Top U.S. Beaches for 2014 Revealed
Chosen using a criteria of 50 physical factors like “sand softness” and “air temperature”, Cape Hatteras returns to the official Dr. Beach’s Top 10 List:
1. Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii
2. Barefoot Beach Bonita Springs, Florida
3. St. George Island State Park Florida panhandle
4. Waimanalo Bay Beach Park Oahu, Hawaii
5. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
6. Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks of North Carolina
7. Cape Florida State Park Key Biscayne, Florida
8. Coast Guard Beach Cape Cod, Massachusetts
9. Beachwalker Park Kiawah Island, South Carolina
10. Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, Naples, Florida
Sadly, the editors at USA Today Travel show photos of Virginia Beach VA & The Crystal Coast NC …
NOT AT ALL THE SAME as Hatteras Island & Cape Hatteras National Seashore!.
Wall Street Journal ‘Spring Adventures’ Recommends Cape Hatteras Beaches
As the article’s writer notes, “A ride on the shifting sands of Cape Hatteras National Seashore offers a glorious tour of the Outer Banks… [but] be prepared …Since the National Park Service issued new rules in 2012 in an effort to preserve nesting habitats for shore birds and turtles, the beach is less open to 4×4 traffic. Even so, if you have the right vehicle, the right permit from the NPS, the right map, and if you go at the right time of year, you can put together the longest beach drive in the continental U.S. I think … Compared with Hatteras, Daytona Beach in Florida is like a drive through an overpopulated sandbox.” The newspaper’s Spring Adventures series is a guide featuring 50 gutsy ways to shake up the season.
Triple-S Invitational 2014 … World’s BEST Kiteboarding Event Returns To Hatteras Island, NC
Amazing kiteboarding by the world’s very best competitors vying for $40,000 Prize Purse on beautiful, historic Hatteras Island, NC … plus, did someone say, “7 Parties / 7 Bands”? The Invitational main event will also be preceded by the Triple-S Open.
The Triple-S Kiteboarding Invitational runs May 31st – June 6th 2014, so mark your calendars and MAKE YOUR ROOM RESERVATIONS NOW at Cape Hatteras Motel, only minutes away from all of the action.
NC Mountains To Coast Bicycle Route Passes Through Buxton
The 16th annual ride, 450 miles (60-70 miles per day) scheduled Sept. 27-Oct. 4 2014, will begin in Sparta with overnight stops in Mount Airy, Reidsville, Oxford, Roanoke Rapids, Edenton, Manteo, and then finish in Hatteras Village. More than 1,000 bicyclists from 35 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada participated in last year’s ride. This year should be even bigger.
Make your Reservations NOW and enjoy the excitement!
Outer Banks Makes Nat Geo “Drives of a Lifetime” Road Trips
Outer Banks Makes Nat Geo “Drives of a Lifetime” Road Trips
This itinerary takes readers on an inspiring 114 mile dream journey from Corolla to Ocracoke highlighting lighthouses, parks, refuges, monuments, beaches and historic places along the way: Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Jockeys Ridge State Park, First Colony Inn, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Bodie Island Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Buxton and Ocracoke Island.
The closing “Road Kit” thoughtfully reminds travelers of the Outer Banks sweet spot months from April-June in the spring and Sept-Oct in the fall “shoulder seasons”.
After the winter you’ve had, you may be experiencing some pent-up demand for a relaxing road trip vacation yourself, so call us today to make your Reservations at Cape Hatteras Motel in Buxton!
