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Radio Island Public Beach Access
4.6★ · 1,030 Google ratings · Beaufort, North Carolina
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
350 ft away · free · fills up
Walk
280 ft · 1 min
Cost
Free
Water
83°F
Tide
3 ft range today
Water quality
Good · 3% of 35 over the limit · 2025
Map of Radio Island Public Beach Access
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1Parking350 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 18 visitors · 2017–2026
Arrive by 8:30am on weekends
The parking lot fills quickly by mid-morning, especially on Saturdays, and side-road parking risks towing.
Bring bug spray year-round
Bugs and ticks are reported as persistent problems regardless of season.
Pack out all trash
Multiple reviewers report the beach becoming littered when visitors don't clean up after themselves.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
79°F · mostly clear
Water
83°F
Waves
1.8 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the N
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 00:30 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 06:25 | High tide | ↑ |
| 12:21 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:58 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:41 PM.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 501 Marine Dr, Beaufort, NC 28516
🅿 Parking 350 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 280 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Radio Island Public Beach Access?
The nearest mapped parking area is 350 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Radio Island Public Beach Access?
280 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Radio Island Public Beach Access 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.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
