57204 NC Highway 12
Hatteras Village
(252) 564-9575
The Hatteras Island Ocean Center is a place for everybody to enjoy the ocean and wetlands, play, learn and have fun.
The Ocean Center provides a wide variety of recreational and educational activities for people of all ages. With plenty of parking and within walking distance of central Hatteras Village, the Ocean Center is a wonderful resource for visitors and residents, a destination for day-trippers, and a stopover for travelers to and from Ocracoke Island.
Please come view the exhibits, experience the wetlands and coastal forest, attend our programs and events, and use our ocean access.
The Ocean Center is a part of the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway, which stretches across North Carolina’s Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, Down East and the Pamlico Sound.
RV Compass: Unconventional Rallies for Independent RVers
Weather Update: I’m planning to head out to Waves on Tuesday afternoon. If flooding or any other road conditions are a direct concern, We’’ll inform registered participants via email. Otherwise, keep the wind in your sails and we’ll see you at Camp Hatteras Resort!
To help you plan a fun-packed weekend for Eggshells in The Outer Banks, we’re presenting a suggested activity each week until the rally. At the rally, we’ll also have suggested full itineraries. This week’s highlighted activity is:
If any one thing represents all of Hatteras Island, it has to be the famous black-and-white, spiral-striped Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The lighthouse has become the icon of the island, representing the hopeful, stalwart, survivalist attitude that is so pervasive among the people of Hatteras. This is one of the most famous lighthouses in the nation, especially since it survived a controversial, precarious move in 1999. Now in the hands of the National Park Service, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is open to the public.
Visitors 42” and taller can climb the spiral staircase up to the top of the lighthouse for an unforgettable view of the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Hatteras and Buxton. For the 2015 season, the climb costs $8 for adults and $4 for children 11 years of age and younger, seniors ages 62 and older, and those holding a National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Access Pass. The lighthouse is open from the third Friday in April through Columbus Day.
Lighthouse tours begin at 9 a.m. daily and run every 10 minutes with a limit of 30 visitors per tour. The last tickets of the day are sold at 4:40 p.m. This is a very popular attraction and no advance tickets are sold, so the best thing to do is to get there early (before noon) and visit the ticket booth to buy a ticket, which will state the time of your tour. The ticket booth opens at 8:15 a.m. Be sure to be at the gate five minutes before your tour time. A museum about lighthouses and the history of the Outer Banks is located inside the historic Double Keepers’ Quarters Building just across the lawn from the lighthouse. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FYI: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, along with Wright Brothers National Memorial, are designated Federal Recreation Fee Areas. Eighty percent of the funds generated by park fees are used to improve visitor facilities within the Outer Banks Group. The remaining 20 percent support projects in other National Park Service areas.
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This rally has stringent Beach Rules:
We look forward to seeing you in Waves, NC!
This week’s highlighted activity is:
Hatteras Island Ocean Center
57204 NC Highway 12
Hatteras Village
(252) 564-9575
The Hatteras Island Ocean Center is a place for everybody to enjoy the ocean and wetlands, play, learn and have fun.
The Ocean Center provides a wide variety of recreational and educational activities for people of all ages. With plenty of parking and within walking distance of central Hatteras Village, the Ocean Center is a wonderful resource for visitors and residents, a destination for day-trippers, and a stopover for travelers to and from Ocracoke Island.
Please come view the exhibits, experience the wetlands and coastal forest, attend our programs and events, and use our ocean access.
The Ocean Center is a part of the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway, which stretches across North Carolina’s Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, Down East and the Pamlico Sound.
RV Compass: Unconventional Rallies for Independent RVers
Weather Update: I’m planning to head out to Waves on Tuesday afternoon. If flooding or any other road conditions are a direct concern, We’’ll inform registered participants via email. Otherwise, keep the wind in your sails and we’ll see you at Camp Hatteras Resort!
To help you plan a fun-packed weekend for Eggshells in The Outer Banks, we’re presenting a suggested activity each week until the rally. At the rally, we’ll also have suggested full itineraries. This week’s highlighted activity is:
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
46379 NC Highway 12 and Lighthouse Road
Buxton, NC
(252) 995-4474
If any one thing represents all of Hatteras Island, it has to be the famous black-and-white, spiral-striped Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The lighthouse has become the icon of the island, representing the hopeful, stalwart, survivalist attitude that is so pervasive among the people of Hatteras. This is one of the most famous lighthouses in the nation, especially since it survived a controversial, precarious move in 1999. Now in the hands of the National Park Service, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is open to the public.
Visitors 42” and taller can climb the spiral staircase up to the top of the lighthouse for an unforgettable view of the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Hatteras and Buxton. For the 2015 season, the climb costs $8 for adults and $4 for children 11 years of age and younger, seniors ages 62 and older, and those holding a National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Access Pass. The lighthouse is open from the third Friday in April through Columbus Day.
Lighthouse tours begin at 9 a.m. daily and run every 10 minutes with a limit of 30 visitors per tour. The last tickets of the day are sold at 4:40 p.m. This is a very popular attraction and no advance tickets are sold, so the best thing to do is to get there early (before noon) and visit the ticket booth to buy a ticket, which will state the time of your tour. The ticket booth opens at 8:15 a.m. Be sure to be at the gate five minutes before your tour time. A museum about lighthouses and the history of the Outer Banks is located inside the historic Double Keepers’ Quarters Building just across the lawn from the lighthouse. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FYI: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, along with Wright Brothers National Memorial, are designated Federal Recreation Fee Areas. Eighty percent of the funds generated by park fees are used to improve visitor facilities within the Outer Banks Group. The remaining 20 percent support projects in other National Park Service areas.
RV Compass: Unconventional Rallies for Independent RVers
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