NPS conducts two traffic checkpoints at Hatteras Island ramps

The first sea turtle nest of the 2022 season was found on Ocracoke Island on Friday morning, May 20, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). The crawl pattern indicated to CHNS biologists that the nest came from a Loggerhead sea turtle, and the nest has been marked off to protect it [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

On Wednesday morning, May 18, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore reopened Frisco Beach Access to the public after contractor T.D. McGhee Co. from Wilmington, N.C., finished an extensive renovation project that initially launched in late 2021. The Frisco Bathhouse is located just south of Frisco village, and is one of the most popular oceanside beach accesses [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

After last week’s collapse of two unoccupied houses in Rodanthe, N.C., significant debris removal efforts are underway. Owners of the collapsed homes have contracted debris removal activities. Additionally, numerous volunteers and National Park Service employees, joined together to clean many miles of beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). Due to the extensive amounts of [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The public is invited to help Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) staff clean up some of the collapsed house debris at six drop-in volunteer events that will be held this weekend. The event schedule starting on Friday, May 13, is as follows: Friday, May 13 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 14 from [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The public is invited to help Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) staff clean up some of the collapsed house debris at drop-in volunteer events from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 and Friday, May 13. All four volunteer events are scheduled to begin at the Outer Banks KOA Resort, 25099 N.C. Highway [...] 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 May 5 include the following: Seashore Updates North Carolina Department of Transportation’s passenger ferry at Cape Hatteras [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Seasonal educational programs at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) began on Sunday, April 24. These programs include special talks and presentations on unique aspects of the islands’ history, and all talks are free and open to the public. The early-season program schedule for the coming weeks is listed below, and upcoming events can also [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Night driving restrictions on oceanside beaches within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore begin on Sunday, May 1, at 9:00 p.m. From May 1 through July 31, priority off-road vehicle (ORV) ramps close at 9:00 p.m. and reopen the following morning at 6:00 a.m. All other designated oceanside ORV ramps close at 9:00 p.m. and reopen [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore recently announced that they are currently recruiting volunteer Lighthouse Keepers on Ocracoke Island for the 2022 summer season, Memorial Day through Labor Day. The position duties include helping to staff the lighthouse, and to provide basic upkeep of the Light Station site. This position is based out of the Ocracoke [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) urges visitors to check rip current and beach condition forecasts before heading to the beach. Beach Forecasts and Text Alerts The daily beach forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS), located at www.weather.gov/beach/mhx, includes rip current risk levels and information about other hazards at the beach. Outer Banks and Seashore [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

An off-road (ORV) vehicle corridor has been established near Cape Point on Friday morning, April 15, due to American oystercatcher breeding activity, per a recent beach access update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). “The same pair of [oystercatchers] that have used the Cape Point area for the last six years have laid a [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

A public comment period on an environmental assessment (EA) for the future rehabilitation and restoration of the Ocracoke Light Station ends on Wednesday, April 13. Two lightly-attended meetings were held in Ocracoke village on March 28 about the upcoming project, which seeks to repair and possibly raise historic buildings that are located at the Light [...] Seashore News |  Full Article