Water Sports return to Outer Banks Attractions and Activities
Looking for stuff to do in the water? You found the right place. No matter what your interest, the Outer Banks has the right activity for you and your family. Take your pick. The Outer Banks offers diving lessons,kayaking, surf lessons, jet ski rentals, kiteboarding, sailing, jetboat tours and parasailing... just to name a few!
Whalebone Surf Shop
Surf lessons, cool surf apparel, swimsuits, trunks, boards and equipment. (Nags Head)
Kitty Hawk Kites
Welcome to the vacation of a lifetime! Kitty Hawk Kites looks forward to helping your family enjoy an adventure full of fun and flight in the Outer Banks. Try hang gliding, kiteboarding, eco tours, kite flying and more. Lessons, Wright Brothers apparel and outdoor adventures await you. (Nags Head)
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Kitty Hawk Watersports
Your full service water sports for the Outer Banks, North Carolina! (Nags Head)
Hatteras Island Board Sports
Hatteras Island Boardsports is a great shop for the best in surf gear, apparel and surfing lessons. Located in Avon, NC, they are centrally located toall of Hatteras Island's most frequented attractions and only minutes away from the best surf spots on the island. You can learn about all that HIB has to offer, including beach and equipment rentals and surf lessons, at their website.
Grog's Watersports
Offering a full selection of boat rentals, whether you enjoy riding full speed on a waverunner, parasailing above the waters, chilling out on a pontoon boat, cruising around in a sail boat or exploring the shore in a kayak. After you've had your fun out on the water, stop by the outdoor tiki bar at the Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, right at the other end of the pier.
Kitty Hawk Kayaks
Kitty Hawk Kayaks offers year round kayak tours and surf lessons along North Carolina's amazing coastline. We also do birthday parties, overnight kayak trips, large groups, field trips and surfboard and kayak rentals.
Tide Charts
Daily breakdown of the tides. Check it out!
Hang Gliding return to Outer Banks Attractions and Activities
Learn to fly at Kitty Hawk Kites' Hang Gliding Training Center, the largest hang gliding school in the world. Teaching hundreds of thousands of students since 1974!
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Bicycling return to Outer Banks Attractions and Activities
Corolla offers a 3'-6' paved path that spans just over 10 miles. While cycling through Corolla, be sure to stop and visit these great attractions:
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World Class Fishing return to Outer Banks Attractions and Activities
The Outer Banks of North Carolina undoubtedly offers the greatest diversity of fishing and marine recreational activities of any place on the Atlantic Coast. Not only are a great variety of fresh and salt water fish available in the area but also many miles of open water, both deep and shallow,which affords visitors areas in which to sail, windsurf, waterski, shell and even collect crabs.
Fresh water in Kitty Hawk Bay, Currituck Sound, and various ponds along the banks has provided anglers excellent Largemouth Bass fishing for many years. Smaller pan fish are also available and the only requirement for pursuing such fish is a N.C. fishing license available at many locations. The salt and brackish water of lower Currituck, Croatan, and Pamlico sounds hosts a variety of fish from spot to trout during the summer months. Most are taken from boats ranging from small skiffs to headboats carrying as many as 60 people. Three available headboats mainly concentrate their efforts around Oregon Inlet and a short distance offshore. Trips average about four hours in length and are ideal for the novice angler and family groups as tackle, bait and good instruction are furnished for a very modest fee.
For the most adventurous anglers 50 ft. plus charter craft are available for either half or full day charters. Half day trips usually run in the general vicinity of either Hatteras or Oregon Inlet and produce good catches of blues and Spanish Mackerel on a regular basis. Full day trips head east to the deeper waters of the Gulf Stream on the edge of the Continental Shelf. There, dolphin, tuna, and marlin appear consistently in catches. Pier fishing is very popular along the Outer Banks with seven piers between Duck and Hatteras. Anglers fishing from ocean piers generally love good catches of smaller fish such as bluefish and spot but occasionally, in the cooler months,jumbo bluefish, channel bass and king mackerel come inshore and are landed by pier jockeys.
