Two of Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s (CHNS) campgrounds – Cape Point Campground and Frisco Campground – will close at the end of the week, however, the National Seashore’s other two campgrounds at Oregon Inlet and Ocracoke will continue to stay open year-round, per a recent update from CHNS. The Ocracoke Campground, which has 136 sites, [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has requested the public’s help in identifying the individual(s) responsible for stealing beach safety signs and additional National Park Service property, per a recent update from CHNS. “Over the last couple [of] weeks, Cape Hatteras National Seashore employees have noticed that several signs have been taken from Buxton Beach [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Strong October visitation helped Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) break a long-standing annual visitation record. With two months left in the year, 2021 has already become the Seashore’s busiest year ever, surpassing the previous record set in 2002. “I am happy that so many people have been able to visit and enjoy the Seashore and [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Less than a month after work began to remove the “Ocean Pursuit” shipwreck from the Bodie Island shoreline bordering Oregon Inlet, the vessel has completely disappeared from the local landscape. On October 25, Cape Dredging, Inc. from Buxton, North Carolina, began the $295,000 project to remove the abandoned vessel from the beach south of Oregon [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The public can now sign up to receive a variety of text alerts from Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and the Wright Brothers National Memorial, per a recent update from the CHNS. Text alerts may include park operational updates, conditions, information on educational programs, and more. “This new communications tool [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is seeking public comments on a Wetland Statement of Findings for a plan to improve N.C. Highway 12 at the intersection of Coquina Beach Access and Bodie Island Lighthouse Road. The deadline to submit comments is Nov. 22, 2021. The Seashore and the North Carolina Department of Transportation propose to [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

On Oct. 25, Cape Dredging, Inc. from Buxton, North Carolina will begin a $295,000 project to remove an abandoned vessel from the beach south of Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Oregon Inlet Campground. Removal of the vessel is expected to take approximately 30 days. The former scallop boat, previously named the Ocean Pursuit and Cameron Scott, [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Last month, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial were collectively awarded an Open OutDoors for Kids grant of $7,400 from the National Park Foundation. The goal of the grant program is to provide K-12 students, educators and families with access to national parks around the country through [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Beginning on Oct. 25, the Ocracoke Beach Access parking lot, (located just north of Ocracoke village), will be closed for approximately one week for a paving and repair project conducted by a Hyde County contractor. The parking lot will receive a 1.5-inch overlay of asphalt and new striping as part of a project to repair [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Seasonal ORV access for beaches in front of the villages of Hatteras Island will reopen for the off-season on Friday, October 15. These routes, which run parallel to the villages of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is lower. The routes are closed [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

With the sea turtle nesting season winding down, 2021 is proving to be another highly impressive year, with a total of 315 sea turtle nests recorded within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) as of Friday, October 8. 23 nests within the National Seashore are still incubating, and newly-laid sea turtle nests were once again [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

A project to improve the Frisco Bathhouse and Beach Access site just south of Frisco village has been making big strides since initially launching on September 15, per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS.) The $896,506 project, which will improve both the parking and restroom facilities at the popular site, was [...] Seashore News |  Full Article