Cape Lookout National Seashore Extending 55 miles along North Carolina's Outer Banks from Oracoke Inlet in the north to Beaufort Inlet in the south, Cape Lookout National Seashore includes Porsmouth Island, Core Banks and Shackleford Banks. Approximately 28,500 acres of undeveloped barrier islands lie within the national seashore. Passenger ferries leave from Harkers Island, Atlantic and Davis, except in winter.
Popular recreation includes shelling and surf fishing.