The Cove

The Cove: 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 The Cove

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.

Visiting The Cove: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach The Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.30211, -78.54890. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Cove

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~6 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~42 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~45 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~53 km · Must-see
• Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram · Buddhist site · Brunswick · ~62 km · Must-see
• Waites Island · river spot · Horry · ~63 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts · museum · New Hanover · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Museum · museum · New Hanover · ~71 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~4 km
• Lake Waccamaw · lake · Columbus · ~5 km
• Waccamaw River · river spot · Columbus · ~7 km
• Richardson Millpond · lake · Columbus · ~17 km
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville · museum · Columbus · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Cove

Other beaches & coast near The Cove

• Price's Creek Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~82 km · Must-see
• Oak Island Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bald Head Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~87 km · Must-see
• Huntington Beach State Park · beach · Georgetown · ~124 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Bay · beach · Onslow · ~141 km · Must-see
• Onslow Beach · beach · Onslow · ~147 km · Must-see
• Shallotte Sound · beach · Brunswick · ~58 km
• Ocean Isle Beach · beach · Brunswick · ~59 km
• Big Beach · beach · Brunswick · ~60 km
• Bald Beach · beach · Horry · ~60 km

All beaches & coast in North Carolina

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