Things to Do in Kill Devil Hills: Birding

Of all the quieter things to do in Kill Devil Hills, birding might top the list. It's best in the maritime forest areas around Nags Head Woods and Run Hill. But on the Outer Banks, birding is good just about anywhere. On the beaches and in the marshes and even in backyards, birdlife is abundant on the Outer Banks, including Kill Devil Hills.

Nags Head Woods Preserve

Birding in Kill Devil Hills

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A beautiful place for hiking, trail running and birding, Nags Head Woods Preserve is one of the best remaining examples of a mid-Atlantic maritime forest. The 8 miles of hiking trails in the 1,200-acre preserve are open and free to the public every day from dawn until dusk. There are lushly wooded dunes, peaceful ponds, brackish marsh and an upland maritime forest complete with live oaks...read more

Run Hill State Natural Area

Birding in Kill Devil Hills

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Run Hill is like a mini Jockey's Ridge. It's an active, migrating dune system just like Jockey's Ridge, but it's much smaller - 123 acres instead of 420. And it seems wilder and more mysterious. It's a state natural area instead of state park, so there's no visitor center or amenities and it's lesser known, which means it's far less crowded than Jockey's Ridge. Run...read more