COMMONLY VIOLATED TOWN ORDINANCES: 1. STAY OFF THE SAND DUNES! 2. Public nudity is PROHIBITED. 3. Dogs are required to be on a leash AT ALL TIMES, even when in the water. 4. The collection and disposal of pet feces is MANDATORY. 5. Burying pet feces in the sand isEmerald PROHIBITED. Isle Police 6. Camping on the beach is PROHIBITED. Department 7. Burning and cooking fires are PROHIBITED. BEACH RULES REGULATIONS 8. If you dig a hole, it MUST be filled in priorAND to departing the beach. 9. Fireworks that fly, spin or explode are illegal in North Carolina and PROHIBITED. 10. Spirituous liquor or COMMONLY fortified wineVIOLATED on the beach strand is PROHIBITED. TOWN ORDINANCES: 11. STAY Littering PROHIBITED. 1. OFFisTHE SAND DUNES! 12. fromisthe pier is PROHIBITED. 2. Jumping Public nudity PROHIBITED. 13. Dogs Leaving equipment overnight PROHIBITED. 3. arebeach required to be onunattended a leash AT ALL TIMES,iseven when in the water. of theseand ordinances canofcarry a penalty involving fines ranging between $50 and $500, 4. Violation The collection disposal pet feces is MANDATORY. court appearances or arrest. 5. Burying pet feces in the mandatory sand is PROHIBITED. 6. Camping on the beach is PROHIBITED. 7. Burning and cooking fires are PROHIBITED. 8. If you dig a hole, it MUST beBEACH filled in prior to departing beach. RULES AND the REGULATIONS 9. Fireworks that fly, spin or explode are illegal in North Carolina and PROHIBITED. 10. Spirituous liquor or fortified wine on the beach strand is PROHIBITED. YELLOW FLAGS indicate moderate hazards and that some rip 11. Littering is PROHIBITED.COMMONLY VIOLATED TOWN ORDINANCES: current activity is expected. You should use caution if entering 1. OFF THE Emerald Isle Police 12. STAY Jumping from theSAND pierthe isDUNES! PROHIBITED. water. 13. Leaving beach equipment unattended overnight is PROHIBITED. 2. Public nudity is PROHIBITED. Department
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of these ordinances can on carry aleash penalty involving fines ranging and water. $500, 3. Violation Dogs are required to be aRULES AT ALL TIMES, evenbetween whenis$50 inexpected the RED FLAGS indicate dangerous rip current activity BEACH AND REGULATIONS mandatory court appearances or arrest. Emerald Isle Police “Circle” Regional Access $ rip currents arefeces likely to stronger and more frequent. It 4. The collection and and disposal ofDepartment pet is be MANDATORY. 201 West Atlantic Boulevard isBEACH recommended that you REGULATIONS stay out of the water. Department RULES AND 5. Burying petWARNING fecesCOMMONLY in the sand is PROHIBITED. VIOLATED TOWN ORDINANCES: FLAG SYSTEM Restrooms, outdoor showers, BEACH RULES AND REGULATIONS 1. STAY OFF THE DUNES! 6. Camping onSAND the beach is PROHIBITED. picnic tables, volleyball courts COMMONLY VIOLATED TOWN ORDINANCES: 2. Burning Public nudity PROHIBITED. DOUBLE REDPROHIBITED. FLAGS indicate the ocean is closed for 7. andiscooking fires are 1. THE SANDto DUNES! COMMONLY VIOLATED TOWN ORDINANCES: 3. STAY DogsOFF are required be onFLAGS a leash ATyou ALLcan TIMES, even when in the water. theTom Doe Regional Access $ be fined arrested for entering RED 8. If you dig a hole, itswimming MUST beand filled in prior to or departing the beach.104 Ocean Boulevard 2. Public nudity PROHIBITED. 1. OFF THEisSAND DUNES! 4. STAY The collection and disposal feces is MANDATORY. YELLOW FLAGS indicate moderate hazards and that some rip water.of pet Emerald Isle Police 9. Fireworks that fly, spin or explode are illegal in North Carolina PROHIBITED. Indicate high hazards and that the public is 3. Dogs are required to be on a leash AT ALL TIMES, even when in the water. current activity is expected. You should use caution if and entering Bathhouse, playground, 2. nudity is PROHIBITED. 5. Public Burying pet feces in the sand is PROHIBITED. Department the water. handicap ramp 10. Spirituous liquor or wine on theocean. beach strand is PROHIBITED. 4. collection and disposal pet feces isof MANDATORY. 3. Dogs are required to be on aofto leash AT ALL TIMES, even when in the water. advised stay out the 6. The Camping on the beach isfortified PROHIBITED. 5. pet the sand PROHIBITED. BEACH RULES REGULATIONS 4. The collection andindisposal ofisPROHIBITED. pet feces isAND MANDATORY. 