Visitors to the Outer Banks are recreation lovers. After all, with an area known for its natural beauty, why wouldn’t you want to be outside taking full advantage of every Outer Banks thing to do you could think of? Perhaps the Outer Banks’ biggest draw is Mother Ocean and her surrounding sandy beaches. When it comes to things to do on the Outer Banks, the top of anyone’s to-do list involves getting in or near the water. That translates into sunbathing, swimming, body boarding, skimboarding, surfing, scuba diving, shelling, sea glass hunting, shore walking…and did we mention just sitting and looking at those meditative waves rolling in? Check out the Things To Do in Hatteras section and the Things To Do in Ocracoke section for the scoop on the best ways to enjoy the water.
Of course, the Outer Banks things to do on the sound are just as numerous as those on the ocean. Take a peek at the sound, and you almost always see someone boating, sailing, parasailing, kiteboarding, standup paddleboarding, clamming, windsurfing, kayaking or Jet Skiing. Check out Things To Do in Nags Head or Things To Do in Duck, NC, for your watersports options.
Outer Banks Things To Do on Dry Land!
Feel more like a dry activity? No problem! If fishing is the ticket, there are many opportunities to wet a line with piers, bridges, shorelines, the sound, bays, offshore and inshore charters. Along a similar drift, a dolphin or sightseeing boat tour is a popular Outer Banks thing to do, and you can learn more in the Things To Do on Roanoke Island section. And no equine lover's trip to the Outer Banks is complete without seeing the wild horses, a popular Thing To Do in Corolla, NC. Want to see as much of the Outer Banks as you can by walking, jogging or biking? Then you’ll love it here! Each town has either a designated bike path, boardwalks or back roads that are so lovely you’ll forget all about the fact that you have three more miles to go!
Outer Banks Things To Do by Area
Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
Roanoke Island & Manteo | Hatteras Island | Ocracoke Island
Outer Banks Things To Do by Category
Located in the heart of Timbuck II, Corolla Parasail partners with Corolla Water Sports – the original and one of the most comprehensive watersports’...read more
The Corolla Raceway features one large track running single, double and junior go-carts. The junior go-carts run until 4:30 p.m. each day. For the tamer...read more
Corolla Surf Shop opened in 1996. You will find all the best surf brand names in bathing suits, rash guards, surfboards,...read more
In the old days Corolla villagers raised their own food, caught it in the sea or shot it out of the sky. Everyone had a vegetable garden and fruit trees to...read more
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund has moved its museum shares the wonderful history and legacy of the Colonial Spanish mustangs, and the museum store offers...read more
The Corolla wild horses are recognized as a significant cultural and historical resource by the state of North Carolina and...read more
Corolla is a hugely popular vacation destination. First and foremost a summer resort area, Corolla accommodates seaside vacations with upscale rental homes...read more
If you’re serious about fitness, this is your place. This gym, right off the Bypass in Kill Devil Hills, is home to Kettlebellers and CrossFitters, some of...read more
Cool down at Cups and Cones with Italian ice, hand-scooped Hershey's ice cream or a delicious malt, shake or smoothie. Or try one of their many flavors of...read more
This beautiful boardwalk and trail leads from the road to the sound, traversing through maritime evergreen forest, swamp forest and brackish marsh. Along...read more
From the mainland to the sound to the Outer Banks, Currituck County has a rich maritime history, and the Currituck Maritime Museum in Corolla honors and...read more
Based on Hatteras Island, Daniel Pullen is one of the Outer Banks' most notable photographers. He and his wife, Kate Pullen, operate Daniel Pullen...read more
