Park Statistics

Visitation

There are several reporting systems and studies that document visitation statistics at Cape Hatteras National Seashore:

• Monthly and yearly visitation figures are available through the National Park Service Public Statistics Office.
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore Visitor Survey Card Data Report (2008)
• Outer Banks Group, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Visitor Study (2002)
• Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Visitor Conversion Study (2003)

Acreage

Cape Hatteras National Seashore encompasses 24,470 acres. Nearby Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, within the authorized Seashore boundary, is 5,880 acres.

Designations

Cape Hatteras National Seashore is our nation's first national seashore, and is officially designated as Cape Hatteras National Seashore Reacreational Area.

Establishment

Cape Hatteras National Seashore was authorized by Congress on August 17, 1937 and established on January 12, 1953.