OWLS Fort Macon 5K Trail Run

🌲 Event Details

Join us on Saturday, April 11th, 2026 for the OWLS Fort Macon 5K Trail Run!

The race will take place at 2303 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC. For more information, visit this link.

🏞️ Course Description

• Surface: Cross country style with moderate elevation.
• Environment: Both wooded and full sun areas.
• Features: Footbridge crossings throughout the course.
• Sights: Views of Beaufort Inlet, Bogue Sound, and the Atlantic Ocean.

🦉 Who We Are

Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter, Inc (OWLS) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) wildlife shelter where injured, sick, and orphaned native North Carolina wildlife is cared for in a professional and compassionate manner.

• Mission: To rehabilitate and release the thousands of animals admitted to our clinic each year.
• Education: Teaching fellow North Carolinians how to responsibly and peacefully coexist with wildlife.
• Compliance: OWLS has all state and federal permits required to legally care for wild animals.
• Funding: OWLS receives no county, state or federal funding and relies on donations from the public, corporate, and foundation supporters.

📚 Our Programs

• Education: OWLS provides valuable educational outreach to classrooms and local community events to connect people to nature and wildlife.
• Rehabilitation: OWLS rescues small mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians that are injured or orphaned and need human care. Our priority is animal welfare.
• Release: Every effort is made to release animals back into their natural habitat once they have been rescued and rehabilitated.

💲 Registration Fees

• Cost: $35 - includes an OWLS short sleeve tee shirt.
• Registration Deadline: Register by March 31st to guarantee your race shirt.
• Pre Sign-in: T-shirt pick up will be Friday the 10th, 5:00 to 7:00 at OWLS, 100 Wildlife Way Newport.