Things to Do in Kill Devil Hills: Child & Family

Avalon Fishing Pier was built in 1958 and is 696 feet long. They offer daily, 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. 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...read more

The Dare County Family Recreation Park is located on Mustian Street behind the Outer Banks Brewing Station. There are fields for playing baseball, softball and soccer, tennis courts, a playground and a recreation center with indoor basketball courts, game rooms, a dance room and space for classes.read more

Hayman Park is a simple neighborhood park with swings, playground equipment, live oaks to climb and a lot of open space for kite-flying and Frisbee throwing. Most people walk or bike over from the surrounding homes, but there is parking for those who drive to this park on the west side of town. There's a portable toilet on site.read more

Supplementing cultural arts programs in local schools, the Mustang Outreach Program works tirelessly to increase Outer Banks students’ exposure and access to music. In 2012, Mike Dianna, founder of Bearded Face Productions, teamed up with acclaimed local blues musician Ruth Wyand to launch the Mustang Outreach Program. The program welcomes all 3^rd through 12^th grade students from Currituck and Dare counties, giving them a way...read more

The Outer Banks Arboretum and Teaching Garden was created by the Extension Master Gardener Program of the Dare County Center of the N.C. Cooperative Extension. It's free to walk through the garden, which is next to the Thomas A. Baum Senior Center in Kill Devil Hills, every day from dawn to dusk. The pathways are wheelchair accessible. The garden is a great place to enjoy...read more