7. Burying Burning and cooking fires are 11. Littering isfeces PROHIBITED. PURPLE FLAGS indicate an abundance of potentially Fort Macon State Park $ 6. Camping on the beach is PROHIBITED. RED FLAGS indicate dangerous rip current activity is expected 5. Burying pet feces in the sand is PROHIBITED. 8. If you dig a hole, it MUST be filled in prior to departing the beach. 12. Jumping from the pier is PROHIBITED. hazardous marine life in the vicinity, including Portuguese man901 Fort Macon Road and rip currents are likely to be stronger and more frequent. 7. Burning and cooking fires are PROHIBITED. 6. thefly, beach isorPROHIBITED. 9. Camping Fireworkson that spin explode areand illegal increatures. North Carolina and PROHIBITED. It DOUBLE RED FLAGS COMMONLY VIOLATED TOWN ORDINANCES: o-war, jellyfish, other 13. Leaving beach equipment unattended overnight is PROHIBITED. Bathhouse is recommended that you stay out of the water. 8. If you dig a hole, it MUST be filled in prior to departing the beach.
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EMERALD ISLE Eastern Regional Access $ 2701 Emerald Drive Bathhouse, grills, picnic pavilion Western Regional Access $ 101 Islander Drive Bathhouse, grills, volleyball, picnic pavilion
PINE KNOLL SHORES Iron Steamer Regional Access $
345 Salter Path Road 7. Burning cooking fires arewine PROHIBITED. 10.STAY Spirituous liquor or fortified on the beach strand is PROHIBITED. 1. OFFand THE SAND DUNES! Indicate the ocean is closed for swimming Violation of these ordinances can carry a penalty involving fines ranging between $50 and $500, Restrooms, outdoor showers 9. Fireworks or be explode areprior illegal North Carolina and PROHIBITED. 8. If you dig hole, itspin MUST filled in to in departing the beach. 11. Public Littering isathat PROHIBITED. 2. nudity isfly, PROHIBITED. New Bern Street Access $ mandatory court appearances or arrest. and you can be fined or arrested for entering 10. Spirituous liquor fortified on the beach strand is PROHIBITED. 9. Fireworks that fly,orto spin explode are illegal in North Carolina PROHIBITED. 12. Dogs Jumping the pier isor PROHIBITED. 3. are from required be on a wine leash ATFLAGS ALL TIMES, eventhe when inand the water. DOUBLE RED indicate ocean is closed for 177 New Bern Street the water. Emerald Isle places SALTER PATH 11. Littering is liquor PROHIBITED. 10. Spirituous ordisposal fortified onyou the beach PROHIBITED. 13. The Leaving beach equipment unattended overnight is PROHIBITED. 4. collection and ofwine petWhen feces isused, MANDATORY. swimming and can be strand fined orisarrested for entering theBathhouse, showers, picnic 12. Jumping from the pier is PROHIBITED. RED FLAGS approximately every 1/4 mile or Violation of these ordinances can carry a penalty involving fines ranging between $50 and $500, 11. Littering is PROHIBITED. tables, swings, ramp access 5. Burying pet feces in the sand is PROHIBITED. water. Salter Path Regional Access appearances orthe arrest. 13. Leaving equipment unattended overnight PROHIBITED. 12. Camping Jumpingbeach from the pier lessismandatory along the court beach strand,isat town’s two 6. on the beach PROHIBITED. 1050 Salter Path Road $ dictates parking fee for summer Violation of these ordinances can carry a penalty involving fines ranging between $50 and $500, 13. Burning Leaving beach equipment unattended overnightonis PROHIBITED. 7. and cooking fires are PROHIBITED. regional access facilities, all-terrain beach Restrooms, outdoor showers, weekends & holidays. We are not mandatory appearances or arrest. of a these ordinances can carry in acourt penalty fines between $50 and $500, 8. Violation If you dig hole, it MUST be filled prior toinvolving departing the beach. responsible for any changes made to these picnic tables vehicles providing town services onranging the beach PURPLE FLAGS indicate an abundance potentially mandatory court appearances or Carolina arrest. of accesses by the town, weather or any 9. Fireworks that fly, spin or explode are illegal in North and PROHIBITED. strand, and at the two Fire Stations. YELLOW FLAGS indicate hazards manand that some rip hazardous marine life in the vicinity, moderate including Portuguese unforeseen reasons. 10. Spirituous liquor or fortified wine on and the beach strand is PROHIBITED. o-war, jellyfish, other creatures. You should use caution if entering current activity is expected. 