Jockey's Ridge State Park

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Jockey's Ridge State Park
North Carolina State Park
Natural Monument (IUCN III)
A sand dune at Jockey's Ridge State Park
named for: Jockey's Ridge
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Dare
Location
- coordinates	35°57′43″N 75°38′03″W / 35.96194, -75.63417Coordinates: 35°57′43″N 75°38′03″W / 35.96194, -75.63417
- elevation	100 ft (30.5 m)
Area	420 acres (170 ha)
Highest point
- elevation	100 ft (30 m)
Lowest point	0
Founded	1975
Managed by	North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Location of Jockey's Ridge State Park in North Carolina
Website : Jockey's Ridge State Park

Jockey's Ridge State Park is a North Carolina state park in Dare County, North Carolina, North Carolina in the United States. Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, it covers 420 acres (1.7 km²) and includes the largest natural sand dune system in the eastern U.S. Often when it rains water collects near the bottom of the dunes thus creating a temporary lake. Few fauna can be seen although some types of flora may be readily identified closer to the bottom of the dunes, such as tall grass. The park has a small museum which doubles as its visitors center. Also located at the park is a small hang gliding school.

v • d • e Protected Areas of North Carolina

National Park Service	Appalachian Trail • Blue Ridge Parkway • Cape Hatteras National Seashore • Cape Lookout National Seashore • Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site • Fort Raleigh National Historic Site • Great Smoky Mountains National Park • Guilford Courthouse National Military Park • Moores Creek National Battlefield • Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail • Wright Brothers National Memorial

National Forests	Croatan • Nantahala • Pisgah • Uwharrie

State Parks	Carolina Beach • Chimney Rock • Cliffs of the Neuse • Crowders Mountain • Eno River • Elk Knob • Fort Macon • Goose Creek • Gorges • Hammocks Beach • Hanging Rock • Haw River • Jockey's Ridge • Jones Lake • Lake James • Lake Norman • Lake Waccamaw • Lumber River • Mayo River • Medoc Mountain • Merchants Millpond • Morrow Mountain • Mount Mitchell • New River • Pettigrew • Pilot Mountain • Raven Rock • Singletary Lake • South Mountains • Stone Mountain • William B. Umstead

State Recreation Areas	Falls Lake • Fort Fisher • Jordan Lake • Kerr Lake

State Natural Areas	Occoneechee Mountain • Mount Jefferson • Weymouth Woods-Sandhills

State Forests	Bladen Lakes • DuPont • Clemmons • Goodwin • Holmes • Jordan Lake • Mountain Island • Rendezvous Mountain • Turnbull Creek • Tuttle

v • d • e The Outer Banks of North Carolina

Landforms	Bodie Island · Roanoke Island · Pea Island · Little Hatteras Island · Hatteras Island · Cape Hatteras · Ocracoke Island · Portsmouth Island · Core Banks · Cape Lookout

Places	Currituck County · Dare County · Hyde County · Carteret County Carova Beach · Corolla · Duck · Southern Shores · Kitty Hawk · Kill Devil Hills · Nags Head · Manteo · Wanchese · Rodanthe · Waves · Salvo · Avon · Buxton · Frisco · Hatteras · Ocracoke · Portsmouth

Waterways	Atlantic Ocean · Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway · Currituck Sound · Albemarle Sound · Croatan Sound · Roanoke Sound · Oregon Inlet · Pamlico Sound · Hatteras Inlet · Onslow Bay · Raleigh Bay · Ocracoke Inlet · Core Sound · Drum Inlet · Barden Inlet · Back Sound · New Inlet · Isabel Inlet

Lighthouses	Currituck Beach Light · Bodie Island Light · Cape Hatteras Light · Ocracoke Light · Cape Lookout Light

Protected areas	Cape Hatteras National Seashore · Cape Lookout National Seashore · Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · Jockey's Ridge State Park · Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · Wright Brothers National Memorial

Transportation	North Carolina Highway 12 · U.S. Highway 64 · U.S. Highway 158 · Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge · First Flight Airport · Billy Mitchell Airport · North Carolina Ferry System

History	Pea Island Life-Saving Station