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B&R Rent-A-Car
- 404 U.S. Highway 64, Manteo
- (252) 473-2141
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B&R has two locations: R.D. Sawyer Ford in Manteo and the Dare County Regional Airport. With no pick up or delivery fees (if on the island or a local marina) or service fees, B&R makes it an easy and pleasant experience to rent a car. Rent for long or short term or while your own vehicle is being serviced. Be sure to call in advance to make reservations. Daily and weekly rentals are available.
Comedy Club of the Outer Banks
- 1701 S. Virginia Dare Trail, Ramada Plaza Hotel, The Beach Road, MP 9.5
- Kill Devil Hills
The Comedy Club of The Outer Banks is host to some of the most talented stand-up comedians in the nation. This club has been established since 1984 and has hosted such great talents as Ray Romano, Drew Carey and Sinbad when they were plying their trade on the comedy circuit. This is your chance to see nationally touring comedians who you may have heard on XM Satellite Radio or the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom radio show or have seen on shows such as Comedy Central, Showtime, Star Search, Last Comic Standing or on HBO. Regularly scheduled shows are May through September with periodic special events October through April. The Comedy Club of The Outer Banks also has an additional location at the Currituck Club in Corolla.
Country Girl Head Boat
- 2000 Sailfish Drive, Docks at Pirate's Cove Marina
- Nags Head
- (252) 473-5577
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The Country Girl can be chartered for full-day Gulf Stream trips for parties of six or more. Gulf Stream trips usually yield tuna and mahi-mahi, wahoo, king mackerel, marlin or sailfish depending on the season and conditions. Call for rates and schedules. The Country Girl also offers head boat–style wreck fishing. The 57-foot sportfisher can accommodate up to 30 passengers and provides plenty of room for everyone. This is a great way to get a big group of friends together for a day on the water. You’ll catch a variety of species, including black sea bass, triggerfish, gray tile fish, grouper, amberjack and more. The cost is $110 per person, with a minimum of 15 people. Bait, tackle and license are furnished. The Country Girl is also available for bird watching, marine mammal excursions, bachelor and bachelorette parties, family reunions and scattering ashes at sea.
Crystal Dawn Head Boat
- 2000 Sailfish Drive, Docks at Pirate’s Cove Marina
- Nags Head
Whether for head boat fishing or cruises, you will enjoy the 65-foot, big and comfortable Crystal Dawn. You will fish in the inlet or sound for a variety of fish such as flounder, croaker, spot, trout, sea mullet, sea bass and more, depending on the season and conditions. All bait, tackle and licenses are furnished. Cost for head boat fishing is $45 for adults and $35 for children 10 and younger. Roanoke Island Cruises are $20 adults and $15 for children 10 and younger. The vessel is available for private charters, bachelor, bachelorette, family functions and more. Small coolers are welcome.
Diving at Roanoke Island Outfitters & Dive Center
- 312 U.S. Highway 64, Manteo
Diving at Roanoke Island Outfitters is a true outfitter specializing in diving, spearfishing and kayak tours for children and adults. They’re located in Manteo but offer activities all over the Outer Banks, including the central beaches of Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk. Ask about their children’s activity tours, Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge tours, naturalist-led eco-tours, biolumenescence or full moon tours, sunrise or sunset tours or Your Family Only! tours. For rentals, they offer free delivery on Roanoke Island, will deliver to Nags Head, Pea Island or Alligator River for a fee, or you can take the kayak on your vehicle. They also offer scuba diving lessons, referral dives, beach dives and kayak dives and have a full-service scuba shop. They also have the largest selection of spearfishing guns and supplies on the Outer Banks. They offer NAUI certification courses from open water to instructor level. Online classes are now available. Don’t want to bring all your camping gear but want to camp? Roanoke Island Outfitters rents tents, bags, pads, cooking stoves and other camping gear. The store also rents scuba gear and spearfishing equipment. Adult bike rentals provide visitors an opportunity to take advantage of the island’s well-maintained bike path and shady side streets to tour Roanoke Island the best way, by bicycle. They also rent bikes for adults.
