Things to Keep in Mind When Visiting Carova in

Outer Banks NC

Picturesque views of the ocean, easy access to the beach, amazing sights and sounds of the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, roaming Corolla Wild Horses, clean white unpaved beaches offering miles and miles of privacy - these and more are what awaits you when you live at any of the spacious Carova Outer Banks NC homes for sale.

If you’re planning a vacation to any of the wonderful vacation spots this community has to offer, it helps to learn more about the landscape, the amenities, and the various things you can do while in Carova. Literally located off the beaten path, the town is composed of a few neighborhoods North of NC 12 in Corolla. Due to the absence of paved roads, the area is accessible only by 4x4 vehicles. When the NC Highway 12 ends, you’re greeted by the soft fluffy sand of the beach which runs parallel to the ocean.

What to Know Before you Go

Most all of the communities - Carova Beach, Swan Beach, North Swan Beach, Seagull, Penny’s Hill - are within walking distance to the beach via sandy tracks which fit 4WD vehicles perfectly. There are no busy roads to cross nor a lot of people you would typically come across.

Before heading off to the area, it’s important to stock up on essentials such as enough food and drinks to last you during your entire stay. While you can find sodas & ice at the Carova Beach Fire Department, For everything else you will have to go to one of the two grocery stores in neighboring Corolla where you can fill up with food and beach supplies. The seclusion of Carova offers a lot of opportunities for busy city dwellers a chance to truly relax and unwind.

A Quick History of CarovaIn the late 1660s, Currituck County and the communities of Duck, Corolla, and Carova was discovered and settled into by a small community of local settlers which are believed to be descendants of shipwrecks. For a couple of centuries, these settlers lived in solitude. As the population grew little by little, the people of Currituck and Virginia drew the North Carolina-Virginia state line which has remained the state border ever since 1728. The name “Carova” was even derived from a combination of Carolina and Virginia, as the coastal community is situated south of the state line.

In 1875, the famed Currituck Beach Lighthouse was constructed to help assist the ships off the coastline of Carolina. The 60s and 70s era saw a boom in the tourism industry on the southern Outer Banks towns which in turn made people assume that the unspoiled Currituck County filled with beautiful beaches and amazing landscape would soon boom with population and development.

However, in 1984, the time when the NC highway 12 was finally completed, the government and various private investors had already claimed the land and developed it into parks, reserves, and refuges, making it impossible to create a paved road in the area. Nowadays, there’s an approximate of 700 beach homes available for renting or buying, as a few more developers continue to build beach houses in the area.

The best real estate agents on the Outer Banks NC refer to Carova as “Outer Bank’s last frontier,” renowned for its private stretches of uncrowded beaches, star-filled nights, and cool ocean breezes. If you’re looking to learn more about homes or lots for sale in the area, visit http://OBXLifestyles.com.

Affordable unspoiled land with picturesque ocean views - there are not many areas in the country where you can bask in the quiet privacy a beach property in Carova brings. Schedule a viewing of an awesome beach house today by calling me, Jean-Paul Peron, at 252-564-9390.