Sandcastle by the Pier Guidebook

Susan
Sandcastle by the Pier Guidebook

Favorite local eatery

Great local place to eat any meal. The owners are very friendly and serve delicious food! Get there early though because they are a popular spot on the island.
Fresh local food, good scene, you can bring your kids and take home their frisbee plate afterwards.
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Shagger Jacks
8004 E Oak Island Dr
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Fresh local food, good scene, you can bring your kids and take home their frisbee plate afterwards.
Walk from the beach to the Lazy Turtle off of the sand and sit gazing at the ocean while you enjoy a yummy cheeseburger or BLT! Be patient, as they can get busy. Right at the Oak Island Pier, it is not far from our condo if you're relaxing at the beach access and want to walk down for lunch.
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Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill
601 Ocean Dr
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Walk from the beach to the Lazy Turtle off of the sand and sit gazing at the ocean while you enjoy a yummy cheeseburger or BLT! Be patient, as they can get busy. Right at the Oak Island Pier, it is not far from our condo if you're relaxing at the beach access and want to walk down for lunch.
Local gifts and delicious ice cream!
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Frosty's Ice Cream
8600 E Oak Island Dr
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Local gifts and delicious ice cream!
Great for to-go food or sit at the tables for yummy fresh food!
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Kai-Joe's
4722 E Oak Island Dr
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Great for to-go food or sit at the tables for yummy fresh food!
A couple blocks away, Island Jo is a good place to go in the morning for coffee and a bagel/muffin to get your day started right. There may be a line, so go early and it is worth the wait.
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Island Jo Coffee & Cafe
7916 E Oak Island Dr
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A couple blocks away, Island Jo is a good place to go in the morning for coffee and a bagel/muffin to get your day started right. There may be a line, so go early and it is worth the wait.
Paul's of Oak Island
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Swain Seafood Shack
8317 E Oak Island Dr
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Lonerider at Oak Island
Solar Brewing Company

Groceries

Great, nice, clean grocery store. They even offer to steam your seafood while you shop.
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Publix Super Market at Oak Island Marketplace
5003 E Oak Island Dr
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Great, nice, clean grocery store. They even offer to steam your seafood while you shop.
Grocery shopping a few miles away. In the midst of some local shops too!
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Food Lion
5901 E Oak Island Dr
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Grocery shopping a few miles away. In the midst of some local shops too!
Fairly new Lowes Food, if you want a place to go on the way in you will pass this as you enter to Oak Island.
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Lowes Foods of Oak Island
2829 Midway Rd SE
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Fairly new Lowes Food, if you want a place to go on the way in you will pass this as you enter to Oak Island.

Local stores

Awesome local seafood shop within walking distance or bike of The Sandcastle at the Pier.
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Haag & Sons Seafood
7901 E Oak Island Dr
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Awesome local seafood shop within walking distance or bike of The Sandcastle at the Pier.
Really cool, unique local shop that hosts a variety of vendors from the Oak Island/Southport area. Come support locals!
Dunes Mercantile
8600 E Oak Island Dr
Really cool, unique local shop that hosts a variety of vendors from the Oak Island/Southport area. Come support locals!
Awesome unique finds!
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The Hoarders, Inc
8600 E Oak Island Dr
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Awesome unique finds!
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Eagles Beachwear
5802 E Oak Island Dr
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Color Me Carolina
4143 Colfax Ln SE

Sightseeing

There is fishing, a little shop, a bar and a restaurant for visitors. Free to walk on, but pay inside for a daily fishing pass with your NC fishing license.
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Oak Island Pier
705 Ocean Dr
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There is fishing, a little shop, a bar and a restaurant for visitors. Free to walk on, but pay inside for a daily fishing pass with your NC fishing license.
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Oak Island Lighthouse
300a Caswell Beach Rd
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City/town information

With lots of festivals to attend, Southport is great to go see and about 20 minutes from the Sandcastle by the Pier. Some movies have also been filmed here!
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Southport
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With lots of festivals to attend, Southport is great to go see and about 20 minutes from the Sandcastle by the Pier. Some movies have also been filmed here!
Wilmington is about 30-45 minutes from Oak Island and a great day trip if you want to get out for some bigger city life. Downtown has a lot of great places to eat and fun things to do! Great for families, couples, groups and solo trips!
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Wilmington
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Wilmington is about 30-45 minutes from Oak Island and a great day trip if you want to get out for some bigger city life. Downtown has a lot of great places to eat and fun things to do! Great for families, couples, groups and solo trips!
Myrtle Beach is about an hour and 15 minutes from the condo and can be a fun day trip.
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Myrtle Beach
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Myrtle Beach is about an hour and 15 minutes from the condo and can be a fun day trip.

Local Things to do

We have had this charter company recommended to us by a previous guest. They have a website and Facebook page with information. We suggest planning any charter trips in advance as they do fill up during the summer.
Southport Fishing Charters
4205 Long Beach Road Southeast
Planet Fun & Starz Grille Family Entertainment and Bowling Center
349 Whiteville Rd NW
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Surf Cinemas
4836 Long Beach Rd SE
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Rising Sun Fishing

Consejos sobre la ciudad

No te lo pierdas

Ocean Safety

Check the ocean report before you go out for the warnings for the day