Farmdog Surf School
- 2500 S. Virginia Dare Trail, The Beach Road
- Nags Head
Farmdog Surf School is the place to get NSSIA-certified surf instruction and coaching. Certified instructors include partners Robert Farmer, Aaron West and Joe Sherlock, who offer group surf lessons, Standup Paddleboard (SUP) Eco Tours and Surfing Day Camps for young and old. They are all stoked to give surf instruction to anyone excited to learn. Typical lessons for beginners include learning the lingo, safety and surf etiquette, stance, wave dynamics, paddling, catching and riding. Easy, right? Whether kids and adults are looking to learn the basics or more experienced surfers are looking for help on technique, form and stunts, the Farmdog team is on it! They provide the boards and gear you need to get started, with private and group lessons available. Their website is packed with good information, rates and videos. Go sign up and have fun!
Full Throttle Speedway
- 6504 S. Croatan Higway, MP 15.5
- Nags Head
You’ve got the need for speed, and Full Throttle Speedway has the speed you need. Full Throttle offers gas-powered, Indy-style go-carts for zipping and zooming around their two tracks — a figure-8 and an oval slick-track. Carts seat one or two people. The height limit to ride is 50 inches for the figure-8 track and 55 inches for the slick track. Full Throttle is open April through September. In the summer months, it’s open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. every day. On site is a concession stand featuring cotton candy, candy apples and more! Also visit their sister facilities, Mutiny Bay Adventure Golf next door and Nags Head Raceway a half-mile south.
Garden of Beadin’
- 2200 N. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, Milepost 6 Plaza
- Kill Devil Hills
Next door to The Front Porch Café and Glazin’ Go Nuts is Garden of Beadin’. This is a unique little bead shop with an extensive selection of beads, semi-precious stones and beading supplies. There is an activity center for children, and once a week a beading class is offered during the summer months. Call ahead for a schedule. This is a fun stop to make and can help brighten a rainy day at the beach.
Glazin’ Go Nuts Paint Your Own Pottery
- 2200 N. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, Milepost 6 Plaza
- Kill Devil Hills
This is the perfect stop for a rainy day or whenever the family is looking for a fun activity. Glazin’ Go Nuts is a paint your own pottery studio. Just pick out your ceramic piece, select your paints, then go wild . . . or nuts. They fire the piece for you, and it will be ready for pick up in a few days. If your vacation ends before then, they can ship it to you.
Jennette’s Pier
- 7223 S. Virginia Dare Trail, Beach Road, MP 16.5
- Nags Head
With its world-class fishing, grand pier house and public bathhouse perched atop wide clean beaches, this North Carolina Aquarium-operated complex features educational classrooms and programs, alternative energy demonstrations, live animal exhibits, meeting facilities, a snack bar and tackle shop and a host of other displays and features for good family fun….with great fishing too! This LEED Platinum-certified state facility is adorned with three large wind turbines and numerous other sustainable features.
Anglers can find everything they need for a day of fishing inside the pier house. Various types of rod and reel combos can be purchased. Otherwise, anglers can rent a rod and reel by the day for $10 (photo ID required). There’s also plenty of bait and tackle for sale. They also sell drinks, snacks and convenience items. The pier has a blanket license for all anglers, so individuals do not need their own license. A daily fishing pass is good until 11 p.m. on the day it was purchased.
The pier is open year round and its staff offers educational classes for all ages, and the children’s programs are stellar. Call to ask about programs and schedules or see www.outerbanksthisweek.com.
Just for the Beach Rentals
- 1006 South Virginia Dare Trail, The Beach Road, MP 9
- Kill Devil Hills
- (252) 441-6048, (252) 441-9480, (866) OBX-RENT
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Want to plan your own kayak tour? Just for the Beach Rentals has kayaks available for rent, the sit-on-top style, for single, double or triple paddlers. Or, if you want to leave your car behind, you can make like a local and pedal around town on one of their comfortable beach cruisers (bikes are available for all ages). Didn’t realize there would be great tennis courts in the area? If you didn’t pack your racket, you can rent one at Just for the Beach. Beach volleyball sets are also available as well as beach chairs and umbrellas. And, if getting in the water is more your thing, they also rent surfboards known as soft-tops, which are ideal for beginning surfers. Surfboard rentals are $20 a day or $60 a week. They also have body and skim boards for rent for $10 a day or $20 a week. Standup paddleboards are the most recent addition to their offerings and rent for $50 a day or $150 a week. Just for the Beach can deliver everything to you.
