BUXTON, N.C. — Cape Hatteras National Seashore is celebrating the highest visitation since 2003!
In 2018 compared to 2017, there was a 5.7 percent increase in the total recreational visits. There were 2,572,297 visitors in 2018, which made for the busiest year at the Seashore in over a decade and a half!
Visitation estimates are collected by counting southbound vehicles just north of the Bonner Bridge and using a multiplier to estimate the total number of passengers heading south. Those estimates are added to the number of passengers going to Ocracoke Island from Cedar Island and Swan Quarter.
Check out the break down of visitors per month in 2018:
- January: 60,934
- February: 76,818
- March: 179,199
- April: 175,377
- May: 248,423
- June: 389,722
- July: 405,038
- August: 387,698
- September: 250,105
- October: 201,269
- November: 135,634
- December: 62,080
The Seashore offers something for everyone, like swimming, sunbathing, and shell collecting on the beach, off-road vehicle use, fishing, boats, and piers. There's even a lighthouse to explore, camping, kayaking, and plenty of wildlife.
Click here to learn more about Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
