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Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Launch Specialty License Plate Campaign

Enjoy the beauty of a Jockey’s Ridge sunset every day with the new Friends of Jockey’s Ridge license plate! The Friends of Jockey’s Ridge, the nonprofit fundraising partner for Jockey’s Ridge State Park, have launched a campaign to develop…
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Call for Photography Entries for Community Room

Photo: Ray Matthews Calling all Photographers! Submission deadline: March 24, 2023 Would you like to have your photo featured in the community room at Jockey's Ridge State Park? Friends of Jockey’s Ridge is looking for submissions of photographic…

Join Friends of Jockey’s Ridge as a Community Room Founding Sponsor

Friends of Jockey’s Ridge, the 501 (c)(3) nonprofit partner supporting Jockey’s Ridge State Park, is pleased to announce new community room sponsorship opportunities. Jockey’s Ridge is the most visited State Park in North Carolina with…

2023 Year of the Trail

2023 is the “Year of the Trail” for NC State Parks. Each year the Division of Parks & Recreation selects a theme for the year. Rangers develop new programs for the theme. Throughout the year rangers will be hosting programs promoting…
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Barnes and Baum Join Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Board of Directors

Friends of Jockey's Ridge welcomes board members George Barnes and Ann-Cabell Baum. Board members help plan, support, and promote events and fundraising campaigns, as well as approve financial assistance to support and maintain the programs…
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Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Supports Park Preservation

On September 16, 2022 a news article appeared in the Outer Banks Voice stating "After COVID delay, plans move forward for Rogallo Museum at Jockey’s Ridge. " The Friends of Jockey’s Ridge received a number of inquiries about the potential…
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Ranger Scott Coffman Celebrates 20 years of Service

Congratulations to Jockey's Ridge State Park Ranger Scott Coffman as he celebrates 20 years of service this month! Ranger Scott grew up in Pilot Mountain, NC and graduated from NC State University in 2002 with a degree in Parks, Recreation,…
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Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Awarded Tourism Impact Grant

The Dare County Tourism Board has awarded the Friends of Jockey’s Ridge a Tourism Impact Grant for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 for the Improving Park Mobility Project in the amount of $20,280.00. Tourism Impact Grant awards are designed to fund…
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Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Welcomes New Board Members

Friends of Jockey's Ridge is thrilled to welcome new board members Craig Honeycutt and Holly Nettles.  Board members help plan, support, and promote events and fundraising campaigns, as well as approve financial assistance to support and maintain…
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Jockey’s Ridge Hawk Watch Update

On September 19, 2021, Jockey’s Ridge State Park began its second annual Fall Hawk Watch.  We started the project last fall and continued with a spring count.  The Hawk Watch program is a seasonal project coordinated through The Hawk Migration…
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Photography at Jockey’s Ridge State Park

Jockey’s Ridge includes an exciting variety of plants, animals, and geology. It is the perfect location for landscape and nature photographers! This article has some tips to help you take stunning pictures during your time at the park. Prepare…

Shocking Facts About Lightning

“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does all the work.” Mark Twain Many of us have heard “when thunder roars, go indoors,” do you know that is because thunder can be heard up to 10 miles away from a lightning…