2017 Year in review 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 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 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 – 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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