Proactive Vacations Blog

Pack your bags, leave the guys, kids, and worries at home and head to Holden Beach with the girls! There’s nothing quite like a little time with your girlfriends to help you unwind, reset and relax. Girls trips are all about reconnecting with yourself and your friends, taking some time out to laugh and just have fun. Rather you spend a long weekend with the girls or you have time...

Holden Golden Mailboxes They have no address and you can’t mail a letter from them. But Holden Beach has three mailboxes filled with poetry, memories, funny stories and letters to lost loved ones. These Holden Golden mailboxes are similar to the “Kindred Spirit” mailbox in Sunset Beach and are filled with notebooks and pens where you read the entries left by others and leave your own mark as well. Half...

The Lockwood Folly River Stretching through the heart of Brunswick County you’ll find the Lockwood Folly River. Running from Supply, NC to Holden Beach, NC the Lockwood Folly is a tidal river; Draining water from the Green Swamp and emptying it into the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As one of the most beautiful rivers in North Carolina, one boat cruise or kayaking trip down the bend might have you saying its...

Holden Beach Local Adventures Like any beach vacation sand, surf, and sun are to be expected. However, right in Holden Beach or with a short drive there are many more options for adventure! With these Holden Beach local adventures you can turn your beach vacation into a PLAY-cation. Check out these local locations below to help create more memories for you and your family.   Holden Golden Memory Mailbox A...

Grab your pole and gas up the boat, let’s go fishing! One of the best things about Holden Beach is the fishing. There’s a type of fishing for everyone. Net fishing, pole fishing, gigging, inshore and offshore fishing, early morning trips and fishing in the dark. Whether you’re sport fishing or catching dinner, here’s what you need to know. You don’t have to go miles offshore to catch the big...

Everyone’s doing it! They’re grabbing their nets and heading to the tide line in search of washed up treasures. Over the last few years shelling and searching for sea glass has become a favorite past time for beach goers, walking up and down the coastline in pursuit of the perfect shell. The best time to join the hunt is at low tide, the ocean has once again retreated and along...