2017 Year in review Cape Hatteras National Seashore Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Wright Brothers National Memorial
STAFF • 79 staff year-round • 100 seasonal staff VISITATION each summer • Total: 3.2 M visits • 352 volunteers • 22,600 hours STAFF • 79 staff year-round • 100 seasonal staff VISITATION each summer • Total: 3.2 M visits • 352 volunteers • 22,600 hours
BUDGET • $14.6 M • $9.6 M Base Funding • $2.7 M Off-Road Vehicle Permits • $2.3 M Camping and Lighthouse Fees • $250 K in Other Fees and Donations STAFF • 79 staff year-round • 100 seasonal staff VISITATION each summer • Total: 3.2 M visits • 352 volunteers • 22,600 hours
INTERESTING FACTS • 5 visitor centers • 65,000 overnight camping BUDGET stays in 4 campgrounds • $14.6 M • 39,000 off road vehicle • $9.6 M Base Funding permits • $2.7 M Off-Road Vehicle • Over 200 public toilets Permits • 2 water treatment plants • $2.3 M Camping and • 60 septic systems Lighthouse Fees • 84 parking lots • $250 K in Other Fees and • 230 buildings Donations • 3 airstrips
STAFF • 79 staff year-round • 100 seasonal staff VISITATION each summer • Total: 3.2 M visits • 352 volunteers • 22,600 hours
INTERESTING FACTS • 5 visitor centers • 65,000 overnight camping BUDGET stays in 4 campgrounds • $14.6 M • 39,000 off road vehicle • $9.6 M Base Funding permits • $2.7 M Off-Road Vehicle • Over 200 public toilets Permits • 2 water treatment plants • $2.3 M Camping and • 60 septic systems Lighthouse Fees • 84 parking lots • $250 K in Other Fees and • 230 buildings Donations • 3 airstrips
Fort Raleigh: -6% 400,000
350,000
300,000 Visits 250,000
200,000
150,000
2000 2009 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Wright Brothers: -10%
800,000
700,000
600,000
500,000 Visits 400,000
300,000
200,000
2000 2009 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Cape Hatteras: 1%
2,900,000
2,700,000
2,500,000
2,300,000
2,100,000 Visits
1,900,000
1,700,000
1,500,000 November 2017: highest visitation since 1998 160,000
150,000
140,000
130,000
120,000
110,000
100,000 November Visits November 90,000
80,000
2001 2012 2016 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2017 Hatteras to Ocracoke
Data from: the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division Hatteras to Ocracoke
550000
500000
450000
400000
350000 Passengers
300000
250000
Data from: the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Parking Lot
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Parking Lot
1,200
1,000
800
600
Vehicles 400 2016 2017 200
0 2017: Warm, average rain
Billy Mitchell Airport – departure from 1981-2010 average
2017 1988 2008
1997
1988 Shoreline and Inlet Seashore Zoning - 67 miles - ORV routes: 29 miles - Seasonal ORV routes: 14.5 Miles - Vehicle free areas: 23.5 miles
Closures occur for: - sea turtle nesting - shorebird nesting
10 sound ramps 19 beach ramps ORV Permits Sales
ONLINE SALES 2015: 14% 2016: 28% 2017: 32%
2017: Most ORV permits sold
40,000 39,181 38,000 36,868 36,000 34,596 34,000 32,000 30,95530,453 30,000 28,000 27,154
permits soldpermits 26,000 24,000 22,000 20,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 94% of ORV routes were open during summer 2017
94% of ORV routes were open during summer 2017
• May through September
• 2013: 17.7 miles • 2014: 19.8 miles • 2015: 22.2 miles • 2016: 25.6 miles • 2017: 27.2 miles Visitor Engagement
Park Programs Visitors at Junior the Programs Rangers
Hatteras 973 18,959 1488 Fort 696 8,481 1388 Raleigh Wright 1,289 57,445 3608 Brothers
Total 2,958 84,885 6484
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