Cape Hatteras National Seashore Biking Travel Guide

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Biking Travel Guide

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore Overview

From Whalebone Junction in South Nags Head, Cape Hatteras National Seashore stretches 70 miles south down the Outer Banks barrier islands. The drive along N.C. 12 (about 4 1/2 hr.) takes you through a wildlife refuge and pleasant villages, past miles of sandy beaches untainted by commercial development, and on to Buxton and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest on the coast. Since 1870, the light has been a beacon for ships passing through these treacherous waters, which have claimed more than 1,500 victims by means of foul weather, strong rip currents, and shifting shoals. This is where the ironclad Union gunboat Monitor went down during a storm in December 1862. Read More

Hotels

Ocracoke Campground

4352 Irvin Garrish Highway
Ocracoke, NC 27960 Map

Distance: 23.6 mi.
(from destination center)

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Inn on Pamlico Sound on Hatteras Island

48684 Highway 12
Buxton, NC 27920 Map

Distance: 3.0 mi.
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Cape Point Campground

46700 Lighthouse Rd.
Buxton, NC 27920 Map

Distance: 3.6 mi.
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Attractions

Canadian Hole, Avon

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina

Distance: 0.5 mi. (from destination center)

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Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve

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Open Pond Road
Buxton , North Carolina 27920

Distance: 3.0 mi. (from destination center)

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Ocracoke Island

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Ocracoke, North Carolina 27960

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Airports

Major Airports near Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Distance (mi.)
Norfolk International Airport 117.0 map Flight Deals to ORF
Richmond International Airport/Byrd Field 182.2 map Flight Deals to RIC
Raleigh/Durham Airport 188.6 map Flight Deals to RDU

Other Smaller Airports near Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Distance (mi.)
New Bern Simmons Nott Airport 88.5 map
Pitt-Greenville Airport 108.8 map
Jacksonville Albert J Ellis Airport 115.3 map

Flight Deals to Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Originating From
Indianapolis (IND) to Norfolk (ORF) $160
New York City (NYC) to Norfolk (ORF) $164
Columbus, OH (CMH) to Norfolk (ORF) $202
Kansas City (MKC) to Norfolk (ORF) $213
Chicago (CHI) to Norfolk (ORF) $224

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