Probably the most consistent fishing attraction of the area is the surf fishing,which is unparalleled anywhere. The fishing area is virtually unlimited as is the variety of fish available. Throughout the summer months even the most inexperienced angler can manage to catch enough small fish from the surf for a meal. Action in the Spring and Fall when water temperatures are fairly cool is excellent with channel bass from 30 to 60 lbs., speckle trout and jumbo blues taken by anglers with regularity. All you need for a great day of Outer Banks fishing is tackle and a little bait!
Traditionally, the best fishing is in the late Spring and Fall when water temperatures are moderate. At that time many fish move through the area on regular migration patterns providing an astounding mixture of both tropical and cold water species. Due to this diverse variety of fish the term "Gamefish Junction" was applied to the area many years ago, and rightly so as this is one of the most well-known and attractive areas for anglers in the U.S.
For more information:
Piers from North to South:
- Avalon Fishing Pier - MP 6, Kill Devil Hills (252) 441-7494
- Nags Head Fishing Pier - MP 12, Nags Head (252) 441-5141
- Jennette's Fishing Pier - MP 16.5, Nags Head (252) 441-6421
- Outer Banks Fishing Pier - MP 18, South Nags Head (252) 441-5740
- Fishing Unlimited Sound Fishing Pier - Nags Head-Manteo Causeway, Nags Head (252) 441-5028
- Hatteras Island Fishing Pier - Rodanthe (252) 987-2323
- Avon Fishing Pier - Avon (252) 995-5480
- Frisco Pier - Frisco (252) 986-2533
For your convenience, we've added links below regarding helpful information about fishing in the area.
- Changes in fishing license requirements. Please read.
- FAQ's about fishing license requirements in North Carolina
- Obtaining a fishing license
- Public boat ramps
Outstanding Outer Banks Golf Courses return to Outer Banks Attractions and Activities
Outstanding golf courses can be found throughout the Outer Banks, from Avon to Corollaand the Currituck mainland. Award winning course designs wind through picturesque maritime forests and soundfront settings. Courses are scenic and challenging, sure to delight everyone from beginners to the seasoned golfer. For more information on the individual courses call:
- The Currituck Club - Corolla (888) 453-9400
- The Pointe Golf Course - Currituck (252) 491-8388
- Holly Ridge Golf Course - Currituck (252) 491-2893
- Kilmaric Golf Course - Currituck (252) 491-4220
- Goose Creek Golf Club - Grandy (252) 453-4008
- Carolina Golf Club - Grandy (252) 453-3588
- Duck Woods Golf Course - Southern Shores (252) 261-2744
- Sea Scape Golf Course - Kitty Hawk (252) 261-2158
- Village at Nags Head Golf Links - Nags Head (252) 441-8073
Area Tennis Courts return to Outer Banks Attractions and Activities
Kill Devil Hills
Dare County Recreation Park, 602 Mustian Street, and at Meekins Field, behind the fire station at 1634 N. Croatan Hwy.
Roanoke Island
Manteo Middle School and Manteo High School, and in Wanchese - Walker Park, 260 Pond Road.
Hatteras Island
In Buxton at the Fessenden Center and Cape Hatteras School.
Courts at area schools are open to the public after school hours.
Outer Banks Theaters return to Outer Banks Attractions and Activities
Movie Theaters
R/C Corolla Movies 4
815 E. Ocean Trail
Corolla, NC 27927
252-453-2999
R/C Kill Devil Hills Movies 10
1803 N. Croatan Highway
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
252-441-5630
Pioneer Theater
113 Budleigh Street
Manteo, NC 27954
(252) 473-2216
R/C Hatteras Movies 4
Hatteras Island Plaza Highway 12
Avon, NC 27915
252-995-9060
Stage Theaters
The Lost Colony
Paul Green's entertaining and educational story of the first English Colonists who arrived here in 1587. Live outdoor drama at Waterside Theater on Roanoke Island, performed all summer, nightly except Sunday.
Outer Banks Music Showcase
Come see the Outer Banks' premiere live music show, featuring America's favorite music! Fabulous vocalists and awesome musicians combined with wholesome comedy will provide an exciting and fun-filled evening the the family will talk about long after your vacation is over. (Kitty Hawk
The NC School of the Arts Summer Performance Festival.
FREE admission! Six weeks of sensational shows at Roanoke Island Festival Park.