• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

    Fort Raleigh

    National Historic Site North Carolina

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  • General Management Plan Open For Comments

    Help us plan for the park's future! We look forward to your comments. Last day for comments is June 4, 2013. More »

For Teachers

Sir Walter Raleigh by Vicki Wallace

Sir Walter Raleigh

by Vicki Wallace

For planning field trips to the park, please contact the visitor center at (252) 473-5772 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time.

Teachers can use the curriculum materials found in the National Parks as Classrooms Roanoke Revisited Heritage Education Program prior to visiting the park.

 
Fort Raleigh Junior Ranger Badge

Students can participate in the online Fort Raleigh Web Ranger program and earn a Fort Raleigh Junior Ranger Badge!

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Did You Know?

Freedman Colony reenactor and descendent, John Wise

Roanoke Island became a safe haven of Freedom for escaped slaves when the Union seized the island during the Civil War.  As a result, the first and largest Freedmen's Colony in North Carolina was established to prepare these African Americans for a new life after the war. More...