For Harkers Island departures 
​(Outer Banks Discovery, Cape Lookout Discovery)

1800 Island Road
Harkers Island, NC   28531

The Cape Lookout National Seashore Visitors Center and the ferry to Cape Lookout are located on Harkers Island (near Morehead City and Beaufort). To get to the ferry   take Hwy. 70 to Beaufort.  After entering Beaufort, stay straight for approximately 1 mile.  Take a LEFT onto Hwy 70 / Live Oak Street and continue for about 5 miles.    Hwy. 70 turns RIGHT at a stoplight at about 5 miles.   Go about 2 ½ miles and take a RIGHT (leaving Hwy. 70) onto Harkers Island Road.   You will see a Yellow BP station at this turn.   There will also be a sign at this turn that says “Cape Lookout National Seashore”.    Go straight for 5 miles on Harkers Island Road (which will become Straits Road) and cross bridge onto Harkers Island. After crossing bridge, continue all the way to where Island Road dead-ends at the edge of Core Sound.  Cape Lookout Visitor’s Center and your ferry are located here. Parking will be in the large lot on your left as you approach the Seashore offices. Our instructors will greet you there!  Located at the Visitors Center are restrooms, exhibits, a bookstore, a picnic area and National Park Service staff to answer any of your questions.
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