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Welcome to Sandy Neck Beach Park. Thousands of years have allowed this barrier beach to develop into 4,700 acres of dunes, maritime forests, and marshes. It is a living museum, exhibiting dynamic landscapes rich with ecological activity and recreational opportunities.
Each year thousands of visitors are attracted to Sandy Neck to soak up the sunshine, swim, and beach comb as they witness the power of the ocean. While extremely satisfying, these activities represent a fraction of the possibilities for any visitor seeking to enjoy a quality outdoor experience.
The terrain is unbearable for a wagon packed with gear, but they will tell you it’s good! The lean to has no place for a tent! They double booked us because they are not accurate with their information! They had no water to bring us and next to no firewood! They lied all around about the hike and said we
Could easily take our gear! You can’t only take what’s on your back! The ocean is NOT at the lean to
It’s more
Than 2 miles further! Not a good experience then after we had to leave they said no refunds so I paid
$80 for a horrible hike!
Do not recommend the lean to campsite, very little info about it is available online and the info we were given when we called ahead was inaccurate. As another reviewer mentioned, there’s no space to pitch a tent, in addition to this the site is small and cramped, and it’s over a 20 minute walk to the water through soft sand with no shade. The hike to the site is brutal, we walked the beach on the way there and the trail on the way back. No shade, mostly soft sand, horseflies. Park rangers/staff were completely unhelpful when we asked for any type of assistance getting out of the site even though they regularly patrol in trucks (including refusing to let a friend with an ORV vehicle come to rescue us either through the beach or the trail road (both allow vehicles under certain conditions)). Antonio was the one exception, agreed to drive our gear back to the lot as we intercepted him on his way there during his rounds. All in all a miserable experience 10/10.
Spend a November night in the tent site 5. There was water, wood, and a dry toilet in the camping area (even though I carried my own water because I was not sure). Very beautiful and calm place. The lean-to looks nice, too, but is close to the gravel road. For those interested, the mobile internet connection was good, too.
Definitely worth of the hike. Fire on the beach with beautiful sunset, no crowded. Such a peaceful experience with my friends. The campsite was having dining table, there is dry dry toilet and drinking water. So no needs to carry water.
Unfortunately this is not really handicapped friendly due to the location.
