Things to Do in Kill Devil Hills: Parks

Kill Devil Hills parks offer something for everyone. There is a National Park Service memorial with vast stretches of open space, a maritime forest preserve with shaded hiking trails, a state natural area with miles of sand dunes to explore, a recreational park with sports facilities, a dog park, playground parks and more. Take the time to explore all of the things to do in Kill Devil Hills parks.

Aviation Park

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The Town of Kill Devil Hills' Aviation Park is on Veterans Drive, near Kill Devil Hills Town Hall. The park includes a paved path and fitness trail that is ideal for biking, walking and rollerblading around a small pond, playground equipment, a popular skatepark, a dog park, a roller hockey rink and restrooms.read more

Dare County Family Recreation Park

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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

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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

KDH Paws Park

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Dogs can romp and sniff to their heart's content in the Town of Kill Devil Hills' new 1.5-acre KDH Paws Park. You'll find it in Aviation Park off Veterans Drive, just north of the town's skate park. There are three separate areas for dogs: one for large dogs, one of small dogs and one for older dogs. Parking and restrooms are on site. read more

Meekins Athletic Field

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This athletic park offers two softball fields, two public tennis courts, two soccer fields and restrooms. You'll find it behind the Kill Devil Hills Fire Department, just south of Belk.read more

Nags Head Woods Preserve

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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

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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

Wright Brothers National Memorial

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Wright Brothers National Memorial commemorates two ingenious brothers from Dayton, Ohio, who, in 1900, chose the sparsely populated area known as the Outer Banks to conduct a series of experiments that three years later resulted in the world’s first powered, sustained and controlled flight. Orville and Wilbur Wright traveled to the Outer Banks for their flight experiments because of the wind, slopes without trees or...read more