• Cape Lookout Lighthouse from Barden Inlet

    Cape Lookout

    National Seashore North Carolina

  • Tropical Storm Alberto

    Based on the current projected track of Alberto, park will continue operations as normal. We will continue monitoring this system and update this alert as necessary. More »

Kindergarten Materials

Life on the Outer Banks
Students will use their senses to discover how barrier islands are formed, differences among the mollusks along the coast, and the history of people who have lived on the Outer Banks.

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Did You Know?

horse drinking

The wild horses on Shackleford Banks drink fresh water from permanent ponds, rainwater pools, and holes they dug in the ground, but they do not drink salt water. Cape Lookout National Seashore More...