US Army Corps of Engineers, Field Research Facility "Duck Research Pier" - Coastal Observatory - The Outer Banks of North Carolina - <div class="tiny">The Outer Banks of North Carolina® is a chain of barrier islands midway on the Atlantic Seaboard, 90 miles south of Norfolk, Virginia and 321 miles north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Virginia, we're accessible by Highways 168 and 158 and in North Carolina by Highway 64. Surrounded by 900 square miles of water, we have the third largest estuary system in the world, wildlife refuges, maritime forests, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the highest sand dunes on the East Coast at Jockey's Ridge State Park.</div>

US Army Corps of Engineers, Field Research Facility "Duck Research Pier"

Coastal Observatory

This unique facility conducts research on the ocean processes affecting the coast such as storm impacts and erosion. Several vehicles, including the 35-foot tall, three-wheeled, CRAB, support the research activities.

Location
North of Duck on Hwy. 12

Hours
Entrance Gate is open between 9:30 and 10 a.m.

Admission
Free

Services
Sixty-minute walking tours are offered mid-June through mid-August at 10 a.m. Monday - Friday.

Contact Information
(252) 261-6840 ext. 401
Website

The Outer Banks of North Carolina

The Outer Banks of North Carolina® is a chain of barrier islands midway on the Atlantic Seaboard, 90 miles south of Norfolk, Virginia and 321 miles north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Virginia, we're accessible by Highways 168 and 158 and in North Carolina by Highway 64. Surrounded by 900 square miles of water, we have the third largest estuary system in the world, wildlife refuges, maritime forests, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the highest sand dunes on the East Coast at Jockey's Ridge State Park.