Does Carolina Beach have sand dollars?

Shuffle your feet along the ocean floor on a crowded beach day, or head to the soundside to troll for sand dollars. There's ample ways to go shell hunting in Carolina Beach, which can extend well past just a walk on the beach.



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Bowman's Beach and Tarpon Bay Beach are two beaches in particular known for having an abundance of sand dollars, making them great destinations to put on your bucket list.

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If by chance you do stumble upon a living sand dollar, take action quickly. Sand dollars will not survive out of the water for very long, Rader said. If you find a live individual on the beach, you can carefully return it the ocean.

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Live sand dollars will have a greenish or reddish brown color with a velvety coating. Dead sand dollars will be gray. If you're unsure, err on the side of caution, and put the sand dollar back in the water. It's illegal to remove a live sand dollar from the beach.

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