Natural Landmark
Audubon Nature Trail Pine Island Overlook
A quiet marsh-view pause point on Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary's nature trail near Corolla
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Parks & Landscapes near Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National parks, state parks, monuments, and scenic landscapes near Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Parks and Public Lands on the Outer Banks
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the first national seashore established in the United States, runs down much of the Outer Banks and charges no general entrance fee. Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, commemorating the 1903 first flight, does charge a per-person entrance fee. Jockey's Ridge State Park, home to the East Coast's tallest natural sand dune system, is a state (not federal) park in Nags Head.
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National ParkAvon
Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Ramp 34
Ramp 34: off-road beach access north of Avon, with one of the longest walks to the sand on Hatteras Island
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National ParkFrisco
Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Ramp 49
A numbered ORV ramp onto Cape Hatteras National Seashore's beach near Frisco
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Natural Landmark
Currituck Banks Maritime Forest Trail Lookout
A boardwalk through maritime forest to a quiet sound-side lookout at the north end of Corolla
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National ParkOcracoke
D001 beach access
The beach ramp Ocracoke Campground guests use to reach the sand
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National MonumentOcracoke
Fort Ocracoke Monument
A wayside marker for the Confederate fort that emptied out before a single shot was fired
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City & Community ParkManteo
George Washington Creef Memorial Park
A small waterfront park in downtown Manteo named for the builder of North Carolina's state boat
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Natural LandmarkKill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hill
The dune where the Wright brothers practiced glider flight before 1903, now capped by a 1932 monument
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State ParkKitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve
A maritime forest reserve between the beach strip and Kitty Hawk Bay, with trails through oak, pine, and marsh
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National MonumentManteo
Lost Colony Virginia Dare Monument 1896
An 1896 marker at Fort Raleigh honoring Virginia Dare, first English child born in the New World
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State ParkNags Head
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) Eastern Terminus
Where North Carolina's cross-state Mountains-to-Sea Trail hits the sand at Jockey's Ridge
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Natural LandmarkKill Devil Hills
Nags Head Woods Preserve
A protected stretch of ancient maritime forest behind the dune line in Kill Devil Hills
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National ParkBuxton
National Park Services
The National Park Service's visitor hub for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, based at the Buxton lighthouse grounds
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City & Community ParkOcracoke
Ocracoke Island Welcome Sign
The first sign you've made it — after a ferry, not a bridge
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National Conservation AreaRodanthe
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
13 miles of protected barrier-island habitat between Bodie Island and Rodanthe, run by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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Outer Banks Parks FAQ
Is there an entrance fee for Cape Hatteras National Seashore?
No — Cape Hatteras National Seashore does not charge a general entrance fee, unlike Wright Brothers National Memorial nearby, which does charge a per-person fee.
Is Jockey's Ridge a national or state park?
It's a North Carolina state park, not a federal site — it protects the tallest natural sand dune system on the U.S. East Coast.