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New Off Road Vehicle Regulations
New off road vehicle (ORV) regulations are now in effect. Please check here for information on how to get your ORV permit More »
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Beach Fire Permits are required
Beach Fire Permits are now required. These permits are free. Please check here for information on how to get your Beach Fire Permit More »
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SITES REOPENED
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Contact: Outer Banks Group, (252) 473-2111
Following the uneventful passage of Tropical Storm Gabrielle, National Park Service facilities reopened for normal operations today. Three National Park Service Campgrounds, Ocracoke, Frisco and Oregon Inlet, reopened at noon on Monday, September 10, 2007 for business as usual. Cape Point Campground is closed for the season. In addition, many commercial campgrounds in the Outer Banks area remain open. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse reopened on Monday, September 10, 2007, at the normal time; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center and gates opened as well on Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. and the park is open daily until 5:00 p.m. In some areas park visitors may still experience strong surf and rip current conditions in the ocean waters which pose a danger to swimmers. Use extreme caution when re-entering the water or driving on National Seashore beaches. The following National Park Service concessions and partners are open for business as usual: the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, Avon Fishing Pier, Frisco Fishing Pier, the Lost Colony and Elizabethan Gardens. For more information on North Carolina and Virginia Highway road conditions check the following websites: |
Did You Know?
When the Home sank on Diamond Shoals off of Cape Hatteras in 1837, there were only two life jackets for all 130 people on board. Ninety people died. Congress passed the Steamboat Act the next year, requiring all vessels to carry one life jacket per passenger.