Fort Macon State Park is a popular state park located on the eastern coast of North Carolina, near Atlantic Beach. The park is situated on Bogue Banks, a barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean. Fort Macon was built as part of the Third System of US fortifications, and was preceded by Fort Hampton of the Second System.
Atlantic Beach is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina. Located on a beautiful breakwater island surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Bogue Strait, it is one of five communities in the Bogue Banks. The population was 1,364 according to the 2020 census.