While the beach is classically beautiful like all of the Outer Banks' Beaches, it is unique in its structure, and it is geologically interesting. Sticking out into the ocean, Cape Point is the furthest east you can get in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It's also the location of a "new" island, Shelly Island, that has been recently created by sand accumulation on a drifting sandbar. Cape Point marks where the Outer Banks turns southwest and heads back closer to the mainland. The mixing of the Gulf Stream and Labrador currents offshore of Cape Point is one of the main reasons that Cape Hatteras is famous for fishing. The mixing of nutrients in these water attracts many species of oceanic game fish.

In addition to enjoying the beach or trying your hand at fishing, you can check out the famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse just down the road, or camp at Cape Point Campgrounds. The towns of Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras are also nearby, each with attractions of their own.