The South’s Most Secret Beaches

Everyone loves the beach, but not the crowds. Escape the throngs at these 10 Southern spots, from rugged Atlantic shores to secluded Gulf islands.|Article: Annette Thompson

Secluded Southern Beach Vacations: Sunset Beach and Bird Island
Photo: Courtesy of North Carolina’s Brunswick Islands

Sunset Beach and Bird Island

North Carolina
 A half-hour drive from Myrtle Beach’s high rises brings you to a little beach town full of rambling rental houses. Sunset Beach proudly preserves its undeveloped beachfront with wide setbacks―that means a spacious beach. Lofty sand dunes stretch 3 miles south to the inlet connecting the Carolinas on Bird Island state nature preserve. sunsetbeachnc.gov  


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