Moneysworth Beach Equipment and Linen Rentals
- 947 West Kitty Hawk Road
- Kitty Hawk
- (252) 261-6999, (800) 833-5233
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Rent a kayak for paddling in the ocean or sound. Moneysworth rents single and tandem ocean-style kayaks. Stand-up paddleboards and surfboards are also available. Or, if biking is your pleasure, you won’t have to lug your bicycle all the way to the beach on your vacation when you can rent one from Moneysworth. They have bicycles for adults and children, and they even have baby seats and helmets. They offer free delivery right to your rental home.
Mutiny Bay Adventure Golf
- 6606 S. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, MP 16
- Nags Head
Play 18 holes on the pirate-themed mini-golf course at Mutiny Bay Adventure Golf…you can’t miss the pirate ship! They also have an arcade, ice cream and beverages, and the entire course is handicapped and baby stroller accessible. Also visit their sister facilities, Full Throttle Speedway next door and Nags Head Raceway a half-mile south.
Nags Head Raceway
- 7000 S. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, MP 16
- Nags Head
Touted by many past riders as the ultimate Indy track, Nags Head Raceway is the place to get your speed-demon juices rolling. Choose from two-seater cars and racers. Fun activities also feature bumper cars and an on-site family arcade with video games and ice cream. Also visit their sister facilities, Mutiny Bay Adventure Golf and Full Throttle Speedway a half-mile north.
Ocean Atlantic Rentals
- 2001 S. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, MP 9.5
- Kill Devil Hills
Ocean Atlantic Rentals is the ultimate vacation rental store. They rent many of the necessities, like baby cribs, high chairs, strollers, grills, linens, rollaway beds, tables and chairs, wheelchairs, life jackets, etc. Plus they rent the fun stuff, such as surfboards, paddleboards, boogie boards, umbrella and beach chairs, beach carts, coolers, bicycles, Ocean Kayaks and other sports equipment. They also have a vast selection of wedding supplies, such as tents, dance floors and tableware. Delivery and pick-up are available.
Outer Banks Daredevils
- 100 Veterans Drive
- Kill Devil Hills
The Outer Banks Daredevils return for their 2013 season, bringing back baseball memories of summers past for fans; memories as sharp as the crack of a wooden bat or the smack of a ball on leather. This year the Daredevils play a 30-game schedule, with regular home games on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. beginning May 28th. Home games are played at First Flight Baseball Complex, a family-friendly ballpark located in Kill Devil Hills. This year the Daredevils play in the Tidewater Summer League, the oldest in the country, which fields leagues for both college and high school players and the young men who serve as role models for the communities that host them. Locally owned, the team is supported by its fans, business partners, host families and volunteers. The Daredevils have become another Outer Banks tradition. Come join the fun and come back to the past this summer.
Outer Banks Family YMCA
- 3000 S. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, MP 11
- Nags Head
This 28,000-square-foot facility offers a 25-meter indoor lap pool, wellness center with state-of-the-art weight and cardio equipment, group exercise (floor, cycle and water) classes, yoga and Pilates, cycling, racquetball, dry saunas, massage therapy, hot tub, a full-court gymnasium available for basketball, soccer and volleyball and an interactive zone with video game-based equipment. Activities include summer camps for kids, wellness programs, swim lessons and youth and adult sports leagues. They have two large outdoor pools with a waterslide and springboard dive board and a great skate park. Free child care is available while you work out! Call for membership fees. Day passes are available for the skate park (see separate write-up for details). Ask about membership access with your rental property or other accommodations.
Outer Banks Family YMCA Skatepark
- 3000 S. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, MP 11
- Nags Head
The YMCA’s skatepark has a cement bowl, ramps and a street section. The park is open to skateboards, rollerblades, bikes and scooters. Youth 12 and younger must have a parent present to skate. Youth 17 and younger must wear a helmet, knee and elbow pads. Only helmets are required for those 18 and older. There’s a fee for the use of the park, which is discounted for Y members, Nags Head and North Carolina residents. Out-of-state visitors pay $10 a day or $30 a week to use the park. You can also include the skatepark in your vacation on the Outer Banks by staying in a participating Y-Home or Y-Tel (vacation rentals managed by the YMCA) or by purchasing a Weekly Flex Pass.
