Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Empty beach and brackish ponds packed with snow geese, swans and shorebirds, on the wild road south of Oregon Inlet.
- Open
- Refuge always open; visitor center keeps shorter hours
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- 14500 NC Highway 12, Rodanthe, NC 27968Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- On NC 12, south of the Oregon Inlet bridge.
Why Go
Trails around the ponds begin at the visitor center. Pea Island was also home to the only all-Black US Life-Saving Service crew, famed for an 1896 rescue.
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