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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 starting May 1, 2012
Beach Fire Permits are now required. These permits are free. Please check here for information on how to get your Beach Fire Permit More »
NPS Visitor Facilities To Start Winter Schedule
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Contact: Outer Banks Group, 252-473-2111
Starting Monday, November 1, 2010, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group visitor centers will be open on the winter schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for the visitor centers at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitor centers at Bodie Island, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island. These facilities are open year-round, closed Christmas Day. The Museum of the Sea near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be open on an intermittent basis as staffing is available. Call the museum for open hours at (252) 995-4474. The Museum of the Sea will return to a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily schedule in mid-February, 2011. Eastern National bookstores at all three parks will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. |
Did You Know?
In the 1700s, Ocracoke Inlet was one of the busiest inlets in the East. It was one of the few navigable waterways for ships accessing inland ports such as Elizabeth City, Edenton or New Bern.
It was here that Blackbeard the pirate found the inlet's heavy shipping traffic ripe for easy pickings.