National Seashore Updates for the Week of November 21

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 24 include the following: Seashore Updates The new Kite Point parking area opened this past week, [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Bodie Island Lighthouse and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse both had big opening days on April 19, which was also a fee free day to mark the opening of climbing season. Per Michael Barber, Public Affairs Specialist with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), all free climbing tickets – a total of 1,589 – were [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The new parking area that borders Kite Point, a popular kiteboarding spot on the Pamlico Sound just south of the current Haulover Day Use Area, has informally opened to the public. A formal ribbon cutting for the new site may be planned for later this week, per National Parks of Eastern N.C. Superintendent David Hallac. [...] 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 19 include the following: Seashore Updates There is a high surf advisory in effect from early [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

An Outer Banks-wide beach clean-up on Saturday, April 13, generated dozens of volunteers and plenty of trash, thanks to the efforts of the National Park Service (NPS), and the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA.) The two organizations effectively co-hosted the day-long event, with the NPS conducting cleanups at the Bodie Island Lighthouse, the Old [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

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