The Jetty at the South End of Wrightsville

I LOVE this end of the beach. I've seen weddings and proposals taking place and love to search for shells on this end. Beautiful location to watch sunset and get beautiful pictures.

We always stop here when we're in Wilmington. Today it wasn't too busy. Cold and rainy. Just hearing the ocean and smelling the salt and being around the sand is an awesome feeling. It was a quick stop this time but we have spent several hours here on other occasions.

Absolutely beautiful. Parking is TERRIBLE. I mean seriously, they need to expand the parking a little bit. The few spaces they have is extremely inadequate to meet the needs for parking. But the spot was worth it. Honestly one of my favorite beach experiences, even though it rained a bit, the water was perfectly sea-green, clear, and the waves were just right for swimming. Many surfers were there and seemed to think so as well. To top it all off, there are plenty of beautiful trails for walking, and the gazebo is a nice quiet place to stop and rest/dry off on the way to and from your car. But good grief, THE PARKING.

The Jetty is at the Southern end of Wrightsville Beach. Access point 41- 43. Not crowded but harder to get to. It's a more private setting, lots of private residences, private spaces, private eyes watching. Very limited parking. Spots will be gone very quickly. What will be available will be a far walk. There are no shuttles or anything like that. Near these access points, there is only 1 restaurant, Oceanic, & 1 coffee shop above a surf store, public restrooms around access point 36. It's a beautiful beach, water temp was cool and clear, feels good on a hot day. Big waves,so be careful. Life guard at access point 40. Lots of surfing & kiteboarding. Very family friendly, but bring supplies, food, drinks, water, etc. I was not able to find a place at the beach to rent umbrellas or chairs.

Talk about a beautiful experience! North Carolina is one of my very favorite states to go to the beach! The shell finds are amazing, the water is clearer and the people are friendly! I made some amazing summer memories here!