Core Banks and Portsmouth Island 



NOTE: For more information consult National Park Service, 

 USDI (1980, 1983). General Management Plan and Final 

 Environmental Impact Statement, Cape Lookout National 

 Seashore . . , 



Name of Area: Core Banks and Portsmouth Island 



County: Carteret 



Location Description: Cape Lookout, Horsepen Point, Styron 

 Bay, Atlantic, Wainwright and Portsmouth USGS 7.5 min. 

 topographic quad map; stretches east and northeast of 

 Shackleford Bank separated by Barden's Inlet to the 

 boundary of Carteret and Hyde County and separated from 

 Ocracoke Island by Ocracoke Inlet, Cape Hatteras National 

 Seashore. See map 4. 



Ownership and Administration: Both Core Bank and Portsmouth 

 Island is owned by the National Park Service (NPS) and 

 administered as part of the Cape Lookout National 

 Seashore . 



Size: 21,500 acres. 



Land Use: These islands are virtually free of development 

 with the exception of remains of the privately owned 

 "fish camps" built by sport fishermen and the Cape 

 Lookout Lighthouse on Core Bank. Associated with the fish 

 camps were derelict old automobiles and litter. Clean-up 

 operations are in progress to restore the islands to their 

 natural condition. Minimal development of visitor facili- 

 ties are currently planned on portions of both islands. 

 The NPS management plans call for the following activities 

 and development: ferry service will be provided to three 

 points, to the lighthouse area. Shingle Point and Ports- 

 mouth Village. Public transportation exists to the is- 

 lands via a concession ferry. The most significant 

 development will occur at the docking sites and will be 

 restricted to visitor facilities, ferry docking, ranger 

 station at Cape Lookout and maintenance facilities. 

 The natural area will be open to hiking and fishing. 

 Primitive camping will be confined to the area between 

 Cape Lookout and Shingle Point. Hunting, fishing and 

 shell fishing will continue in designated areas and be 

 regulated according to law. 



Compiled by the Natural Heritage Program, DNRCD , 

 Division of Parks and Recreation, Raleigh, N.C. (1979). 



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