Bodie Island Visitor Center
Facility · North Carolina ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Seashore) · Open Access
- 3 ft
- Elevation
NOTE: The building is closed due to a January 2025 structure fire, but rangers are on site to assist visitors, and the lighthouse is open for climbing.
Approximately six miles south of the seashore's northern entrance is the Bodie Island Visitor Center. This visitor center is located in the historic Bodie Island Lighthouse Double Keepers' Quarters at the end of a short park road off of NC Highway 12 across from Coquina Beach. The visitor center is a great place to get oriented and browse the park store.
Getting there
The Bodie Island Visitor Center is located at the northern end of the park along NC-12 and just south of the town of Nags Head on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
35.81826, -75.56400 · 35°49'5.7"N 75°33'50.4"W
Typical weather
Typically 86°F in Jul, down to 51°F in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | 51 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Low °F | 36 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 10.2 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Bodie Island Visitor Center
- Can you reserve a site at Bodie Island Visitor Center?
- No. Bodie Island Visitor Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Bodie Island Visitor Center
- Oregon Inlet Campground 1.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Bodie Island Lighthouse 39.2 mi · Tickets · we watch it
- Frisco Campground 40.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Cape Point Campground 45 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Whalebone Junction Information Center 6.2 mi · Visitor Center
- Lindsay Warren Visitor Center 11.5 mi · Facility
- Wright Brothers Visitor Center and Museum 15.1 mi · Facility
- Museum of the Sea 39.2 mi · Facility
- Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge Deer Hunts 40.9 mi · Activity pass
- Mattamuskeet NWR September Canada Goose Hunt 40.9 mi · Activity pass
- Hatteras Island Weather Bureau Station 41.9 mi · Visitor Center
- Swanquarter Wilderness 42.6 mi · Facility
Contact
- Phone (252) 473-2111
- Email caha_general_information@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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