Visitor Center Ribbon Cutting

Please join us for a ribbon cutting to celebrate Jockey’s Ridge State Park’s newly renovated visitor center! We will gather for remarks from park supporters, park staff and state officials that helped bring this project to fruition for…
Interior of renovated Jockey's Ridge State Park Visitor Center exhibit space.

Park Update from Superintendent Joy Greenwood

As we enter the upcoming busy season, we have great news about the park’s visitor center. As of May 1, 2023 the new center will be open to the public! The new exhibits are installed by Studio Display/Design Dimension and have given the visitor…
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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…