Attention: No Facilities on Bear Island Until May, 2010. Camping and all areas but around Bogue and Bear Inlets will be closed during the month of April, 2010. Ferry Service to resume in May, 2010. ... details ±

Facilities on Bear Island have been winterized and are closed until May 1, 2010. The bathhouse, restrooms, and all potable water have been shut off. Bear Island will be open and camping permitted until April 1, 2010 but campers must bring all necessities with them including drinking water. From April 1, 2010 through April 30, 2010 the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation has arranged for the path from the ferry dock to the bathhouse to be paved. This project will necessitate the closing of Bear Island with the exception of the areas around Bogue Inlet and Bear Inlet. Camping will not be permitted during the month of April, 2010. Ferry service is scheduled to resume for the 2010 season in May. Please contact the park office with questions.

Updated: 2010-01-21 08:01:23

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Click the links below to experience sights and (or) sounds from this park.

==>View pictures of plants and animals from this park using the Natural Resource Inventory Database (NRID). Clicking this link will take you to the NRID website.

==>View scenic pictures from this park using the Image Database (The ID). Clicking this link will take you to The ID website.

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Below are photographs of some of the sights visitors see when visiting Hammocks Beach.

The unspoiled allure of Hammocks Beach State Park and Bear Island.
The visitor center's back porch is a great place to learn about the park's natural history.
The ferries offer a scenic trip to Bear Island.
It's very common to see Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in the waters around the park.
The Bear Island bathhouse complex was completed in early 2004 and it offers a snack bar, restrooms and outdoor showers.
The island bathhouse offers a noteworthy view of Bear Island.
American oystercatcher.
Grey foxes are common to the mainland and are the only fox that can climb trees.
A pair of royal terns.
Common buckeye butterfly. You will have a hard time finding something that isn't interesting in this unique and beautiful state park.
A Wilson's plover on it's nest.

N.C. Division of Parks & Recreation • 1615 MSC • Raleigh N.C. 27699-1615 (919) 733-4181