2026 Buxton Kid Friendly Activities Guide

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Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Enjoy Waterfront Dining at Basnight's Lone Cedar Café where we specialize in fresh and local Outer Banks seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find...

Carolina In My Mind 272

Experience the original Outer Banks-style cottage just 550' from the nearest beach access! You will need to cross Rte.12 (the beach road) to reach the beach. Designed after classic Nags Head architecture, this custom-built cottage will take you back...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

Serving our customers on the Outer Banks since 1994, Big Buck's ice Cream is dedicated serving you “The Best.” We offer a full line of super-premium ice cream products, smoothies, chocolates, and custom-made ice cream cakes! 2 locations...

2850 - SunDancer

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2027: Adding 240V Electric Vehicle Charger for rental customer use only. SunDancer has everything you need to...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Firehouse Boil Delivery

DIY Seafood Boil Don’t Just Make Dinner, Make An Experience! We Deliver on the Outer Banks! Same Day Delivery! Make lasting memories by doing something new with friends and family. Why wait in line at a grocery store or restaurant? Our Low...

1408 - Sea of Dreams

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2026: New twin mattresses for twin bedroom and new TVs. Your dreams to rest and relax by the sea are sure to come true when you choose...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Miss Oregon Inlet

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center is the home of the largest and most modern charter boat fishing fleet on the eastern seaboard. A full service marina in Nags Head NC, Oregon Inlet offers a comprehensive charter boat fishing experience for the "old salt...

OTTER BANKS

Enjoy this comfortable, spacious 1,800 square foot ranch home in a landscaped, park-like setting. You will enjoy effortless access to the living area by way of ramp! Convenient access to shopping without using Route 12. House located on a cul-de-sac...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
8/16 - 8/23
$1,814  $2,042
$228 off
8/23 - 8/30
$1,642  $1,840
$198 off
8/30 - 9/6
$1,469  $1,637
$168 off
9/6 - 9/13
$1,405  $1,535
$130 off
Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Home of the Crab Leg & Lobster Buffet for 27 years! Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a great stop for an all you can eat affordable dinner extravaganza. The buffet offers over 100 different items. It even serves Jumbo Alaskan crab legs and Jumbo...

Drifter's Dock

CANALFRONT Avon – Tarpon Ln. – Located in a tree lined cul-de-sac sits DRIFTER’S DOCK, the idyllic spot for your Hatteras Island vacation. Drift through the canal or paddle to Pamlico Sound. The home is located on a huge private grassy lot...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
OBX Laser Tag and Arcade

Here’s some high energy entertainment for the kids, and for young adults (or young at heart) who love laser tag. On one side of this large facility is the “moon bounce inflatable room,” where the young ‘uns can go and bounce...

803 | Aye Sea You

Private Swimming Pool, Hot Tub and Dog Friendly! New, larger TV's, shuffleboard table, foosball table, Virtual Pinball machine w/80 games, wall-mounted chess and checker game. This is an outstanding home with so much to offer! Situated in the...

  • Southern Shores
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
8/22 - 8/28
$2,995  $3,195
$200 off
Back Country Safari Tours

Discover wild Spanish Mustangs and our unique Barrier Island ecology on the Wild Horse Safari. Explore over 30 miles of "off road" beach, dune and sand trail and ride with a professional naturalist guide in a custom 4x4 open-air Safari Cruiser, or...

Lazy Pelican

Ready to lounge around like a Lazy Pelican and enjoy the beaches of Nags Head? Head down to the beach via your own private beach access that is just 70ft away. Enjoy the outdoors with a private 12x28 swimming pool and lounge chairs, hot tub, 2 decks...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms

An Italian and American restaurant with a huge recreation room including pool tables. 

Lighthouse Horse Rides in Buxton offers horseback riding experiences on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Rides are suitable for ages 8 and up, and Lighthouse Horse Rides works hard to accommodate family members with disabilities. Ride opportunities...