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Member of: North Carolina State Parks

Jockey's Ridge is home to the tallest sand dunes in the eastern United States. The park is a terrific place to visit, and is apparently the most visited state park in North Carolina.

Jockey's Ridge welcome sign (link to larger image)
Visitor's center at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
View of Jockey's Ridge from nature trail (link to larger image)
Vernal pool at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Plant life at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
A sea of sand (link to larger image)
Research station with seven anemometers (link to larger image)
Sunset at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Dune outcropping (link to larger image)
Bird perch at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Floating islands mirage on Roanoke Sound (link to larger image)
Nets full of old shells (link to larger image)
Rotting fish (link to larger image)
Identification station along the trail at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Marshy area at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Maritime shrub thicket at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Large hill of sand (link to larger image)
Pink kite at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Panorama at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Hang-glider prepares for takeoff at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Hang-glider taking off at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Hang-glider takes to the air (link to larger image)
Hang-glider above a body of water at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Hang-glider makes it to the opposite shore (link to larger image)
Wider view of hang-gliding area (link to larger image)
Kids running down the side of the dune (link to larger image)
Panorama at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
People in the distance at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Man proposing to his girlfriend at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Failed hang-gliding attempt at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
'Jonah Was Here' written in the sand (link to larger image)
Plant roots visible in the dune (link to larger image)
Large sand dune (link to larger image)
Sunlit dunes at Jockey's Ridge (link to larger image)
Blue jay (link to larger image)