Welcome to Chicamacomico Life Saving Station
With its two stations and five outbuildings, Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (pronounced chi-ka-ma-COM-i-co) is the most complete site of all remaining life-saving stations in North Carolina and one of the most complete sites in the nation. This site and museum is located on Hatteras Island in the village of Rodanthe on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Operation Schedule
MONDAY- FRIDAY
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Open effective March 27, 2023
“The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station is a wonderful historic site that gives tons of information about an overlooked group of men: the members of the US Life-Saving Services who risked their lives to rescue travelers in peril on the North Carolina Coast. Go and Learn about these brave men!!”
— Kelly Goetz, via Facebook Reviews
Great thing to do while at the Outer Banks. I learned a lot about the origins of the coast guard here plus magnificent rescues. The Tower was a great experience and will be remembered. Lots of information and hands-on exhibits in different buildings. Interesting to see the actual artifacts talked about in the museum located on the property.
— Kelly Goetz, via Facebook Reviews
The Rescue Reenactment team has been invited to conduct the reenactment at the Annual Meeting of the US Life-Saving Service Heritage Association in September at a restored station in Maine.
We need help raising funds for this specific endeavor. We will be accepting donations at our weekly reenactments and within our museum store. You can also send donations in the mail specifying “Maine” as the reason for the donation. Contact us for more information.
Events
Recent Blogs
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station volunteers are taking their show on the roadThe volunteers who perform the weekly Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site in Rodanthe are taking their impressive outdoor show on the road. […]
“The Jewel of the Week”Those were the words used by Master Chief Lyn Dupree, (USCG ret.) to describe the last day of the Coast Guard’s Jr. ROTC Leadership Academy held June 12 – 16 at Base Elizabeth City. 70 Cadets, (high […]
Rodanthe’s own Outdoor Drama Returns for the 2023 Summer SeasonVolunteers take visitors back in time to the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station’s heyday during the Beach Apparatus Drill. Photo by Don Bowers The Lost Colony in Manteo may be the best-known live […]