Outer Banks Sporting Events
- 2004 S. Croatan Highway
- Kill Devil Hills
Outer Banks Sporting Events is an event-planning nonprofit that organizes the pirate-themed Flying Pirate Half Marathon and First Flight 5K, the extremely popular Gateway Bank Outer Banks Marathon and Southern Fried Half Marathon, the Outer Banks Triathlon and the Storm the Beach obstacle course/adventure race. The Gateway Bank Outer Banks Marathon Weekend, always held on Veteran’s Day weekend (November 8 through November 10 in 2013) is full of events, including the 8K, 5K and Family Fun Run on Saturday. The full marathon from Kitty Hawk to Manteo, the Southern Fried Half Marathon from Nags Head to Manteo, and the Southern 6 run take place on Sunday.
Storm the Beach (June 15 and 16 in 2013) combines 5-mile, 3-mile and .75-mile distances with obstacles and challenges on the beach. The Outer Banks Triathlon (September 21 and 22 in 2013) is held on Roanoke Island and includes Sprint, Olympic and Half distances. The Flying Pirate Half Marathon Weekend (May 3 and 4 in 2014) includes the Half Marathon from Kitty Hawk to Nags Head, the First Flight 5K and the Double Dare Challenge for those who run both days. One hundred percent of net proceeds of all these events go to support two Outer Banks nonprofits — Outer Banks Relief Foundation and Dare Education Foundation.
Outer Banks Sports Club
- 2423 S. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, MP 10
- Nags Head
This gym is filled with all the latest cross-training and weight machines including Nautilus, Hammer Strength, Flex, Star Trac, Life Fitness, free weights and more. Plus, they have an indoor elevated running track and a great aerobics room where you can take step, yoga, pilates, spinning, Zumba and Bosu classes. Personal training, tanning and massage are also available. They are open 7 days a week with daily, weekly, seasonal and family vacation packages available. Check out their smoothie bar too!
Pirate’s Cove Yacht Club & Marina
- 2000 Sailfish Drive, Manteo, Nags Head/Manteo Causeway
Just about every afternoon between 4 and 5 p.m. a dozen or more sport fishing boats return from the Gulf Stream to the Pirate’s Cove Marina to unload their catches of tuna, dolphin, wahoo and other deep-sea fish. If you’re interested in seeing the fish before they’re cleaned, head down to the docks and watch the mates hurl the whopping creatures onto the docks. Kids love this, and the anglers are usually friendly about sharing their experiences of the day.
If you’re more of a hands-on type, you might want to take a fishing trip yourself. Pirate’s Cove offers several options for getting to the fishing grounds. Approximately 18 private charter boats are available to take you offshore fishing, and other boats are available for inshore fishing charters. Makeup charters are available. Call for details.
Shooters at the Beach
- 3723 N. Croatan Highway, Unit H, Ocean Plaza Shopping Center, The Bypass, MP 4.5
- Kitty Hawk
This gallery/studio features the owner’s fine art prints as well as work from a number of local art photographers. Photography services are also offered here and include beautiful beach and location portraits, commercial photography, art prints and wedding services. See their separate listing in Shopping.
17th Street Surf Shop
- 1007 S. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, MP 9
- Kill Devil Hills
- (252) 441-1797
17th Street Surf Shop opened in 1970 and ever since then has offered everything you need for surf, skate and style. Need equipment for surfing, skating, skim boarding or body boarding? You’ll find it here.
30th Annual Yuengling Nags Head Woods 5K
- 701 W Ocean Acres Dr. Kill Devil Hills, NC
- Nags Head
- (252) 441-2525
This race course weaves through The Nature Conservancy’s Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve, one of the best remaining examples of mid-Atlantic Maritime forest and deciduous hardwoods. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11th. It is an out-and-back course that covers gently rolling terrain on hard-packed dirt in the woods. Cheer for Mom as she competes for the Fastest Mom on the Beach trophy! North Banks Rotary Club hosts the race, and all net proceeds go to support local charities, scholarships and military relief charities. All ages can enjoy a run or walk in The Village Realty Fun Run, an out-and-back fun run that covers one mile of the 5K race course. All finishers receive a medal. Runners age 5 and younger can run or walk for free if accompanied by an entrant at least 16 years old.
Ashtanga Yoga Center
- 2910 S. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, Central Square Shopping Center, MP 11
- Nags Head
- (252) 202-0345
Classes are available for students of all levels. Traditional mysore-style classes are available for those seeking to establish or maintain their own daily practice. You can also benefit from led classes for students of all levels, traditional and non-traditional and community yoga classes. This center also organizes various workshops and retreats on yoga, health and spirituality that bring internationally renowned guest teachers to the community. Group and individual private sessions are also available at your location or on the beach, or you can come to their location. The full schedule, list of events and contact information can be found on their website. Students should bring a towel and plenty of water to drink afterward; these classes are invigorating and detoxifying.
