Walk With the Sea Turtles

Did you know that scores of loggerhead sea turtles return to Bald Head Island each summer to lay their eggs? The Bald Head Island Conservancy is dedicated to protecting these amazing creatures and their Turtle Walk program gives you the chance to experience them close up.

Turtle Walks start around the first week of June and run nightly through the first week of August. The Conservancy focuses on nesting mothers during this time, but switches to nest monitoring from mid-August through late September. Volunteer nest monitors – often Bald Head Island residents – watch nests 24 hours a day, seven days a week as they draw close to hatching. They’re watching for the nest to “boil,” where the sand above the eggs churns and moves as the turtle hatchlings dig their way out.

Seeing a nesting sea turtle or watching a nest boil and release a hundred turtle hatchlings are once-in-a-lifetime experiences, so be sure to become a member of the Conservancy and participate in a Turtle Walk during your stay on Bald Head Island.