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Friday, October 30, 2026

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advisory Pile burning: Big Stump, Grant Grove, Cedar Grove, Mineral KingSequoia and Kings Canyon NPs, CaliforniaNov 1 to Mar 15, conditions permitting; expect smokechecked Oct 30

Public land

Sequoia and Kings Canyon Start Pile Burning November 1

By Outdoor Unc

Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks will burn piles of cleared brush and small trees from November 1 through March 15, 2027, when weather, fuels, air quality and staffing allow, in the Big Stump, Grant Grove and Cedar Grove areas of Kings Canyon and the Mineral King area of Sequoia, the park said October 30. Expect smoke, burning piles, firefighters and equipment along park roads, and reduced visibility at times. The burning clears material from forest-restoration and defensible-space work that helps protect giant sequoias and park facilities from wildfire. Air quality updates are at fire.airnow.gov and valleyair.org.

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open Hatteras Island open to visitors; NC 12 open at Pea Island; Frisco and Cape Point campgrounds openDare County, North CarolinaSince 4 p.m. Oct 29; expect slow traffic and storm debrischecked Oct 30

Trail reports

Hatteras Island Reopens to Visitors, and Its Campgrounds Are Open Again

Dare County lifted the visitor evacuation Thursday as NC 12 reopened at Pea Island, a day ahead of the state's target. Frisco and Cape Point campgrounds and most beach ramps are open.

Illustrated Hatteras Island coastal scene with beach dunes, ocean, and campgrounds welcoming visitors back.
Hatteras Island has reopened to visitors, with Frisco and Cape Point campgrounds welcoming guests again.

By Outdoor Unc

Hatteras Island is open to visitors again. Dare County lifted its visitor evacuation order on Thursday, October 29, as N.C. 12 reopened near the Pea Island Visitor Center, a day ahead of the transportation department's Friday target, ending a closure that began with overwash on October 22. Visitors can again drive N.C. 12 across Pea Island and use the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferries, WRAL reports, though traffic remains slow through the repaired section.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore reopened its Frisco and Cape Point campgrounds at 4 p.m. Thursday, and most off-road vehicle ramps are open again, the park said; current ramp status is at go.nps.gov/beachaccess. The park asks visitors to use caution on Rodanthe beaches, where several oceanfront houses are still threatened and storm debris may be on the beach and in the water.

The road is still fragile. The state has said a permanent two-lane repair is weeks away and is planning to move about a mile of the highway away from the surf; check DriveNC.gov and the county before you go, especially around high tide.

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