Experiences near Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Tours, guides, rentals, and adventures around Cape Hatteras National Seashore

What the Outer Banks Is Known For

The Outer Banks is a barrier-island destination built around the water and the dunes — surfing, kiteboarding, fishing charters, and sand-dune activities at Jockey's Ridge State Park (the tallest natural sand dune system on the U.S. East Coast). It's also historically significant: Kill Devil Hills is where the Wright brothers made the first powered flight in 1903, commemorated at Wright Brothers National Memorial.

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Points of InterestSalvo

Salvo Day Use Area

Hatteras Island's main soundside launch for kiteboarding, windsurfing, and paddling on Pamlico Sound

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Points of InterestKitty Hawk

Sandy Run Park

A low-key Kitty Hawk town park worth a stop, if you confirm the details first

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Points of InterestOcracoke

Springer's Point Preserve

Ancient live oaks, sound-side views, and the point where Blackbeard is said to have kept watch

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Points of InterestOcracoke

Sunrise Point Ramp 72

A quiet numbered cut through the dunes onto Ocracoke's open Atlantic beach

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Points of InterestOcracoke

Sunset View Ocracoke!

The best seat on Ocracoke for watching the sun drop into Pamlico Sound

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Points of InterestNags Head

Tallest Sand Dune

The sandy summit push at the East Coast's tallest dune system, with sound and sea in one sightline

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Points of InterestFrisco

The Cora Tree

A live oak carved with a name, a witch legend, and a possible clue to the Lost Colony's fate

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Points of InterestOcracoke

The Doll Tree

A cedar tree wrapped in decades of weathered dolls, one of the village's oddest little curiosities

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Points of InterestRodanthe

The Eye of Rodanthe

A round little marsh island off Rodanthe's soundside, more curiosity than destination

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Points of InterestManteo

The Lost Colony

America's longest-running outdoor drama retells Roanoke Island's unsolved founding mystery

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Tuna Beach Access

A quiet paved-road beach access near Corolla's historic lighthouse district

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Outer Banks Experiences FAQ

What is Jockey's Ridge State Park?

It's the tallest natural sand dune system on the U.S. East Coast, located in Nags Head — popular for hiking the dunes, hang gliding lessons, and sunset watching.

Where did the Wright brothers first fly?

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in 1903 — the site is preserved as Wright Brothers National Memorial.