Plenty of Fun Activities for Rain or Shine!

From Sound to Ocean, Kitty Hawk to Nags Head

The Outer Banks offers fun and diverse activities for the entire family. Whether you enjoy lounging on the beach or something more adventurous you will find it here! Think days filled with hang gliding, parasailing, surfing or fishing and nights of theatre, movies, night-life and more. Listed below are links to some of our most popular activities and attractions.

Outer Banks Watersports:
Kayaking, Surfing, Hang Gliding, Windsurfing, Parasailing, & Kite Surfing

Watersports Shops:

• Moneysworth Beach Equipment, Kitty Hawk
• 158 Surf & Skate, MP 4, Bypass, Kitty Hawk
• Wave Riding Vehicles, Bypass, Kitty Hawk
• Lifesaver Rent-alls, MP 9, Beach Road, Kill Devil Hills
• 17th Street Surf Shop MP 8, Bypass, Kill Devil Hills
• Coastal Edge, MP 9.5, Bypass, Kill Devil Hills
• Ocean Atlantic Rentals, MP 10, Beach Road, Nags Head
• Kitty Hawk Kites, Nags Head
• Outer Banks Boarding Co. MP 11, Bypass, Nags Head
• Cavalier Surf Shop, MP 12, Beach Road, Nags Head
• Kitty Hawk Sports MP 13 Bypass, Nags Head
• Just for the Beach Rentals Corolla/Nags Head

Fitness / Basketball / Skatepark:

• Outer Banks Yoga, MP 1, Beach road, Kitty Hawk
• Barrier Island Fitness Center, MP 1, Bypass, Kitty Hawk
• Curves for Women Bypass, Southern Shores
• Aviation Skate Park, Kill Devil Hills
• Outer Banks Fitness Center, MP 11, Nags Head, new with classes and state of the art gym equipment
• Outer Banks YMCA & Skatepark gym, indoor pool, basketball court, racketball, and more MP 11, Bypass, Nags Head

Biking Rentals:

• Moneysworth Beach Home Equipment - Kitty Hawk
• Kill Devil Hills Cycle, MP 8.5 Beach Road, Kill Devil Hills
• Bike Barn, MP 9.5, Beach Road, Kill Devil Hills
• Ocean Atlantic Rentals, MP 10, Beach Road, Nags Head
• Just for the Beach Rentals, Corolla/Nags Head

Fishing: Oceanfront & Soundside spots abound, enjoy the Albemarle Sound & Ocean

• Avalon Fishing Pier, MP 6 Beach Road, Kill Devil Hills
• Nags Head Fishing Pier, MP 12, Beach Road, Nags Head
• Jennette's Pier/ NC Aquarium, MP 16.5, Beach Road, Nags Head

Parks:

• Dare County Family Recreation Park, west of Bypass in Kill Devil Hills
• Town Park, MP 11, Nags Head, enjoy trails through Nags Head Woods Preserve
• The Nature Conservancy, Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve, 701 West Ocean Acres Drive, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948. (252) 441-2525
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 1401 National Park Drive, Manteo, North Carolina 27954. (252) 473-2111
• Wright Brothers Memorial Park 1401 National Park Drive. Manteo, North Carolina 27954. (252) 441-7430
• Jockey's Ridge State Park The entrance to the park, Carolista Drive, is in the town of Nags Head at milepost 12 on the Hwy 158 Bypass (South Croatan Hwy). (252) 441-7132
• Island Revolution Surf Co. and Skatepark (252) 453-9484
• Outer Banks YMCA Skate Park MP 11, Bypass, Nags Head, (252) 449-8897
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site 1401 National Park Drive Manteo, North Carolina 27954

Movies / Theatres/ Performances:

• Outer Banks Forum for the Lively Arts Kitty Hawk
• RC Theatres, Movies 10 superplex, MP 6.5, Bypass, Kill Devil Hills
• Lost Colony Outdoor Theater, Roanoke Island
• NC School of the Arts Summer Performance Festival, Manteo, NC

Bowling & Billiards:

• Nags Head Bowling & Billiards, MP 10.5, Bypass, Nags Head