Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Manteo, NC Hours and Location

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National Historic Site

Operating Hours & Seasons

Park Grounds

The grounds are open for visitation during daylight hours, from sunrise to sunset. In the summer, the grounds are open until the presentation of The Lost Colony—an outdoor symphonic drama—is completed for the evening.

Standard Hours

• Sunday: Sunrise – Sunset
• Monday: Sunrise – Sunset
• Tuesday: Sunrise – Sunset
• Wednesday: Sunrise – Sunset
• Thursday: Sunrise – Sunset
• Friday: Sunrise – Sunset
• Saturday: Sunrise – Sunset

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• Summer Grounds Hours:
• May 29 – August 22

Fees & Passes

Entrance Fees:

• $0.00 – Free Entrance
  There is no entrance fee collected at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.

About

England’s First Home in the New World

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site protects and preserves known portions of England’s first New World settlements from 1584 to 1590.

This site also preserves the cultural heritage of the Native Americans, European Americans and African Americans who have lived on Roanoke Island.

Directions

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is located on the northern end of Roanoke Island, north of the town of Manteo, NC.

Visitor Centers

Lindsay Warren Visitor Center

The visitor center of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, housing immersive exhibits on the Algonquian, the English, the Roanoke Island Freedmen’s Colony, the Civil War Battle of Roanoke Island, and Reginald Fessenden. A 17-minute dramatic video on the interaction between the Algonquian and the English is displayed in the visitor center’s theater.

Weather

Weather on the Outer Banks varies seasonally and daily. Please check the National Weather Service at http://www.weather.gov/mhx/ for up-to-date weather forecast information.