Place

Open Ponds Western Trailhead

From the eastern end of the Frisco Campground, the Open Ponds Trail is a sandy path that leads into the maritime forest.
Sandy Path

Quick Facts
Location:
Frisco, NC
Significance:
Hiking Trail

Trailhead

This 4.5-mile long trail (part of the Mountains to Sea Trail) traverses dunes, scrub thickets, and maritime forests of Hatteras Island as it winds its way between the British cemetery near the Buxton Woods Picnic Area and Trailhead and the Frisco Campground.

No parking is available at this end of the trailhead. The closest parking spaces are at the entrance to the Frisco Campground.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

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Last updated: February 16, 2021