Cape Lookout National Seashore - Ranger Guided (U.S. National Park Service)

Students learn about the history of the lighthouse and the duties of the keepers with Ranger Munyan.

Park Rangers are available to speak to your class or group while they are visiting Cape Lookout National Seashore. The following programs may be requested from October through April. Please make arrangements for a program at least 2 weeks in advance of your group's planned field trip. Call the Harkers Island Visitor Center (252-728-2250) or e-mail us to request a program. We do our best to accommodate these requests.


Lighthouses and Lighthouse Keepers: Who lived at the lighthouse? What did they do? This 30 minute program focuses on the lighthouse, its keepers and their lifestyles.

Sea Turtles: Sea Turtles are found in the ocean and sound waters surrounding Cape Lookout National Seashore. Every summer sea turtles crawl ashore during the night to lay their eggs on the park's beaches. Come learn about these fascinating creatures and what you can do to help them survive. Program lasts 30 minutes.

Horse Watching: Available by advance reservation, half-day and day-long horse watching trips are popular among wild-horse enthusiasts. Groups (usually organizations or classes) travel by charter ferry to Shackleford Banks island where they are met by program leaders. Tours include walking for miles in soft sand to find the horses, then standing or sitting a safe distance away to watch. Binoculars are recommended.

Groups and classes visiting during the summer months are welcome to join the ranger for any of the park's regularly scheduled public programs.

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