The Thomas Hariot Nature Trail offers a 20-minute pocket wilderness experience of the island's natural setting. Wayside signs on the trail relate what English explorers observed of the natural resources and the commodities that could be made from them.<br />
The Freedom Trail leads 1ΒΌ miles from the nearby Elizabethan Gardens through the park land to the island's western edge, offering a viewshed that the native Algonquians enjoyed from their island home.<br />
Source: National Park Service
From the North via Norfolk, VA take US-168 South or US-17 South to US158 East to US-64/264 West. The park is located on Roanoke Island, 3 Miles north of the town of Manteo, NC.<br /><br />From the West, approach Roanoke Island using US-64 East from Raleigh, NC. The park is located on Roanoke Island, 3 miles North of Manteo, NC.<br /><br />From the South, approach Roanoke Island using I-95 to Rocky Mount, NC then use US-64 East. The park is located on Roanoke Island, 3 Miles north of Manteo, NC.<br /><br />Source: National Park Service
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