Stargazing with a Park Ranger

Experience a Starry Night with a Park Ranger at Cape Lookout Lighthouse

Join a park ranger for a starry night beside the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. The park ranger will give a program about different constellations, stories about using the stars for navigation, and more. Cape Lookout National Seashore was the first International Dark Sky Park on the East Coast. Visitors can enjoy the night skies with the sound of the waves crashing along the shore.

Island Express Ferry Service will be taking visitors from Harker’s Island Visitor Center to Cape Lookout Lighthouse by passenger ferry. Ferry passengers will disembark from the starlight cruise for a laser-pointed tour of the night sky by a park ranger.

Visitors should bring chairs, bug spray, jackets, and red-light flashlights. The program will be around the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, where chairs are not available. Restrooms are available at the Light Station Visitor Center and at Harkers Island Visitor Center.

This program is weather dependent. If rain or wind is predicted, the event will be canceled