• Cape Lookout Lighthouse from Barden Inlet

    Cape Lookout

    National Seashore North Carolina

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Photo Gallery

  • Horse Grazing
    Shackleford Banks Horses
    14 Photos
  • Adult female loggerhead on beach
    Sea Turtles
    15 Photos
  • Cape Lookout Lighthouse in the afternoon
    Cape Lookout Lighthouse
    12 Photos
  • Portsmoth Village Map
    Portsmouth Village Audio Tour Photos
    42 Photos
  • Cape Lookout Lighthouse illuminated with quarter moon in the night sky.
    Lighthouse at Night
    4 Photos
  • Black and Yellow Argiope
    Island Creatures
    10 Photos
  • Cabins at dusk
    Scenery & Plants
    19 Photos
  • Harbor Seal resting and sun bathing
    Ocean and Shoreline Creatures
    14 Photos

Did You Know?

Chick hiding in tire track

Shorebird chicks often freeze in place or hide in tire tracks when threatened, making them vulnerable to cars on the beach. Please drive carefully and obey wildlife closures. Cape Lookout National Seashore More...