Things to Do in Kitty Hawk, NC: Wildlife Refuges & Programs

Get away from the town’s hustle and bustle and experience the things to do in Kitty Hawk’s wilder side at refuges and reserves. You can’t tell it from traveling on the Bypass and Beach Road, but Kitty Hawk’s natural environment supports a diverse and extensive ecosystem. Take a walk or stroll through the maritime woods, and admire the gray foxes, white-tailed deer, turtles, herons and even possibly glimpse a coyote in the shade of the oak and wax myrtle trees.

Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve

Wildlife Refuges & Programs in Kitty Hawk, NC

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Kitty Hawk Woods is a unique environment: a maritime forest, shrub swamp and marsh. Totaling 1,824 acres, the Town of Kitty Hawk owns 461 acres with a conservation easement from the state. A diverse array of wildlife is at home in Kitty Hawk Woods. In some areas gray foxes, raccoons and white-tailed deer can be found. In marsh areas, a number of amphibians and reptiles...read more