Ocean Isle Beach Pier — Attraction in Ocean Isle Beach

While on OIB we discovered pay to park everywhere so I looked it up on The Google and I was pleasantly surprised to read no pay to park before 9 am .That was perfect for us as we wanted to walk our puppy on the beach ....well beware DO NOT attempt this at the pier or "Barney Fife" will come over with his "attitude" ..I tried to explain that we didn't know that was private property and that I was just going by what The Google had said and boy that FIREF him up like I was trying to argue with him ...my husband also tried to explain saying " we're not trying to cause you a hard time we were just going by the info we had read on the internet ...well he wasn't having NO PART OF IT ...he was SO RUDE..and got in a shouting cussing match w my husband ...jeez it must be awful to so miserable that you can't have any decency to your fellow man ....just be human people we will...

The parking attendants were very rude and very unprofessional. We were watched,followed and harassed. we were given permission to park to walk on the pier (which you also have to pay for) so when we finished walking the pier we went to look at the water and when we were down there the parking attendant came up to us rudely and threatened to tow our car because we stepped foot on the beach. He continued to to raise his voice and threaten us so we told him we would just leave the beach which no one owns. As we were leaving he watched us the whole way till we got to the parking lot and when we got to our vehicle to leave we were pulling out and her yelled at us and came to our car and made us stop to tell us that we are banned from the beach. I would NEVER tell anyone to go to this pier nor beach at that. Everyone we had an in counter with...

This place is a serious piece of history! It’s been here over 60 years!! Of course it has changed over time, but I have memory’s going back 35+ years! The pier itself is is good condition and seems more than adequate for taking a quick walk out to see the ocean or for its main purpose: fishing! Lots of folks fish here weekly and it seems to be a good spot. On our visit we saw folks reeling in some small Whiting and Sea Bass, but we didn’t observe any large fish being caught today! The ice cream bar was a great treat! Prices are low and parking was free to walk the pier. Though there are daily parking rates for beach users. Come for a good walk with great views, stay for a family atmosphere and a wonderful...