Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station Historic Site
Historical Sites
Most complete U.S. Lifesaving Station site in the nation, with original station built in 1874 and a second station constructed in 1911. Five outbuildings, including the 1911 Cook House and the 1907 Midgett House, comprise the remaining structures.
Family-oriented programs offered during summer months, including the Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment! Exhibits include artifacts, apparatus, documents, uniforms, photographs, including displays of the of the Outer Banks Lifesaving Station.
Location
NC Highway 12 in the village of Rodanthe, on Hatteras Island at the MP 39.5
Hours
Open mid-April through November. Call for schedule.
Admission
$6.00 Adult (18 - 61)
$4.00 Seniors (62+)
$4.00 Youth (6 - 17)
$5.00 Group Rate/Tour rate (per person rate, 20+ in group) - includes orientation & program
Children 5 and under are free
Contact Information
(252) 987-1552
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.