Government Shutdown Information for OBX

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN INFO From OBAR

THE NUMBERS: Dare County is 1,562 square miles, of which 75% is water.
Of the 384 square miles of land, 307 square miles are owned by the government - either local, state or predominately the Federal Government.
ONLY 77 square miles of land are privately owned.

The following Outer Banks sites have been impacted by the Federal Government Shutdown:

CLOSED:
Wright Brothers National Memorial/Visitors Center
Dare County Lighthouses - Closed
Fort Raleigh National Park - Roanoke Island (Elizabethan Gardens (privately owned) "Psychopath" event is operating as scheduled)
National Park Service property - Cape Hatteras National Recreational Seashore is closed. This has impacted fishing, swimming, pedestrian access and beach driving permits.
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
National Park Service property campgrounds

Visitors and Residents should check to see if any event/activity they were planning to participate in was scheduled to be held on federally owned property.

State and locally owned event sites such as Jockey's Ridge, Nags Head Woods, Roanoke Island Festival Park and the NC Aquarium are OPEN.
Currituck Heritage Park sites - the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Whalehead and the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education are OPEN.

The Outer Banks Home Builders Association's Parade of Homes will be held Thursday thru Sunday this week.
The Nags Head Surf Fishing Tournament scheduled for next week will be held as planned.
The Outer Banks Seafood Festival scheduled for October 18th and 19th on the Outer Banks Event Site in Nags Head will be held as planned.

The Nags Head Surf Fishing Tournament scheduled for next week will be held as planned.
The Outer Banks Seafood Festival scheduled for October 18th and 19th on the Outer Banks Event Site in Nags Head will be held as planned.

Due to the shutdown, the House Financial Services Committee Hearing on Flood Insurance scheduled for Wednesday, October 9th has been cancelled.