Jockey’s Ridge Park Office

Jockey’s Ridge Park Office is a tourism office in Dare, North Carolina which is located on West Carolista Drive. Jockey’s Ridge Park Office is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Jockey’s Ridge Overlook, as well as near Jockey’s Ridge State Park.

Opening hours:
November—February: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
March—October: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Email: jockeys.ridge@ncparks.gov
Type: Tourism office
Address: 300 West Carolista Drive, Nags Head, NC 27959
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jockey’s Ridge State Park and USS Huron.

Jockey’s Ridge State Park

Park

Photo: Zrudisin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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. USS Huron is situated 1 mile north of Jockey’s Ridge Park Office.

The Outer Banks Hospital

Hospital

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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 Park Office.

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.