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Eastern Ocean Regional
Access
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Description
Located
6.4 miles from the B. Cameron Langston Bridge, between Pier Point and Ocean Reef
condominiums at 2701 Emerald Drive. Site of Emerald Isle’s Annual Triathlon.
Seasons/Hours
Open year
round from sunrise to sunset
Pets
Leashed
pets allowed; must be on a six foot leash. Owners are subject to pooper scooper
law. $50 fine for violators.
Costs
No fee.
Reservations are not accepted. First come, first serve.
Amenities- Beach Access
- Handicapped
Accessible
- Parking for 275 cars
- Picnic Pavilion
- Restrooms
- Showers
Directions
From the
intersection of Hwy 24 and 58 proceed across the B. Cameron Langston Bridge.
Travel 6.4 miles (in the vicinity of mile marker 15), the Eastern Ocean Regional
Access will be on the right-hand side between Pier Point and Ocean Reef
condominiums at 2701 Emerald Drive.
Contact
Please
contact Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation Department for more information.
252.354.6350.
Future of Eastern Ocean Regional
The North Carolina Aquariums and the Town of Emerald Isle have
been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the NC Waterfront Access and Marine
Industry Fund (WAMI) for design work and initial construction activities
for "The Aquarium Pier at Emerald Isle." The NC Division of Marine Fisheries,
the agency responsible for overseeing the coast-wide $20 million WAMI Fund,
announced the grant award in April.
The NC Aquariums and the Town are partnering to construct a new 1,000 ft. long
ocean fishing pier and new multi-purpose pier house at the site of the Town's
Eastern Ocean Regional Access facility located near mile marker 15 on NC 58. The
site is currently used for beach access and parking, and is the former site of
the old Emerald Isle Pier that was dismantled as a result of the hurricanes of
the 1990s.
The new pier will be constructed with concrete and steel to withstand future
hurricanes and will include wooden decking to maintain the traditional NC ocean
pier experience. The new pier house will include typical pier amenities, and
will also include Aquarium exhibits, educational facilities, university research
facilities, and public meeting areas.
The $2.2 million grant will fund detailed design work for the new
facility, construction of various site improvements (parking, wastewater, storm
water), and construction of a new soundfront pier that will complement the new
ocean fishing pier. Design work will begin later this summer with construction
of the new facility expected to begin in 2010. The target date for the opening
of the new facility is spring 2012. Construction will be funded with a
combination of NC Aquarium funding and additional State and local grant
funding. The total construction cost is estimated at more than $12 million.
Learn more about the Aquarium Pier at
Emerald Isle!
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