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when bulldozing was begun on the sound side of Jockey's Ridge. Carolista Baum, a local resident, was made aware of the bulldozing by her children who were playing in the area. She confronted the operator of the machine and successfully demanded that it be shut down. Petitions soon began in an effort to "Save Our Sand Dune," and the organization "People to
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Christmas Day, and does not charge an admission, parking, or program fee. The park's entrance is located at Milepost 12 on S. Croatan Highway/US 158. Ranger-led programs are offered throughout the year. Also available are nature trails, a sound access, and picnic
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There are numerous theories of how the ridge came to be known as Jockey's Ridge. An early reference to "Jockey's Hill" appeared in a grant to John
Campbell in 1753. A 1953 U.S. Geographical Survey Map identified the area as Jackey's Ridge, suggesting that a family named Jackey or Jacock owned the
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Many of the animals living in Jockey's Ridge have adapted to the environment. Most of them are nocturnal to combat the summer heat, so visitors don't see them. The animals do leave unmistakable clues behind: their tracks. Some of the more interesting creatures to inhabit the park are the
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school provides concessionaire hang-gliding lessons in the park. The ridge area is accessed either from the back deck of the visitor center or the parking lot via a 350-foot-long (110 m) boardwalk. Sandboarding is also practiced on the dunes.
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772:- Friends of Jockey's Ridge State Park site with program information
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1775:State Rivers
1765:Yadkin River
1755:Saluda Grade
1687:State Trails
1662:Salters Lake
1473:Lumber River
1447:
1438:Hanging Rock
1398:Dismal Swamp
1383:Chimney Rock
1342:Wilson Creek
1332:Lumber River
1289:Harper Creek
1256:Shining Rock
1236:Middle Prong
1163:Mattamuskeet
1143:Cedar Island
1029:Cape Lookout
976:Mount Pisgah
913:Moores Creek
859:Fort Raleigh
740:. Retrieved
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660:Exhibit Hall
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313:hang-gliding
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278:vernal pools
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3032:Outer Banks
2608:State parks
2526:Lighthouses
2427:Raleigh Bay
2369:Hyde County
2282:Dare County
2167:Mary Island
2130:Outer Banks
2037:Bird Island
1949:Fort Fisher
1859:Jordan Lake
1715:Fonta Flora
1657:Lake Phelps
1639:State Lakes
1576:Jordan Lake
1571:Fort Fisher
1518:Pisgah View
1463:Lake Norman
1418:Goose Creek
1365:State Parks
1266:Swanquarter
1251:Sheep Ridge
1193:Swanquarter
370:Name origin
330:Outer Banks
249:Dare County
178:Established
149: /
125:Coordinates
3011:Categories
2935:Blackbeard
2925:John White
2638:Game lands
2512:Drum Inlet
2477:Back Sound
2472:Core Sound
2422:Onslow Bay
2386:Portsmouth
2297:Kitty Hawk
2253:Sandbridge
2227:Core Banks
2187:Pea Island
1944:Fort Dobbs
1826:Headwaters
1700:Deep River
1677:White Lake
1652:Jones Lake
1604:Lea Island
1566:Falls Lake
1523:Raven Rock
1478:Mayo River
1458:Lake James
1453:Jones Lake
1413:Fort Macon
1173:Pea Island
681:August 19,
604:References
590:blue crabs
421:Ecosystems
395:, and the
223:Designated
137:75°38′03″W
134:35°57′43″N
2658:Preserves
2492:New Inlet
2400:Waterways
2312:Nags Head
2307:Colington
2145:Landforms
1989:Stagville
1798:New River
1695:Dan River
1581:Kerr Lake
1508:Pettigrew
1503:New River
1443:Haw River
1408:Eno River
1337:New River
1294:Lost Cove
1246:Pond Pine
1148:Currituck
1110:Nantahala
742:April 30,
594:seahorses
558:estuarine
509:sassafras
468:Live oaks
342:saltation
265:sand dune
186:Named for
170:Elevation
2915:Wanchese
2822:Airports
2737:Red wolf
2728:Wildlife
2432:Back Bay
2374:Ocracoke
2362:Hatteras
2332:Rodanthe
2327:Wanchese
2138:Virginia
1849:Clemmons
1403:Elk Knob
1304:Snowbird
1299:Overflow
1120:Uwharrie
1100:Cherokee
634:July 21,
628:Archived
586:pipefish
574:Croakers
570:hatchery
554:brackish
522:gray fox
484:borbonia
401:bulkhead
349:Virginia
114:Location
2959:Weather
2940:Raleigh
2910:Croatan
2850:History
2767:Bridges
2275:Corolla
1241:Pocosin
1178:Pee Dee
1105:Croatan
1047:Monitor
819:Federal
598:Ospreys
542:antlion
505:dogwood
493:hickory
328:of the
320:History
309:pirates
305:weather
255:in the
204:Website
2920:Manteo
2901:People
2752:Routes
2483:Inlets
2443:Sounds
2357:Frisco
2352:Buxton
2322:Manteo
2241:Places
1874:Tuttle
1854:Holmes
1821:DuPont
1710:Equine
1423:Gorges
1115:Pisgah
592:, and
578:shrimp
540:, and
499:, and
481:Persea
440:medano
338:quartz
301:museum
280:. Few
2693:Other
2342:Salvo
2337:Waves
2070:Other
1356:State
624:(XLS)
564:from
515:Fauna
462:Flora
362:(see
286:flora
282:fauna
243:is a
30:III (
2418:Bays
2347:Avon
2287:Duck
2136:and
744:2022
683:2023
636:2019
226:1974
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