• Cape Lookout Lighthouse from Barden Inlet

    Cape Lookout

    National Seashore North Carolina

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  • Change in Harkers Island Visitor Center Hours

    Harkers Island Visitor Center hours will be Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. until further notice.

Special Events

Portsmouth Homecomming 2008
US Coast Guards demonstrate surf rescue techniques at the 2008 Portsmouth Village Homecoming.
 
Event Dates Special Event Location
Saturday, April 27, 2013 Crystal Coast
Earth Day Celebration
Fort Macon State Park

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Ranger programs and special events at the Cape Lookout Light Station and Harkers Island Visitor Center are cancelled beginning March 31, 2013 until further notice.

Volunteers will continue to give programs on the history of the lighthouse on the Keepers' Quarters porch near the Lighthouse.

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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...