- Except for 33 acres on the mainland, Hammocks Beach State Park is located on Bear Island, an 892 acre barrier island. It is 3.5 miles long and less than a mile wide. The island is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the south and by salt marshes, estuarine creeks and the Inter coastal Waterway to the north. Bogue Inlet lies at the northeast end of the island, while Bear Inlet lies to the southwest
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