Shackleford Banks

Best known for its wild herd of Banker horses, North Carolina’s Shackleford Banks is an uninhabited barrier island that’s only accessible via watercraft. Click an image below for more information.

A family of Banker horses stands on a grassy dune at North Carolina's Shackleford Banks. The wild herd is the barrier island's most popular attraction.
A wild Banker filly peers above the grass at North Carolina's Shackleford Banks, a barrier island that is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore.
A gravestone marking an early 20th-century burial is shown at the cemetery of North Carolina's Shackleford Banks. The graveyard is on the north side of the island.
A wild mare and stallion look for other members of their herd near sunset at North Carolina's Shackleford Banks. The uninhabited island is offshore from Beaufort.
A Banker colt nurses as its mother scans their surroundings in North Carolina's Shackleford Banks. The horses are part of the barrier island's wild herd.
I am shown with my tent and gear during a primitive beach camp at North Carolina's Shackleford Banks. The uninhabited island is just offshore from Beaufort.

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– Click to view my high-resolution photo collection from the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
– Click to browse my travel guides for the Outer Banks.
– Click to view my high-resolution photo collection from Savannah, GA, which is down the U.S. East Coast from Shackleford Banks.

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