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Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station

A restored station of the surfmen who rowed out to wrecks, famous for a daring 1918 rescue from a burning British tanker.

Official Website
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Open
About April to October; check the website
Price
Small fee
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
23645 NC Highway 12, Rodanthe, NC 27968Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
In Rodanthe, on NC 12.

Why Go

This is one of the best-preserved stations in the country, with its original boats and buildings. In season, there are reenactments of the old beach-apparatus drill.

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