MANTEO, N.C. — The Bodie Island Lighthouse is preparing to reopen to climbers just in time for warmer weather and later sunsets. The lighthouse will be open for climbing from April 18 to Oct.

One of three National Park Service lighthouses on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has opened to climbers for spring and fall. The 1848 Bodie Island Lighthouse, in Nags Head, opened Friday for daily ...