About this campground
Available Facilities: Restrooms, first aid, ferry ticket booth, picnic area, and a kayak launch site. Programs and Amenities: Exhibits on island history and ecology including the Shackleford Banks horses; interactive map of the park; Discovery Room with sounds of the seashore game, a touch table and other kid friendly activities; the park film is shown upon request; book store; Ranger programs and free Junior Ranger and Junior Ranger Adventures activity guides
Getting there
This visitor center is located on the eastern end of Harkers Island, approximately 20 mi (30 km) east of Beaufort, NC and 30 mi (50 km) south of the Cedar Island terminus of the North Carolina State Ferry route from Ocracoke Island to Cedar Island. This visitor center is one of two Ferry Gateways to the Cape Lookout Light Station and Shackleford Banks.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Light Station Visitor CenterCape Lookout National Seashore4 mi
- GREAT ISLAND CABIN CAMPCape Lookout National Seashore8 mi
- Great Island Cabin OfficeCape Lookout National Seashore8 mi
- South Core Banks -- Beach campingCape Lookout National Seashore8 mi
- OYSTER POINT CAMPGROUNDNational Forests in North Carolina14 mi
- LONG POINT CABIN CAMPCape Lookout National Seashore21 mi
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Harkers Island Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby North Carolina campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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