https://www.outdoorunc.com/region/mid-atlantic-carolinas/ Mid-Atlantic & Carolinas news from Outdoor Unc https://www.outdoorunc.com/public-land/bodie-island-lighthouse-boardwalk-closes-for-about-four-months/https://www.outdoorunc.com/public-land/bodie-island-lighthouse-boardwalk-closes-for-about-four-months/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000Cape Hatteras National Seashore closed the boardwalk and observation platform at the Bodie Island Light Station on November 2 for a rehabilitation… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/hatteras-island-reopens-to-visitors-and-its-campgrounds-are-open-again/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/hatteras-island-reopens-to-visitors-and-its-campgrounds-are-open-again/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000Dare 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… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/paving-starts-on-nc-12-with-one-lane-still-targeted-for-friday/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/paving-starts-on-nc-12-with-one-lane-still-targeted-for-friday/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:05:00 +0000Crews were set to begin paving a one-lane detour on NC 12 at the Pea Island Visitor Center on Thursday, and the state transportation department is still… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/nc-12-to-hatteras-could-reopen-to-one-lane-by-friday-noon/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/nc-12-to-hatteras-could-reopen-to-one-lane-by-friday-noon/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:50:00 +0000Crews have begun tearing out damaged pavement at Pea Island, but king tides through Thursday could push more water over the road. Visitors are still… https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/firearm-deer-openers-are-coming-from-minnesota-on-november-7-to/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/firearm-deer-openers-are-coming-from-minnesota-on-november-7-to/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:25:00 +0000Minnesota goes first, then Michigan on November 15, Wisconsin's nine-day hunt on November 21 and Pennsylvania on November 28. Dates and zones below… https://www.outdoorunc.com/bbq/holy-smokes-barbecue-festival-returns-to-north-charleston-november-14/https://www.outdoorunc.com/bbq/holy-smokes-barbecue-festival-returns-to-north-charleston-november-14/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:55:00 +0000More than 40 pitmasters and chefs, four all-you-can-eat barbecue villages, and $95 general admission, with proceeds for families of children with brain… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/blue-ridge-parkway-reopens-the-peaks-of-otter-section/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/blue-ridge-parkway-reopens-the-peaks-of-otter-section/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:10:00 +0000The Blue Ridge Parkway between milepost 76.4 and 85.9, from the Apple Orchard parking area to Peaks Road and including Peaks of Otter Lodge, is open… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/sandy-bay-parking-lot-partly-closes-november-2-for-power-work/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/sandy-bay-parking-lot-partly-closes-november-2-for-power-work/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:50:00 +0000Cape Hatteras National Seashore will close part of the Sandy Bay parking lot from November 2 to about late January 2027 while Cape Hatteras Electric… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/nc-12-takes-a-seventh-day-of-overwash-with-no-reopening-date/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/nc-12-takes-a-seventh-day-of-overwash-with-no-reopening-date/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000The damaged stretch near the Pea Island Visitor Center now exceeds 1,100 feet. Hatteras Island stays closed to visitors, and emergency ferry lines are… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/no-timeline-for-reopening-nc-12-to-hatteras-island/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/no-timeline-for-reopening-nc-12-to-hatteras-island/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000Dare County says there is no timeline for reopening NC 12 between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe, and its state of emergency and visitor evacuation… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/emergency-ferry-links-hatteras-to-the-mainland-as-nc-12-stays-closed/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/emergency-ferry-links-hatteras-to-the-mainland-as-nc-12-stays-closed/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0000Three boats run around the clock between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe from Thursday morning. Visitors still cannot go to Hatteras Island. https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/crews-assess-pea-island-damage-as-hatteras-stays-closed-to-visitors/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/crews-assess-pea-island-damage-as-hatteras-stays-closed-to-visitors/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000NC 12 is still closed from the Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe. On Ocracoke the highway is open again. https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/ocean-overwash-closes-nc-12-between-the-basnight-bridge-and-rodanthe/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/ocean-overwash-closes-nc-12-between-the-basnight-bridge-and-rodanthe/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000Hatteras Island stays closed to visitors until the road is no longer threatened. Seashore off-road ramps are closed for weather. https://www.outdoorunc.com/surfing/big-surf-now-runs-from-the-outer-banks-to-palm-beach/https://www.outdoorunc.com/surfing/big-surf-now-runs-from-the-outer-banks-to-palm-beach/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000Florida and