Updated Sunday, March 29: NC State Parks status during COVID-19 pandemic
Posted on: Sunday, March 29, 2020 - 8:48am |
2303 E. Fort Macon Road
Atlantic Beach, NC 28512
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Ft. Macon State Park is currently CLOSED until further notice.
In compliance with the current Carteret County state of emergency, Fort Macon State Park will be completely closed to the public until further notice. Please respect this closure and not attempt to enter the park during this period. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
All events and programs have been CANCELED until further notice.
Last updated on: Monday, March 23, 2020Fort Macon State Park has multiple personalities as the site of a perfectly restored Civil War-era fort, a museum-quality coastal education center and an unspoiled shoreline for swimming, surf fishing and beachcombing. Nearly surrounded by water at the eastern tip of Bogue Banks, the park offers undisturbed natural beauty and opportunities to explore and learn about salt marshes, estuaries and dune fields. The fort — once a project of Robert E. Lee as a young army engineer—has a history as intricate and unique as the ecosystem. Cannon and musket demonstrations and guided tours are regular features, complementing extensive exhibits indoors and out. A bathhouse and wheelchair-accessible beachside areas complete the recreational fare.
The exhibit rooms at the fort are closed until further notice, after water damage from Hurricane Florence. It will take several months for the rooms to be repaired.
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The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has applied for FEMA Public Assistance Program funding through the North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) as a sub-recipient for repairs to the Fort Macon State Park visitor center and fort/museum. Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project.
