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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 (1.73 km 2) [1] area, and includes the tallest active sand dune system in the eastern United States.
Managed as a satellite of Jockey's Ridge State Park, the natural area preserves Run Hill, a large sand dune north of Jockey's Ridge. Salmon Creek State Natural Area — Coastal Plain Bertie: 1,002 acres (4.05 km 2) [5] 2017 [18] Closed The natural area contains high-quality natural communities, and important archaeological sites.
Best state parks at the NC coast. Jockey’s Ridge State Park:. Highlights: Hang gliding is this park’s hallmark activity, and a private concessionaire offers lessons, NC Parks says.A second ...
From the top of the Ridge, the ocean as well as the sound can be seen. Jockey's Ridge has a sound beach on the Roanoke Sound side where visitors may swim. The Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve is 1,092 acres (4.42 km 2) and lies North of Jockey's Ridge and east of Roanoke Sound. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974. [19]
There is a castle buried at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head and half of it — 10 to 15 feet — has emerged due to shifting sands, according to park superintendent Joy Greenwood.
The Mountains-to-Sea Trail covers nearly 1,200 miles across the state from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head.
The State Park was redesignated a State Natural Area. Mount Mitchell State Park: 1974: Yancey: state Mount Mitchell is the highest mountain in the eastern half of the United States at 6,684 feet (2,037 m). Nags Head Woods and Jockey Ridge
Jockey's Ridge, the tallest sand dune on the East Coast, is found on the peninsula. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore protects the southernmost part of Bodie Island, and the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park protect portions of the northern part of the peninsula. "Tucked away ...