Frisco Woods Campground to host Easter Egg Hunt on April 19 to benefit Frisco-Buxton Pathway Project
The Frisco Woods Campground will host its 4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, with all proceeds to benefit the Frisco-Buxton Pathway.
The kids’ Easter Egg Hunt will be held in age-specific stages starting at 4:15 p.m., while a second adult Easter Egg Hunt will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. All adult participants must be at least 21 years old.
There will also be BBQ plates available from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. for a $5 donation towards the pathway project. Additional donations will also be accepted throughout the afternoon and evening, as the Frisco-Buxton Pathway Committee continues to raise funds to tackle the full 7.6-mile paved pathway.
“We have raised $242,000 [so far] and that will go towards maintenance and grant matching funds,” said Frisco-Buxton Pathway Committee Member and Frisco Woods Campground Manager, Stacey Saunders.
The Hatteras Island community got its first look at the proposed Frisco-Buxton pathway at a 2019 open house, which provided detailed plans of a 7.6-mile pathway for pedestrians and cyclists. The pathway runs parallel to N.C. Highway 12, and will eventually extend from the Valero Gas Station in Buxton to the Frisco Bathhouse beach access south of Frisco’s borders.
The pathway project is spearheaded by the Frisco-Buxton Pathway Committee and the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway Committee for Dare County, which was instrumental in creating similar pathways in the island’s five other villages: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, and Hatteras.
Currently, Buxton and Frisco are the only two villages on Hatteras Island that do not have a village-wide pathway, and stakeholders are hoping to slowly and steadily fill in this gap within the next several years.
Though there’s a long way to go, the owners of the Frisco Woods Campground marked an initial milestone by funding an initial .27-mile stretch of sidewalk in late 2023. Although it’s a short stretch of paved pathway, it bypasses a number of popular destinations, including the Frisco Woods Campground, Tavern on 12, Hatteras Sno-Balls, and the Pamlico Deli. It also includes a crosswalk near the popular sno-ball stand for safer foot traffic across busy N.C. Highway 12.
“The next section is from Hatteras Sno-balls to Billy Mitchell Airport Road, and is estimated to be $500,000,” said Saunders. “The committee has applied for a grant.”
For more information on the upcoming Easter Egg Hunt and other upcoming pathway fundraisers, click here.
