ~28 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~37 km · Must-see
- Ocracoke Lighthouse · fort · Hyde · ~38 km · Must-see
- Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~44 km · Must-see
- Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~66 km · Must-see
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dare · ~68 km · Must-see
- Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~69 km · Must-see
- Hatteras Welcome Center · fort · Dare · ~1 km
- Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center · museum · Dare · ~6 km
- Little Grove United Methodist Church · church · Dare · ~7 km
- Museum of the Sea · museum · Dare · ~17 km
- Principle Keepers' Quarters · fort · Dare · ~17 km
- Oil House · fort · Dare · ~17 km
- Diamond Shoals · beach · Dare · ~18 km
Other beaches & coast near Sandy Bay
- Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~17 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~17 km · Must-see
- Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~86 km · Must-see
- Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~88 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~99 km · Must-see
- Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~123 km · Must-see
- Diamond Shoals · beach · Dare · ~18 km
- Bald Beach · beach · Virginia · ~34 km
- Sand Island · beach · Carteret · ~71 km
- Pea Island Beach · beach · Virginia · ~72 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Sandy Bay safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Sandy Bay yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Sandy Bay?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Sandy Bay?
Nearby: Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum (museum, 4 km), Cape Hatteras (beach, 17 km), Cape Hatteras Light Station (attraction, 17 km), Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (beach, 17 km), Ocracoke Island (river spot, 28 km), Cape Hatteras National Seashore (sanctuary, 37 km).