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THINGS TO DO

Fred & Alice Stanback Coastal
Education Center
Learn about the importance of water
quality in North Carolina’s coastal areas
and beyond through events, programs,
and hands-on exhibits.
309 West Salisbury St., 28480
910-509-2838
nccoast.org/about-us/contact-us/ Coastal Education Center
southeast-office
the North Carolina National Estuarine
PARKS, GARDENS & Research Reserve, the island is accessible
2 RECREATION by boat only. Daily boat tours are
Bird Watching offered. For outfitter excursions, go to
Witness nature’s glory as you search VisitWrightsvilleBeachNC.com.
for willets, least terns, black skimmers,
and more from North Carolina Birding Wrightsville Beach Park
Trail sites: Mason Inlet Waterbird & Recreation
Management Area and Masonboro Island Relax, work out, sit, play, or run at
National Estuarine Research Reserve. Wrightsville Beach Park, a 13-acre public
For birding sites and tours, go to complex that includes an event stage,
VisitWrightsvilleBeachNC.com. tennis, pickleball and basketball courts,
softball, football and soccer fields, fitness
Harbor Way Gardens equipment, picnic shelters, a 2.45-mile
On the west end of Wrightsville Beach Park, fitness trail, and an inclusive playground
this one-acre garden is an oasis and a quiet with wheelchair swing.
place to reflect and enjoy native plants and • Contact Parks and Recreation for access
flowers. Harbor Way Gardens is also the to wheelchair swing
only public garden in North Carolina to have 1 Bob Sawyer Dr., 28480
Witherspoon Roses thanks to a generous 910-256-7925
donation from an island resident. townofwrightsvillebeach.com
• Children’s Fountain
321 Causeway Dr., 28480 TOURS & CRUISES
910-256-7925 3 Leave the land behind as you
townofwrightsvillebeach.com/475/ spend a day on a paddleboard,
Harbor-Way-Gardens sailboat, kayak, powerboat, charter boat,
or personal watercraft. Sailing lessons
Masonboro Island are available, from beginner to advanced.
Roam wild on nature trails and glimpse Numerous dry docks, marinas, boat
marine life and shore birds on the ramps, and service centers exist to serve
largest undisturbed barrier island on recreational boating. For more information,
North Carolina’s southern coast. Part of go to VisitWrightsvilleBeachNC.com.
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