Cape Hatteras National Seashore is on Hatteras Island, one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Outer Banks --where pirate Blackbeard once roamed-- is a popular place for family beach vacations.
Cape Hatteras is administered by the National Park Service; size is over 24,0000 acres, entrance to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is free, and several visitor centers are open in summer months.
Families can swim, fish, camp, windsurf, go boating, explore a National Wildlife Refuge, or visit the black-and-white striped Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
Read more about the Outer Banks for families.
--continue to Top Beaches #9 & 10: Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne, FL; and Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island SC
*photo courtesy of North Carolina Tourism.
