Stumpy Creek Bay

Stumpy Creek 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 Stumpy Creek 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 Stumpy Creek Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.66350, -76.07019. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stumpy Creek Bay

• Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~27 km · Must-see
• New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~45 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Marshes Light · attraction · Dare · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~49 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~54 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bodie Island Lighthouse · attraction · Dare · ~61 km · Must-see
• Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dare · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wright Brothers National Memorial · park · Dare · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Stumpy Creek Bay

Other beaches & coast near Stumpy Creek Bay

• Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~49 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~54 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~61 km · Must-see
• Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~62 km · Must-see
• Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~82 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~84 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~86 km · Must-see
• Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~103 km · Must-see
• Northeast Prong · beach · Dare · ~39 km
• Bailey Shore · beach · Hyde · ~60 km

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