NPS Offers 2013 Off-Road Permits

                      Annual Off-Road Vehicle Permit

Superintendent Barclay Trimble announced today that Cape Hatteras National
Seashore (Seashore) Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) permit offices will begin
issuing the 2013 annual ORV permit on Saturday, December 1, 2012. The 2013
annual permit will be valid from the date of purchase through December 31,
2013 at a cost of $120.00 per permit. The ORV permit offices are open 7
days a week, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. year round, closed Christmas Day.

Permits can be obtained from any of the Seashore’s three permit offices
located on:
      ·   Bodie Island at the north end of the Coquina Beach parking lot
      (8101 NC 12 Highway, Nags Head, NC);
      ·   Hatteras Island by the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Visitor Center
      (46368 Lighthouse Road, Buxton, NC); or
      ·   Ocracoke Island by the NPS visitor center (40 Irvin Garrish
      Highway, Ocracoke, NC).

The National Seashore’s new ORV Management Plan and final rule became
effective in February 2012. The rule designates ORV routes within the
Seashore in a manner that will provide a variety of safe visitor
experiences, protect and preserve natural and cultural resources, and
minimize conflicts among various users. Under National Park Service general
regulations, the operation of motor vehicles off of roads within areas of
the National Park System is prohibited unless authorized by special
regulation.

For information on visiting the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, please
visit the park’s websites at www.nps.gov/caha , or by calling 252-441-2111.