Park
Bird Island Reserve
11 locals recommend,
Location
8468 Bay St
Sunset Beach, NC
Tips from locals
Bird Island Bird Island is a 1,300 acre State Preserve barrier island that is connected to Sunset Beach and reachable by boat, walking, or biking along the beach. Bird Island is home to Loggerhead turtles and the purple sandpiper, found only on Bird Island. The shoreline, dunes, maritime forest, and marshland are also important habitats and nesting areas for various species of birds that are threatened or endangered. One can walk from the public parking area and gazebo at Sunset Beach, along the Bird Island beachfront, all the way to South Carolina. On December 4th, 2006 the North Carolina Birding Trail officially recognized the Town of Sunset Beach as Official Stop #10 on the Southeastern portion of the trail. Pamphlets about our site are available at Town Hall. You can now view and download maps and site descriptions for the coast region of the Trail from the website: www.ncbirdingtrail.org.
Bird Island Bird Island is a 1,300 acre State Preserve barrier island that is connected to Sunset Beach and reachable by boat, walking, or biking along the beach. Bird Island is home to Loggerhead turtles and the purple sandpiper, found only on Bird Island. The shoreline, dunes, maritime forest, an…
"The Kindred Mailbox" is on Bird Island. People post memoranda it all the time. Some sad and others inspiring. Someone keeps it stocked with a paper and pencil.
Bird Island is the only remaining undeveloped barrier island system in Brunswick County and is one of the few protected natural island areas in the mid-Atlantic region. It has pristine sandy white beaches, high dunes, more than 1000 acres of beautiful salt marsh and meandering creeks, and is home to a wide variety of birds, animals and plants.