11. Littering is PROHIBITED. YELLOW FLAGS the water. FLAGS indicate moderate hazards and that some rip 12. Jumping from the pier YELLOW is PROHIBITED. current activity is expected. You should use caution if entering Indicate moderate hazards and that the public 13. Leaving beach equipment unattended overnight is PROHIBITED. the water. YELLOW FLAGS indicate moderate hazards and that some rip These have ramps for easy access. Beach Friendly Violation of these ordinances can carry a penalty involving fines ranging between $50 and $500,accesses should use caution in the ocean. In Emerald RED FLAGS indicate dangerous current activity is expected current activity is expected. You should userip caution if entering YELLOW FLAGS indicate moderate hazards and that some rip wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis mandatory court appearances or arrest. and rip currents are likely to be stronger and more frequent. It Isle, even the calmest ofdangerous daysYou on the beach the water. current activity is expected. should usecan cautionisif expected entering from local fire departments. RED FLAGS indicate rip current activity is recommended that you stay out of the water. the water. pose whentoentering theand ocean andan ripinherent currents risk are likely be stronger more frequent. It EMERALD ISLE Channel Drive, Wyndtree Drive, Page Place, Ocean isthe recommended that you stay out thecaution. water. RED FLAGS dangerous current activity is expected and public isindicate always advised toripof use
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Oaks and currents are likely to be stronger and activity more frequent. It Drive, Bluewater Drive, Seagull Drive, Western Regional Access, REDrip FLAGS indicate dangerous rip current is expected Eastern Regional Access, and 3rd Street Park. is recommended that you stay out of the water. and DOUBLE rip currents RED are likely to be stronger and more frequent. It FLAGS indicate the ocean is closed for DOUBLE RED FLAGS indicate theofocean is closed for SALTER PATH & INDIAN BEACH Indian Beach Vehicle Access and is recommended that you stay out the water. swimming and you can be fined or arrested for entering the YELLOW hazardsforand that some rip swimmingFLAGS andRED youindicate can be moderate fined or arrested entering the COMBINED & YELLOW FLAGS Iron Steamer Regional Access. water. current activity is expected. You should use caution if entering water. DOUBLE RED FLAGS indicate the ocean is closed for the water. Indicates theRED presence a fined lifeguard. swimming and you canofbe or entering ATLANTIC BEACH “Circle” Regional Access, New Bern Street, Tom Doe DOUBLE FLAGS indicate thearrested ocean isfor closed for the water. Regional Access. swimming and you can be fined or arrested for entering the RED water.FLAGS indicate dangerous rip current activity is expected PURPLE FLAGS indicate anbeabundance of potentially and rip currents are likely to stronger and more frequent. It PURPLE FLAGS indicate an abundance of potentially PURPLE FLAGS hazardous marinethat lifeyou in the vicinity, is recommended stay out of including the water.Portuguese manhazardous marine life in the vicinity, including Portuguese mano-war, jellyfish, and other creatures. PURPLE FLAGS indicate an abundance of potentially EMERALD ISLE Lifeguards are on duty from 10:00AM until 5:00PM Indicate an abundance of potentially hazardous o-war, jellyfish, and other creatures. during the summer. They are located at the Western and Eastern Regional hazardous marine indicate life in theanvicinity, including Portuguese manPURPLE FLAGS abundance of potentially Beach Accesses. Additional lifeguards patrol the beach between the two marine life in the vicinity, including Portuguese o-war, jellyfish, and other creatures. DOUBLE FLAGS the ocean is closed for hazardousRED marine life inindicate the vicinity, including Portuguese manaccesses. swimming and you beother fined creatures. or arrested for man-o-war, jellyfish, and Theentering the o-war, jellyfish, andcan other creatures. water. town will fly these flags as needed in specific ATLANTIC BEACH Lifeguards are on duty from 9:00AM until 6:00PM locations. during the summer at the “Circle”. Lifeguards are on duty at Fort Macon State Park from 10:00AM to 5:45PM Memorial to Labor Day.
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