Life on the Crystal Coast
North Carolina’s Crystal Coast is an amazing place to visit, but an even better place to live! With more than 85 miles of enticing North Carolina coastline and 11 incorporated municipalities, the area has opportunities as endless as our ocean for you to live, work and play. The Crystal Coast offers something for everyone regardless of your stage of life!
Enjoy the Sites and Events on the Crystal Coast
Living in a vacation destination has its perks. Throughout the year, the residents of Carteret County can enjoy a variety of unique activities from fishing tournaments to seasonal festivals and children’s celebrations to athletic events. Some of the events and places you may enjoy visiting include:
- Fort Macon State Park
- The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
- The North Carolina Maritime Museum
- The Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Cape Lookout National Seashore
- The Big Rock Blue Marlin fishing tournament
- A Marlins baseball game at Big Rock Stadium
- The Alive at Five concert series
- The North Carolina Seafood Festival
- Music festivals
- The Chocolate Festival
- The kite festival
- And so many more!
Get In Touch With Nature
In addition to the events that occur in Carteret County, you can take also advantage of the natural beauty and outdoor activities the Crystal Coast has to offer. The Crystal Coast is home to some of the best scuba diving sites in the world! People travel from all parts of the globe to dive on the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” and to see the marine life that now lives on the shipwrecks.
The Crystal Coast is also a great place to fish! Every year, the Crystal Coast hosts the Big Rock Blue Marlin fishing tournament, one of America’s largest and oldest sportfishing tournaments. But you don’t have to take part in the Big Rock fishing tournament to enjoy fishing. You can take your boat off the coast (or charter one) or find one of many places on land to catch some great fish!
If you enjoy hiking, biking or running, the Crystal Coast offers miles of trails for you to enjoy. Or you could relax on the water by kayaking or paddleboarding. The Crystal Coast really does have a lot to offer and is an amazing place to live!