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Public Access Beach (4701 N Virginia Dare Trail)
4.6★ · 96 Google ratings · Kitty Hawk, Virginia
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 130 ft away · free · fills up
Walk
240 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
81°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
225 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Fri 8am
Map of Public Access Beach (4701 N Virginia Dare Trail)
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1Parking140 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Good for peaceful walks and wildlife
The beach is consistently clean and quiet, with visitors spotting dolphins, crabs, and seashells along the shoreline.
Visit mid-June or shoulder season
The beach stays peaceful and uncrowded before Memorial Day weekend and after early June when other nearby beaches get busy.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2021–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2021–2026
Arrive early for parking
The lot fills quickly, especially in summer and on weekends, so plan to get there before mid-morning.
Bring water shoes or go early
Sand can be very soft and hot, so either wear protective footwear or enter the water during cooler morning hours.
Facilities vary by access point
Some access areas have bathhouses and outdoor showers while others lack rinse stations, so ask which lot you need.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
79°F · clear
Water
81°F
Waves
1.1 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the SSE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:20 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:34 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:09 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:58 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:09 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 4701 N Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
🅿 Parking 130 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 240 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Public Access Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 130 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Public Access Beach?
240 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Public Access Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Public Access Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Fri 8am and the busiest at Wed 1pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
