Bald Head Island is only accessible via passenger ferry or private yacht. No passenger cars are allowed, and the standard mode of transportation is golf cart, bicycle or tram.
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Alligators are frequently seen in around the golf course lagoons and other freshwater ponds on Bald Head Island. Alligators are considered a threatened species and are an important part of the Bald Head Island ecosystem. Fishing and swimming are prohibited in all lagoons and freshwater ponds on BHI.
Bald Head Island, which is part of Smith Island, got its nickname from the dunes on the south beach. The dunes, along the island, eventually became worn down and resembled a bald head. It was decided to place a lighthouse on Bald Head Island to guide ships through the channels and sandbars of the Cape Fear River.