intermediate
Holden Beach, North Carolina, United States

Holden Beach - Sand Dollar (S36)

Sand Dollar Beach at Holden Beach offers classic Atlantic Ocean swimming with a gently sloping sandy bottom and lifeguard presence during peak season. Intermediate swimmers will find this accessible and generally manageable, though ocean conditions vary with weather and tide cycles. Bring water shoes as the sand can be hot and occasionally has shell fragments.

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Holden Beach - Sand Dollar (S36)

33.9156, -78.3090

Details

Location
Holden Beach, North Carolina, United States
Type
ocean
Difficulty
intermediate
Coordinates
33.9156, -78.3090

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