Must-see beach · Brunswick, North Carolina
Bald Head Lighthouse
Bald Head Lighthouse is a beach in Brunswick, North Carolina.
Bald Head Lighthouse: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Bald Head Lighthouse
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Bald Head Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 33.87353, -78.00035. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bald Head Lighthouse
- Hatch Auditorium · church · Brunswick · ~3 km · Must-see
- Oak Island Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~5 km · Must-see
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport · museum · Brunswick · ~7 km · Must-see
- Price's Creek Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~9 km · Must-see
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum · fort · New Hanover · ~17 km · Must-see
- M-60 · attraction · New Hanover · ~18 km · Must-see
- M113 · attraction · New Hanover · ~18 km · Must-see
- Pleasure Island · river spot · New Hanover · ~23 km · Must-see
- Fort Anderson Ruins · fort · Brunswick · ~24 km · Must-see
- Historic Brunswick Town · fort · Brunswick · ~24 km · Must-see
- Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram · Buddhist site · Brunswick · ~25 km · Must-see
- North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~28 km · Must-see
- Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~42 km · Must-see
- New Hanover County Arboretum · park · New Hanover · ~51 km · Must-see
- Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~51 km · Must-see
- Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts · museum · New Hanover · ~51 km · Must-see
- Cape Fear Museum · museum · New Hanover · ~51 km · Must-see
- Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery · church · New Hanover · ~51 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Bald Head Lighthouse
- Oak Island Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~5 km · Must-see
- Price's Creek Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~9 km · Must-see
- Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower · beach · North Carolina · ~73 km · Must-see
- Courthouse Bay · beach · Onslow · ~123 km · Must-see
- Onslow Beach · beach · Onslow · ~124 km · Must-see
- Huntington Beach State Park · beach · Georgetown · ~132 km · Must-see
- Hammocks Beach State Park · beach · Onslow · ~147 km · Must-see
- Jay Bird Shoals · beach · Brunswick · ~2 km
- Caswell Basin · beach · Brunswick · ~4 km
- East Beach · beach · Brunswick · ~5 km
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Frequently asked
Is Bald Head Lighthouse safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Bald Head Lighthouse yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Bald Head Lighthouse?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Bald Head Lighthouse?
Nearby: Hatch Auditorium (church, 3 km), Oak Island Lighthouse (beach, 5 km), North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport (museum, 7 km), Price's Creek Lighthouse (beach, 9 km), Fort Fisher Historic Museum (fort, 17 km), M-60 (attraction, 18 km).
Is Bald Head Lighthouse worth visiting?
Bald Head Lighthouse is listed as a must-see beach in North Carolina on Spotwander.