What does it cost to visit Fort Macon State Park?

Entry to Fort Macon State Park: No day-use entrance fee (most NC state parks). Hours: Open year-round.

Are dogs allowed at Fort Macon State Park?

Yes, dogs are allowed at Fort Macon State Park.

Can I swim at Fort Macon State Park?

Yes, Atlantic Beach is open to swimming at Fort Macon State Park.

State park

Fort Macon State Park

The park entrance is 2.3 miles from Beaufort. Day-use fee: No day-use entrance fee (most NC state parks). Hours: Open year-round. Fort Macon State Park is a state park in North Carolina.

Fort Macon State Park map

Fort Macon State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.

County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.

Common questions

: Entry to Fort Macon State Park: No day-use entrance fee (most NC state parks). Hours: Open year-round.
: Fort Macon State Park is 2.3 miles from Beaufort.
: Yes, dogs are allowed at Fort Macon State Park.
: Yes, Atlantic Beach is open to swimming at Fort Macon State Park.

Before you go

Fort Macon State Park is 2.3 miles from Beaufort.

Flush restrooms

Trails

Elliot Coues Trail

What to see

Historic site Park museum Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
Historic site Historic fort state park Designation in agency park name
State park Designation in agency park name

Swimming

Atlantic Beach

Public lands next to Fort Macon State Park

National Park Service unitCape Lookout National Seashore, a National Park Service unit, is 0.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

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