Education
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Upcoming Events:
The park continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Florence. The visitor center and the mainland area are open along with the ½ mile loop TRACK trail. Bear Island is open for day use only. The following facilities remain closed: the kayak launch, all paddle trails, and the boat ramp. Huggins Island and Jones Island are both closed to visitors. Ferry service will not resume until the dock replacement construction project is completed. All campsites are closed through June 30, 2019. Please see Bear Island Current Information for additional information.
Last updated on: Wednesday, December 19, 2018Rangers hold regularly scheduled educational and interpretive programs about Hammocks Beach State Park. Check the Events calendar for more information.
Educational materials about Hammocks Beach State Park have been developed for grades 6-8 and are correlated to North Carolina's competency-based curriculum in science, social studies, mathematics and English/language arts. The Hammocks Beach program introduces students to the life history of sea turtles, focusing on the loggerhead sea turtle. The program's content includes information about animal adaptation, the sea turtle's lifecycle, endangered species, natural and human threats to wildlife, resource management and stewardship. Accompanying the program is a teacher's booklet and workshop, an electronic copy of the teacher's booklet is available, free of charge, to educators.
1572 Hammocks Beach Road
Swansboro, NC 28584
910-326-4881
hammocks.beach@ncparks.gov
GPS: 34.671, -77.1429
PARK HOURS:
- September to May:
8:00am to 6:00pm
- June to August:
8:00am to 7:00pm
Closed Christmas Day
VISITOR CENTER:
- September to May:
8:00am to 5:00pm
daily
- June to August:
8:00am to 6:00pm
daily
Closed Christmas Day