This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Beach driving ...

As the summer beach season ramps up, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) Public Beach and Coastal Waterfront Access Program reminds coastal ...

The Outer Banks consist of a collection of barrier islands ... Nags Head is the largest beach resort town in the area, and in some ways tourism has taken a toll on the small-town charm of the ...

The inn – now relocated across the beach road – has been owned by the Lawrence family since 1988 and is managed by Village Reality; it is the Outer Banks’ oldest hotel in continuous ...

The Outer Banks ... apply for an off-road-vehicle permit ($50/week; you need a driver’s license and vehicle registration) that’ll allow you to drive right up to the beach.

ROAD TO NOWHEREThe NCDOT is ripping up old NC 12 on the Outer Banks. On purpose ... milled down to beach-compatible sand, to coastal protection projects. There, it gradually dissolves in the ...