More ramp closures put the big squeeze on Hatteras beaches
Tuesday 02 June 2009 at 10:20 am Fewer than 10 miles of beach on Hatteras Island are now open to off-road vehicles.That’s fewer than 10 miles on the island’s more than 50 miles of shoreline.
And much of the beach that is closed to ORVs is also closed to pedestrians.
These are resource closures – areas that are closed to protect nesting shorebirds and colonial waterbirds.
The northern end of Hatteras – about 13 or so miles – is part of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge and is off limits to ORVs all year.
The beaches in front of the villages are closed to ORVs as part of the usual summer safety closures to protect pedestrians.
Ramp 23 south of Salvo was closed yesterday for breeding least terns. Read More
