Cape Hatteras National Seashore has temporarily closed a small section of beach adjacent to G.A. Kohler Court in Rodanthe, due to exposed hazards, such as house-related septic systems, wires, pipes and broken concrete parking pads. Hazards may also be present in other areas of the beach in Rodanthe, so beachgoers should use caution throughout the [...] Seashore News | Full Article
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New guided tours will be held at the Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving ...
June 25, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently announced that they are offering a new and unique guided tour program at the historic Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station just north of Avon. “Meet with a Ranger for a guided tour, where you’ll explore the inside of the 1874 Boat House and 1892 Cook House,” stated CHNS in [...] Seashore News | Full Article
From Ocracoke Observer South Point on Ocracoke is virtually closed to the public and is expected to remain so through next month. That’s because of the more than 100 nests of birds in this area of the island. These are mostly Least and Common Terns, Black Skimmers, American Oystercatchers, and Piping and Wilson’s Plovers. Meaghan [...] Seashore News | Full Article
All buildings at the Cape Hatteras Light Station will experience up to an eight-hour power outage, starting around 7 a.m. Monday, June 24. The Museum of the Sea, store, restrooms and administrative areas will be closed during the power outage. Once the power is restored, normal facility operations will resume. During the power outage, the Cape [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The new program supplements the National Park Service’s continual efforts to ensure 75 miles of beaches are clean, safe, and enjoyable for the public. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) welcomes organized groups of individuals to adopt sections of Seashore beaches to remove trash and help keep the beaches clean, safe, and pristine. For this first [...] Seashore News | Full Article
New Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pathway expected to open in late summ ...
June 4, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The first 1.25-mile-long phase of the new Cape Hatteras Lighthouse pathway is expected to be open to the public by late summer or early fall, 2024. “The Buxton multi-use pathway project is approximately 40% complete,” said Mike Barber, Public Affairs Specialist for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). “There is approximately 3,500 linear feet of [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore fully reopens Rodanthe beach after ...
June 3, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has reopened the beach from S. Holiday Boulevard to the north end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe, which means that all temporary closures associated with last week’s home collapse have been lifted. The unoccupied home at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe collapsed into the ocean at approximately 2:35 [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Tip of Cape Point temporarily closed to ORVs and pedestrians
May 31, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The tip of Cape Point and the adjacent south-facing shoreline was temporarily closed to ORVs and pedestrians on Friday morning, May 31, due to multiple American oystercatcher chicks in the area, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. From the north of the tip of Cape Point, the east-facing shoreline is open all [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore reopens portion of beach in front ...
May 30, 2024 | Seashore News | 1
Following two days of debris cleanup associated with a March 28 house collapse, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) has reopened approximately seven-tenths-of-a-mile of beach in front of Rodanthe Village. The current beach closure—measuring approximately a quarter mile—extends from S. Holiday Boulevard to the north end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe. On the morning of May [...] Seashore News | Full Article
More than 50 truckloads of debris collected and removed after Roda ...
May 29, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Noticeable progress has been made in cleaning the shoreline since a home collapsed at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe at approximately 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) reported that as of Wednesday afternoon, (and roughly 36 hours after the collapse), a total of 53 truckloads of debris [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Public invited to help Rodanthe with beach cleanup event on Wednes ...
May 28, 2024 | Seashore News | 1
On Wednesday, May 29, the public is invited to help Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) employees clean up some of the debris associated with today’s unoccupied house collapse at 24131 Ocean Drive in Rodanthe. A contractor hired by the property owner is also contributing to the cleanup efforts. Volunteer Beach Cleanup Details Date: Wednesday, May [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Expanded ranger-led educational programs begin Memorial Day Weeken ...
May 25, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
An expanded schedule of ranger-led educational programs begins Memorial Day Weekend at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. The additional programs run from Memorial Day through much of the summer, and there is no cost to attend any of the ranger-led programs. The schedule of weekly programs is listed below [...] Seashore News | Full Article
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