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Cape Point reopens to ORV access
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The east side of Cape Point near Buxton in Cape Hatteras National Seashore reopened Friday, according to a National Park Service news release.
The designated ORV route from 0.4 mile north of Ramp 43 to Ramp 44 and south to Cape Point is currently open to ORV traffic from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. daily.
Night-time beach driving restrictions are still in effect on all Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.
A permit is required for all off-road vehicles on the beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
A number of resource protection areas remain in place for sea turtle nests on Seashore beaches, the release states.
To date, a record number of 204 turtle nests have been laid and nesting activity continues, according to the National Park Service.
Both bird and sea turtle protection areas are posted and signed with symbolic fencing and are closed to vehicle and pedestrian access.
Pets must be leashed at all times.
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don't get it says:
It’s about time. This is the first year of the huge closures and the Plover population is down. hum…….
Purple437 says:
Just in time for our vacation. I sat through the NPS video (and forked out the money!!) in May. Now at least I get to be on Cape Point during the summer. Hope its not just in time for Hurricane Florence to keep us away. Dammit!! :/
Pat Honeycutt says:
My family was down and stayed at Avon the week of July 8th. The Point is our vacation spot with fishing and shell hunting,something for the entire family. It did not open while we were there. So disappointed! We will never come again unless it is open prior to us coming. My son who is handicapped,cannot enjoy the beach without access using a vehicle. The Point not being open was a great disappointment for him and I will never put him in that situation again being so close and not understanding why we could not go to his favorite spot. I understand the turtles and birds but access could be given with restrictions to and from the area because right on the point there are no birds nesting and turtle eggs.
Bill says:
Was out there yesterday. Its a magical place out there, and the east side spit which produces that cove-like effect out on the point seems like some tropical place with the calm inside water and surf break potential out on the sand point. Only drawback from a surfing perspective, is the need to avoid fishing lines while going down the line, however, there is space here and there and we can all have a good time whether on the beach with a pole, or in the water with a stick!
marc says:
Nah look… I don’t mind allowing the turtles and the birds their space…. but heck they don’t use the almost enitre ocean front…. also I believe that %50.00 a week to drive my vehicle with or without handicapped people is ridiculous I mean some people liked to go down more than once a year…. and to the point….. Oh… and how far from the point were the little birdies and turtles? oh yes also I want to say that “back when” the birds were never ever bothered…. people respected the turtles and their space and the area for them were quite enough…. now what do you have do to get to see one upclose… and how would you get to see the beauty of the turtles going to see…. now you don’t get much of a chance to watch the birds protect their eggs…. and I believe there are predators for those eggs and baby birds and even turtles that have nothing to do with human contact – it’s nature itself.