Nearby, you'll find water slides, miniature golf courses and other things that appeal to the kids. The town also has a movie theater, grocery stores and bait shops. The beachfront motels including several vintage motor courts offer a welcome blast from the past. If you were a kid during the '50s and your parents took you on vacation to the beach, this was the kind of place where you probably stayed. Some of the best beachfront lodging values are offered in these spots.
Anglers love Carolina Beach.
The surf promises wonderful bounty all year long, and there are plenty of tackle shops and piers as well as the opportunity to experience deep-sea fishing from the sterns of a number of charter boats berthed in the municipal yacht basin. While there is a certain allure to driving right off the street onto the sand of this expansive space, don't do it if you are in a car. Getting stuck in the sand is as easy and frustrating as getting stuck in the snow. Carolina Beach also offers one of the few state parks in the region. For a modest fee, you can camp and enjoy the wonders of nature.