The Official Charity of BADWATER CAPE FEAR is the Bald Head Island Conservancy, a leader in barrier island conservation, preservation,  and education. Race participants will appreciate that BHIC cares for this race route’s pristine setting and its role as sea turtle nesting site, and are encouraged to fundraise for BHIC and support its mission. They also host our pre-activities, one of the three checkpoints, and the finish line. Their gift shop is AMAZING! Learn more at www.bhic.org.

The goal of this race is annually raise $10,000 for the Bald Head Island Conservancy, which is enough to purchase one of the special UTV vehicles which BHIC uses to patrol the beach and care for sea turtle nesting sites, as shown below.

All racers are encouraged to support BHIC and all money donated or raised by them will count towards this ambitious goal. If $10,000 or more is raised by BADWATER runners, staff, family, and friends, the BADWATER® logo will be emblazoned on the new UTV!

Above: A BHIC volunteer installs a special protective screen around a sea turtle nest, having accessed the location with a special UTV vehicle. Location: East Beach, between Cape Fear and Fort Fisher (along the Badwater Cape Fear race route.)