Harkers Island Visitor Center
Facility · North Carolina ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Seashore) · Open Access
- 6 ft
- Elevation
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.
34.68565, -76.52624 · 34°41'8.4"N 76°31'34.5"W
Typical weather
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| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 3.2 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 Harkers Island Visitor Center
- Can you reserve a site at Harkers Island Visitor Center?
- No. Harkers Island Visitor Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Harkers Island Visitor Center
- Cape Lookout National Seashore Tours 0.1 mi · Tickets · we watch it
- Great Island Cabin Camp 8.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Oyster Point Campground 14.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Long Point Cabin Camp 21.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Flanners Beach Campground 31.5 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Cedar Point Campground 31.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Light Station Visitor Center 4.3 mi · Facility
- South Core Banks -- Beach camping 8.3 mi · Campground
- Great Island Cabin Office 8.3 mi · Facility
- North Core Banks - Beach Camping 21.2 mi · Campground
- Cedar Point Recreation Area 31.8 mi · Facility
- Portsmouth Visitor Center 37.3 mi · Facility
Contact
- Phone (252) 728-2250
- Email CALO_Information@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-03-13.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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