Georgia beaches get 6 to 12 feet through Tuesday and Wednesday. Hatteras and Ocracoke flood warnings are extended to Wednesday evening. https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/hatteras-island-still-closed-to-visitors-ocracoke-ferries-suspended/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/hatteras-island-still-closed-to-visitors-ocracoke-ferries-suspended/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000Coastal flood warnings for 2 to 4 feet of water run through Tuesday, and surf of 9 to 14 feet through Thursday morning. https://www.outdoorunc.com/surfing/outer-banks-surf-stays-big-into-thursday/https://www.outdoorunc.com/surfing/outer-banks-surf-stays-big-into-thursday/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000The high surf from this storm is now forecast to last into Thursday morning, October 22: 9 to 14 feet on Hatteras Island, 9 to 12 feet on the Northern… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/cape-hatteras-closes-and-dare-county-orders-visitors-off-hatteras-island/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/cape-hatteras-closes-and-dare-county-orders-visitors-off-hatteras-island/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000Campgrounds, off-road ramps and visitor facilities shut at noon Saturday ahead of a long coastal storm with 45 to 55 mph gusts, overwash and flooding. https://www.outdoorunc.com/surfing/big-surf-and-coastal-flood-threat-from-virginia-beach-to-ocracoke/https://www.outdoorunc.com/surfing/big-surf-and-coastal-flood-threat-from-virginia-beach-to-ocracoke/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000Breakers of 8 to 14 feet from Saturday into Tuesday, and the Weather Service now warns of 2 to 4 feet of flooding on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, where… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/newfound-gap-road-no-longer-listed-as-closed-in-the-smokies/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/newfound-gap-road-no-longer-listed-as-closed-in-the-smokies/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000Great Smoky Mountains National Park's road closure page, updated October 13, no longer lists U.S. 441, Newfound Gap Road, which the park closed Friday… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/blue-ridge-parkway-s-soco-gap-section-reopens-peaks-of-otter-closed/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/blue-ridge-parkway-s-soco-gap-section-reopens-peaks-of-otter-closed/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000The last storm closure near the Smokies is lifted. Apple Orchard to Peaks Road, including the lodge, is listed as temporarily closed. https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/most-of-the-blue-ridge-parkway-reopens-after-isaias/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/most-of-the-blue-ridge-parkway-reopens-after-isaias/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000By 2 p.m. Monday only the Soco Gap section near the Smokies was still closed for weather. This morning's long Virginia closures have been lifted. https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/appalachian-trail-hikers-told-to-postpone-southern-trips-until-isaias/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/appalachian-trail-hikers-told-to-postpone-southern-trips-until-isaias/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000The trail conference warns of flash floods, landslides and falling trees from Georgia to Virginia, especially in Helene-damaged areas. https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/smokies-close-newfound-gap-road-tonight-as-hurricane-isaias-approaches/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/smokies-close-newfound-gap-road-tonight-as-hurricane-isaias-approaches/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000U.S. 441 shuts at 8 p.m. Friday with gusts to 70 mph forecast. Balsam Mountain Campground closed at 5 p.m. https://www.outdoorunc.com/overlanding/overland-expo-east-returns-to-arrington-virginia-october-23-to-25/https://www.outdoorunc.com/overlanding/overland-expo-east-returns-to-arrington-virginia-october-23-to-25/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000The last Overland Expo of 2026, with 200-plus exhibitors, 175-plus classes and on-site camping. The 2027 dates are out too. https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/two-free-saturdays-land-on-the-same-day/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/two-free-saturdays-land-on-the-same-day/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000National Hunting and Fishing Day falls on Saturday September 26, the same day as National Public Lands Day. State agencies run free family events for it… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/the-east-is-still-rebuilding-what-helene-took/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/the-east-is-still-rebuilding-what-helene-took/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Detours, demolished shelters and closed trailheads from North Carolina to New York, as the northbound season winds down and southbounders come through. https://www.outdoorunc.com/overlanding/last-expo-of-the-year-is-october-23/https://www.outdoorunc.com/overlanding/last-expo-of-the-year-is-october-23/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000Overland Expo East runs October 23 to 25 at Oak Ridge Estate in Arrington, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge during peak colour. Organisers advertise 300-plus… https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/the-wasting-disease-rules-moved-again-before-opening-day/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/the-wasting-disease-rules-moved-again-before-opening-day/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000Colorado flips mandatory testing from deer to elk, Idaho redraws its unit list, and Delaware writes emergency rules after a first detection.