Carova Beach

Carova Beach is a great place to visit if you have a 4WD car and want to enjoy a different beach experience. This beach is well-known for its wild horses, but it also has large, soft-sand beaches.

Carova is known for its miles of isolation, featuring pure white beaches, a sprinkling of rental houses, and wild mustangs that roam freely from the ocean to Carova's small residential subdivisions. Carova's solitude is easy to understand because there are no paved roads going to this holiday destination, only kilometers of sand paths along the Atlantic Ocean's edge. Travelers who adore the beach but don't want to deal with the throng go to the region in small groups, soaking up private stretches of sand and taking in the peace and quiet. This is also a fantastic place for bird watching and animal viewing, as well as one of the greatest shelling spots on the Outer Banks. Unlike the national park beaches further south, you do not need a beach driving permit to drive on the sand here. A parking permit is necessary for the Memorial Day Long Weekend through Labor Day.