Avalon Fishing Pier
- 2111 N. Virginia Dare Trail, The Beach Road, MP 6
- Kill Devil Hills
- (252) 441-7494
Avalon Fishing Pier was built in 1958 and is 696 feet long. They offer day, three-day, weekly and seasonal fishing passes, and you can pay a modest fee for sightseeing. Children’s passes are available to kids 12 and younger. The pier is open from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. in the summer months, and in the spring and fall it opens at 6 a.m. and usually closes by midnight. You can buy bait here and rent tackle, and they even give you advice about what you need to catch what’s biting. The pier also features an arcade/game room and snacks foods can be purchased.
Barrier Island Fitness Center
- 1 Cypress Knee Trail, MP 1
- Kitty Hawk
- (252) 261-0100
Barrier Island Fitness Center is a first-class facility in a tranquil setting in the woods of Kitty Hawk. They offer day and week-long passes. Enjoy the indoor pool and relax in the hot tub or sauna post-workout. The fitness room has free weights and cardio equipment. They offer aerobics classes. Tanning and massage services are available for a fee.
Beach Driving
A favorite local activity is cruising the beach when the season allows. In Nags Head, you can take to the sand with your wheels October 1 through April 30. But first you have to get a permit at the town hall. Call (252) 441-5508 for fees.
The suggested speed limit is 15 miles per hour. Enter only at designated ramps. Keep an eye peeled for beachgoers, especially kids and pets who tend to stray! Bear in mind that the wind and water can make a ruckus and impair your hearing and that of pedestrians. Folks also get groggy sunbathing.
Think normal road rules: Pass on the left, keep to the right and yield the right of way to pedestrians. Vehicles and drivers must be street legal — this includes wearing seat belts. If you are in the back of a truck, remain seated in the bed only. Jeep passengers have to remain seated as well. Open alcohol containers are not allowed.
Prepare your tires for the adventure by letting out the appropriate amount of air (and making sure you add it back when you leave the beach!). Pull out of the access way and deflate your tires leaving 20 pounds of pressure. While on the beach keep to the firm, wet section below the high tide line following in already-made tracks. Watch out for shelly, red sand and depressions with standing water. Always stay clear of dunes, and keep a look out for prohibited areas such as nesting sites. Remember to drive behind those folks who are surf fishing!
Biking & Skating
- Nags Head
Bicyclists and skaters are a common site trekking along the town’s multiuse path, which runs along the Beach Road from Eighth Street (KDH/NH line) to MP 21 (Old Oregon Inlet Road in South Nags Head). The path is for walking, jogging, bicycling and skating. The town designates this path as a tow-away, no parking zone for non-motorized activity only. Visitors can bring their own bikes and skates or rent them while here along with necessary safety helmets. State law requires that helmets be worn by those younger than 16 (including passengers) while riding on public roads or right-of-ways. It’s important to keep on the designated path and not navigate on the Beach Road or the Bypass. Those roads are just too busy, and in the case of the Beach Road, too narrow to be safe — especially for children. There are plenty of side roads to navigate, but watch out for sightseers, blowing sand that can affect your vision and sandy patches that can cause you to skid. Ride on the right side of the road in single file only. Cross at stoplights, and don’t forget your hand signals. One rider per bike is a good rule of thumb. Night riding is not recommended, but if it’s necessary, use a front-lighted white lamp and rear red reflector. The Town of Nags Head requests that folks using in-line skates, roller-skates or skate boards confine their use to the multiuse path only.
Biking & Skating
- Throughout Kitty Hawk
- Kitty Hawk
- No phone
Kitty Hawk is an excellent town for biking. Along the Woods Road and Kitty Hawk Road you’ll find the Pruitt Multi-Use Trail, a paved path that is separate from the roadway and is ideal for biking, walking or rollerblading. To extend your ride into neighboring Kill Devil Hills, turn off of Kitty Hawk Road onto Moore Shore Road to connect to Bay Drive, a quiet road that follows the sound through a mostly residential neighborhood. Visitors can bring their own bikes or rent them while here along with necessary safety helmets. The state law requires that helmets be worn by those younger than 16 (including passengers) while riding on public roads or right-of-ways.
