Whether you`re planning a long vacation, a one-day excursion, or even just an armchair visit to the North Carolina coast, this popular guidebook should be the first thing you pack. Now revised and updated -- to account, for example, for changes wrought by recent hurricanes -- North Carolina Beach offers an insider`s tour of more than 300 miles of coastline. This must-have guide covers national seashores, state parks, public beaches, wildlife refuges, historic sites, boat ramps and docks, fishing piers, lighthouses, ferries, museums, and many more sites. Island by island and beach by beach, Glenn Morris shows you where to go, how to get there, and what facilities -- including oceanfront parking, dune crossovers, and public restrooms -- you will find at each location. He also provides phone numbers, addresses, detailed maps, hours of operation, and information about wheelchair accessibility. And his short essays on topics from bird life to pier fishing etiquette will inform and entertain every reader, from the first-time visitor to the lifelong resident.