National Park Service Visitor Services and Facilities Reopening on Ocracoke Island

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Oct. 15, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

Outer Banks Group Superintendent David Hallac is happy to announce that the National Park Service visitor center, off-road vehicle permit office, and campground on Ocracoke Island will reopen on Monday, October 17.

Daily beach access ramp updates are posted on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Facebook page at https://facebook.com/capehatterasns.

Dangerous rip currents continue to occur at all beaches along Cape Hatteras National Seashore.For more information on rip currents safety go to http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service