To celebrate National Park Week, (April 20 – 28), the new organization Outer Banks Forever will officially launch as the non-profit partner of the three Outer Banks national parks: Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Outer Banks Forever is a non-profit that will provide project funding, public awareness and volunteer support to [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The seasonal ORV access for beaches in front of the villages of Hatteras Island has closed for the summer season starting on Monday, April 15. These routes, which run parallel to the towns of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is low, and [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

This National Volunteer Week, April 7-13, 2019, the National Park Service commends Volunteer Frank Welles for his remarkable dedication and time spent volunteering with Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Welles is an active sea turtle nest sitter and assists with scheduling other volunteers to provide coverage at each nest. “There are many exciting reasons for volunteering [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of April 4 include the following: Seashore Updates On Tuesday morning, the Federal Highway Administration began a one [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

On Tuesday morning, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) began a one-year project to preserve many of the paved roads and parking areas within Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. The contractor for the $6.9 million project is Bryant’s Land & Development Industries, Inc. from Burnsville, North Carolina. [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of March 29 include the following: Seashore Updates Superintendent Hallac will provide brief remarks at next Tuesday’s new [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

On the afternoon of Friday, March 22, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Rangers with support from the Buxton and Frisco Volunteer Fire Departments extinguished a wildfire located north of ORV ramp 48 between Inside Road and the oceanfront in Frisco. The National park Service (NPS) states that if visitors had not reported the wildfire after observing [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

On the morning of Sunday, March 24, Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff discovered damage to multiple signs along N.C. Highway 12 near the Sandy Bay Day Use Area (between Frisco and Hatteras, NC). Damaged signs included a North Carolina Department of Transportation speed limit sign, a National Park Service (NPS) Sandy Bay parking area sign, [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Updates and upcoming events for the week of March 21 include the following: Seashore Updates The Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will open for climbing from April 19 through [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Opening day is a fee free day 2019 marks the 20-year anniversary of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Move. The Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will be open for climbing this year from Friday, April 19 through Monday, October 14. National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac invites the local Outer Banks community and [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

On November 2, 2019, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, along with partner organizations, will celebrate the area’s strong surf fishing history at the 1st annual Cape Hatteras Surf Fishing Heritage Celebration. The free event will be held at the Fessenden Center in Buxton, North Carolina. To celebrate the past, present, and future of surf fishing at [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Outer Banks Forever, the new non-profit fundraising partner of the three national parks on the Outer Banks, is gearing up for an official April launch, with an array of smaller projects already planned for 2019. The organization, which will raise funds and awareness for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright [...] Seashore News |  Full Article