Closures and policies for COVID-19
Posted on: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - 11:37am |
Tuesday Afternoon Nov. 15th the section of the Elliott Couse Nature Trail from the Cost Guard Base behind the Fort and Visitor Center and back to the parking lot will be closed to all park visitors for a few hours after lunch. The rest of the trail will remain open and visitors using the trail will be detoured along the roadside in front of the fort during this closure. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.
2303 E. Fort Macon Road
Atlantic Beach, NC 28512
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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.
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In this episode of Ask a Ranger, Ranger Paul Terry lets us in on the secret to the cannons at Fort Macon — teamwork! Learn all about the various cannons at Fort Macon State Park and how the replicas went from an idea to a reality.
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