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A boat ride three miles off-shore brings you to the barrier islands of Cape Lookout National Seashore. Horse watching, shelling, fishing, birding, …
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Aug 17, 2024
3rd time to Cape Lookout and maybe last. The swimming beach in front of the lighthouse was a red neck yacht club. Boats anchored about 30 ft from shore, loud music, rafts, beer drinking and dogs in …Full review by cprdu
Aug 16, 2024
We took the Island Ferry to Shackleford Banks and Cape Lookout National Seashore. It was a nice trip and the ferry from Harker’s Island made it easy. We did get to see some wild horses from a distanc…Full review by Barbara M
May 18, 2023
We visited Cape Lookout on a beautiful sunny day. To get there, we took a ferry travelling past some sandy barrier islands, including Shackleford bank with the horses descended from those left by wre…Full review by 105wr
Why does the park implement temporary wildlife protection zones?
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Temporary protection zones are put into place to protect a variety of nesting colonial shore birds as well as sea turtle nests. The park is required under the Federal Endangered...