The Outer Banks offers many attractions. One of them is difficult to miss. It's Jockey's Ridge, the highest natural sand dune on the East Coast. At about 100 feet, Jockey's Ridge is taller than the Ocracoke lighthouse.


The top of Jockey's Ridge offers a wonderful view of the entire area. Hang gliding is permitted, and is a very popular activity here. The dune is protected by Jockey's Ridge State Park, which has a visitors center, picnic area and activities for the thousands who come to marvel at this site each year. The aerial photo below from NOAA shows just how large an area the dune covers across the barrier island.

To see where Jockey's Ridge State Park is located on this aerial photo, move your mouse over the buttons labeled "Overlay Map" and "Show Map".

To view larger images click these links:
- Aerial Photo -(NOS/NOAA)
- Jockey's Ridge State Park Map (.GIF) or in .PDF format or go to the Jockey's Ridge State Park web site.


Below: The arrow in this aerial photo shows the direction of view seen in the photo at right, looking from a shaded shoreline on Roanoke Island across the sound toward Jockey's Ridge.


Aerial photo above is from the National Oceanic Survey/NOAA 		Photos by Fred Hurteau


Above: Jockey's Ridge is easily visible across Roanoke Sound from Roanoke Island, another historical area, famous for the Lost Colony.

Below: This shows the ocean view from atop Jockey's Ridge.

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