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
Kind Yoga is a cooperative wellness studio with daily hot and cool yoga classes, including vinyasa, power flow, beginner and gentle classes as well as...read more
Kinnakeet Clay is a treasure worth taking the time to discover. Go off the beaten path and seek them out in historic Avon Village (Kinnakeet). You'll enjoy ...read more
The first kiteboarding school on the Outer Banks, Kite Hatteras teaches kitesurfing off a custom 27’ boat. Captain Ty Luckett separates your lesson into two...read more
The Town of Kitty Hawk's dog park features two fenced dog areas, one for larger dogs and one for smaller dogs. There's also a water fountain for the dogs. A...read more
Enjoy a kayak tour to some of the finest flat-water kayaking destinations on the Outer Banks. Kitty Hawk Kayak and Surf School, aka Stoke Dispensary, offers...read more
At the Kitty Hawk Kites Watersports Center on the sound in Duck, you can rent Jet Skis, book a parasailing tour, rent a pontoon boat, book a kayak tour or...read more
Kitty Hawk Kites' Whalebone Watersports location offers dolphin tours, kiteboarding, Jet Ski rentals and standup paddleboard rentals – some of the most...read more
Kitty Hawk Kites takes several parasailing trips a day from the Manteo and Duck waterfronts, launching fliers from 400, 600 and 800 feet of line above the...read more
To see a totally different side of the Outer Banks, slip back into the marsh creeks and coves on a kayak. Kitty Hawk Kites offers kayak tours leaving from...read more
The Town of Kitty Hawk operates a small, well-kept skateboard park. There is no supervision, so users skate at their own risk. Helmets and pads are required...read more
Kitty Hawk Woods is a unique environment: a maritime forest, shrub swamp and marsh. Totaling 1,824 acres, the Town of Kitty Hawk owns 461 acres with a...read more
The Town of Kitty Hawk is known the world over for its association with the Wright brothers and flight. Where the Wright brothers flew their airplane is...read more