2026 Nags Head Kid Friendly Activities Guide

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Twiddy & Company

Twiddy & Company is here to provide all the help and southern hospitality you've come to anticipate when planning your beach vacation. We invite you to let us share our unique understanding of this coastal landscape; unlike any place in the...

1824 - Country Roads

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! New for 2024: Electric Vehicle Charger. Located on the soundside of Corolla, Country Roads is ready for you and your family to enjoy a wonderful...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Super Wings

Best store on the beach! Everything you need for your vacation. The newest ladies' and girls swimsuits, 20% off every day! Largest selection of beach supplies and the best deals on T-shirts, sweatshirts and mens, ladies, and kids, apparel, swimwear...

Changes In Attitude

OCEANVIEW Salvo - Bluebeard Rd. - Does the anxiety of day to day living get you down? Then you can experience CHANGES IN ATTITUDE at this gorgeous Hatteras Island hideaway. Retreat from the hustle and bustle, leave your cares behind and plunge...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Duck Corolla Parasail

Discover the beauty of the Outer Banks with Duck Parasail. Duck Parasail is proud to partner with Corolla Parasail and together, they take pride in being the longest running, family owned and operated parasail company on the Outer Banks. Duck...

Sea La Vie

Sunsets and Soundfront SerenityThe ideal retreat for guests of all ages, this thoughtfully designed soundfront home in Kitty Hawk Bay’s First Flight Ridge gated community offers breathtaking sunsets every night from every level, inside or out...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Home of the Crab Leg & Lobster Buffet for 26! 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...

Loggerhead

OCEANFRONT Frisco - Sandpiper Dr. - If your family is looking for the ideal nesting place for vacation this year, look no further than LOGGERHEAD. Access to the beach from this home is rather painless with very little dune to cross. Three levels of...

  • Frisco
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Salt Coast Outfitters

We offer one of a kind SALT COAST OUTFITTERS brand name tees, long sleeves, performance gear, Yeti tumblers, caps, eyeglasses, and more! Browse the fullest collection of coastal lifestyle clothing on the beach. Featuring a sizable selection of brand...

WINDSURFER

Windsurfer is a great vacation spot. Located in the rolling dunes of Osprey in north Duck, this lovely oceanside home is close to the beach access and the bike path into the village.  Great ocean and sound views from upper deck.Level 1:Great room...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
2/14 - 2/21
$1,221  $1,384
$163 off
2/21 - 2/28
$1,221  $1,384
$163 off
2/28 - 3/7
$1,221  $1,384
$163 off
3/7 - 3/14
$1,221  $1,384
$163 off
3/14 - 3/21
$1,221  $1,384
$163 off
3/21 - 3/28
$1,221  $1,384
$163 off
3/28 - 4/4
$1,441  $1,534
$93 off
Pigman's Bar-B-Que

You haven’t experienced North Carolina until you’ve experienced North Carolina BBQ, and Pigman’s Bar-B-Que offers excellent North Carolina BBQ meals served with southern hospitality. Pigman’s offers traditional eastern...

This D.E.R.N. House CV-51

Serenity, peace, seclusion and tranquility are yours in this Carova vacation home. Listen to sounds of the Atlantic from this lovely, well-maintained home located on the four-wheel-drive beach of Carova. Relax in the hot tub on the screened porch...

  • Carova
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Wanchese Marina

Wanchese Marina offer one of the finest fleets of professional charter fishermen, charter booking service, dolphin tours, dive charters, shrimp charters and even crabbing charters. We have both diesel and non-ethanol fuel, a professional fish...

HAPPY DAYS

Location, location, location! Quick and easy walk to beach access - only 45 yards. Enjoy quality family time in this cozy oceanside beach house.Level 1:2 bedrooms (1 with Double, Twin; 1 with Twins and Rollaway), bath (shower only & laundry...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
2/13 - 2/20
$1,272  $1,446
$174 off
2/20 - 2/27
$1,272  $1,446
$174 off
2/27 - 3/6
$1,272  $1,446
$174 off
3/6 - 3/13
$1,272  $1,446
$174 off
3/13 - 3/20
$1,272  $1,446
$174 off
3/20 - 3/27
$1,272  $1,446
$174 off
3/27 - 4/3
$1,455  $1,596
$141 off
4/3 - 4/10
$1,538  $1,596
$58 off
Kitty Hawk Surf Co.

Experience more adventure, fun, and style with Kitty Hawk Surf Company. As the trusted Outer Banks retailer for all top surf and lifestyle brands, including, Hurley, Billabong, RVCA, The North Face, Patagonia, Salt Life, Salty Crew, Volcom, O’Neill, Roxy, Ray-Ban, Oakley, Hobie, Catch Surf, Under Armour, Reef, Rainbow and more, you will always find the latest fashions and trends available in store. Our unmatched quality and service makes us a favorite for locals and visitors alike, and...

Nags Head Dolphin Watch

Scientists run these dolphin tours as part of their research on these beloved aquatic animals, so you know this will be an interesting trip. Passengers will be able to see how researchers with the Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research, a nonprofit organization,  conduct their research and hear about some of the discoveries from more than a decade of studies and monitoring. Some of the hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in the area show up so frequently they’ve even been given...

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" or the vacationing fisherman.  Give us a call at (877) 359-8447

Kitty Hawk Kites

Kitty Hawk Kites has been Teaching the World to Fly since 1974 and is home to the world’s largest hang gliding school. As the Outer Banks leader in quality outdoor recreation and adventure, Kitty Hawk Kites offers more than 30 activities to choose from, so get out that pen and start crossing things off your OBX bucket list today! Visit KittyHawk.com or call 1.877.FLY.THIS to book your Kitty Hawk Kites adventure today.

Bodie Island Lighthouse

The Bodie Island Lighthouse, (pronounced "Body") is located just south of the town of Nags Head and Whalebone Junction, where Highway 158, Highway 64, and NC Highway 12 intersect. Visitors travelling towards Hatteras Island can't help but notice the...

Beach Braids

For the Best Outer Banks hair wraps, cornrows, jagua tattoos, full color temporary tattoos, fancy hair wraps, reggae hemp wraps, beach braids or gypsy braids … There is only one place to go — Beach Braids - Hair Wraps & Henna...

Jockey's Ridge State Park

Jockey's Ridge State Park is an unmistakable landmark for Nags Head vacationers and virtually everyone passing through along the main beach bypass, US 158. This park is marked by its towering sand dunes, which reach 80' - 100' feet tall and look...

Climb Aboard the Crystal Dawn Head Boat and Enjoy an Awesome Day of Head Boat Fishing or an Amazing Sunset Cruise! Bring the Whole Family! Fish for a variety of species, including spot, croaker, flounder, grey trout, speckled trout...