Jockey’s Ridge State Park
Jockey's Ridge State Park is a North Carolina state park in Dare County, North Carolina in the United States. Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, it covers a 427-acre area, and includes the tallest active sand dune system in the eastern United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zrudisin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
November—February: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
March—April: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
September: 8:00 AM—9:00 PM
October: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
May—August: 8:00 AM—9:00 PM
December 25th: closed - Type: Park
- Description: North Carolina state park
- Also known as: “Jockeys Ridge State Park”
- Address: 300 West Carolista Drive, Nags Head, NC 27959
Places of Interest
Highlights include USS Huron and The Outer Banks Hospital.
USS Huron
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Huron was an iron-hulled gunboat of the United States Navy. She was a screw steamer with full-rig auxiliary sail, built by John Roach & Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1875 and commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 15 November 1875.
The Outer Banks Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Packer1028, CC0.
The Outer Banks Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Nags Head, Dare County on the Outer Banks. It is 60%/40% partnership of the ECU Health and Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. The Outer Banks Hospital is situated 2 miles southeast of Jockey’s Ridge State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nags Head and Manteo.
Nags Head
Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nags Head is a city on the Outer Banks. Legend has it that the names comes from when pirates used to put a lantern around a horse's neck and walk along the beach.
Manteo
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Manteo is a town in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Much of the fun in visiting Manteo, as with most of the Outer Banks, is visiting during the summer.
Jockey’s Ridge State Park
- Categories: North Carolina state park and recreation area
- Location: Dare, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.96267° or 35° 57′ 46″ northLongitude
-75.63402° or 75° 38′ 3″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
8776X978+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 396801820OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Jockey’s Ridge State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jockey’s Ridge State Park”
- French: “parc d’État de Jockey’s Ridge”
- French: “Parc d’État de Jockey’s Ridge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Nags Head Place and Sound Side.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jockey’s Ridge Overlook and Jockey’s Ridge Park Office.
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