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Cape Lookout National Seashore
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

Cape Lookout National Seashore is open 24 hours and 365 days a year.  Operating hours for visitor centers and other services will vary throughout the year.

Hours

Harkers Island Visitor Center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  (closed December 25 and January 1).

Light Station Visitor Center & Keepers' Quarters Museum are open  from April to November and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Portsmouth Village Visitor Center is open from April to November (hours vary). 

Park administrative offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed all government holidays) 

Services available seasonally

Ferry service to the park is generally offered from mid-March to the first weekend in December.

Cabin rentals are generally available from April 1st to the first weekend in December.

 typical style ferry boat used to reach Cape Lookout National Seashore
Ferries
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Humpback whale in front of Cape Lookout lighthouse  

Did You Know?
Diamond City was a shore-based whaling community located where Barden Inlet now separates the islands of Shackleford Banks and South Core Banks. Crews would row whaling dories out from shore to chase the whales as they migrated past the island. Cape Lookout National Seashore

Last Updated: July 28, 2006 at 11:30 EST