Mason Knoll is a neighborhood built in the 1980s with a very 80s flair. Modern minimal designs with natural rustic finishes. The subdivision was developed before waterfront property in the area became as scarce, desirable, and expensive as it is now. Consequently, houses in the subdivision were not the larger high-end properties you would expect to be built today, which makes Mason Knolls a unique and more affordable neighborhood than most of those that would follow.
The docks are a simple affair. The boats are tied to piles and are perpendicular to the pier. The area is tidal, and the dock is fixed. Ladders are employed to board or disembark. I don’t know the depth yet, but most of the boats docked there aren’t large, and they don’t have a deep draft.
Mason Knoll is located behind Masonboro Island, a 7.5-mile-long undeveloped barrier island which can be accessed in several locations off the intracoastal waterway.
You’re starting about 0.8 miles from the intracoastal waterway. Once there, Masonboro Inlet is 3 miles to the north, which is one of the best inlets on the North Carolina coast. It is over a mile wide and has protective jetties out nearly 2000 feet from the mouth of the inlet. Carolina Beach inlet, which is not maintained and can be tricky at times, is 5.6 miles to the south.
Neighborhood participation in the marina is high.
