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04/15/2024

The Bodie Island Lighthouse opens for climbing this Friday, April 19!

Climbing tickets go on sale at 7 a.m. and may only be purchased on the same day of your intended climb. Tickets are only available for purchase at www.recreation.gov/ticket/252034/ticket/10087143.

Pro tip: Create your recreation.gov account prior to the date you intend to purchase tickets.

Learn more about climbing lighthouses at https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/lighthouseclimbs.htm.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse climbing opportunities will likely not be possible until the summer of 2026, due to restoration efforts.

📸Photo of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. NPS/R. Walden

08/30/2023

06/17/2023

From its northernmost point in Corolla to its southern terminus on Cedar Island, this scenic byway — bound between sound and sea — links the islands and communities of the Outer Banks.

06/12/2023

Recalling that first plunge off the Cora Mae Basnight Bridge By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice There’s a classic rhetorical question that generations of parents have asked their children, u…

01/28/2023

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Captain John Cruise and his fishing crew fought a massive tuna for five hours. It turned out to be a new state record.