Beach front vacation ideas

we live in north carolina and fortunate to have the mountains and coast to enjoy. fall is great weather here. love the outerbanks and there are options for oceanfront but keep in mind there will be a large sand dune that will probably block a ground level view of the beach and surf. we stayed at koa cape hatteras last year with a site against the dunes and not only could hear the waves from the camper, was about a 30 second walk thru walkway over dune onto beach. in november the campground was maybe 1/4 full. outerbanks are great to get away and relax. very quiet and peaceful. myrtle beach area and south is different but good also. the private camgrounds will have close together sites but may not be bad in fall. myrtle beach state park and huntington beach state park just south of myrtle beach can't be beat. short walk to the beach from campsites. more to do in those areas away from the campground. book out several months if you can because these 2 parks are popular year round. snow birds... wife and i were at huntington beach state park 2 weeks ago for a long weekend and the park was probably 80 to 90 percent full.