Fort Raleigh Visit Guide

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Best primary window for Fort Raleigh: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Amongst the shallow blue waters of the Outer Banks lies Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Shaped by constant winds of change, Fort Raleigh has become a focal point of American history. From the first Algonquian-speaking people to the first English colonies, from formerly enslaved people starting anew to an inventor testing new radio technology, this island continues to be a place to forge new paths.

This page identifies Fort Raleigh National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence

materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.

Current signal

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in NC in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/fora/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Visitor takeaway

Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Fort Raleigh National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/fora/index.htm.

What it sounds like

Fort Raleigh audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

National Historic Site

Data snapshot

October 27, 2026

4 source cards

Official NPS

FORA

Region

appalachian

Core Experiences

african-american-heritagearcheologycolonization-and-settlementenslavementexplorers-and-expeditionsArts and CultureTheaterJunior Ranger ProgramPark FilmMuseum Exhibits

Month-by-month

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/fora/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/fora/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in NC.

Getting there

Official access details for Fort Raleigh are on the NPS page.

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is located on the northern end of Roanoke Island, north of the town of Manteo, NC.

SERPRadio Origin Research

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand: Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
Month	Visitability	Crowd pressure
January	49	16
February	53	16
March	58	24
April	65	38
May	67	50
June	65	64
July	62	78
August	62	74
September	63	60
October	64	62
November	62	30
December	54	18

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code fora.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/fora/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Fort Raleigh National Historic Site fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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