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Cape Lookout National Seashore
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

Cape Lookout National Seashore is open 24 hours and 365 days a year.  Operating hours for visitor centers and other services will vary throughout the year.

Hours

Harkers Island Visitor Center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  (closed December 25 and January 1).

Light Station Visitor Center & Keepers' Quarters Museum are open  from April to November and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Portsmouth Village Visitor Center is open from April to November (hours vary). 

Park administrative offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed all government holidays) 

Services available seasonally

Ferry service to the park is generally offered from mid-March to the first weekend in December.

Cabin rentals are generally available from April 1st to the first weekend in December.
 typical style ferry boat used to reach Cape Lookout National Seashore
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Cape Lookout lighthouse daymark pattern

Did You Know?
Diamond City, a community that once stood on the eastern end of Shackleford Banks, was named after the daymark pattern on the nearby Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Cape Lookout National Seashore
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Last Updated: January 27, 2011 at 10:30 MST