Nags Head Things To Do

Enhance your vacation with a dolphin or sunset cruise adventure brought to you by the Nags Head Dolphin Watch. These folks promote Atlantic bottlenose dolphin research through their commercial operation and offer two-hour dolphin trips. Naturalists explain coastal ecology and area history during sound excursions aboard either the Phoenix (Nags Head) or Miss Bodie Island (Manteo), both pontoon boats with shade. Drinks are sold, or...read more

Play 18 holes on this Scottish links-style course, which features relaxing views of Roanoke Sound. Wind adds a challenge to the 6,100-yard, par 71 course. Reservations can be made for starting times. Cart and greens fees vary. Lunch is served in the on-site Players Grille, and you don't have to be a golfer to enjoy the well-prepared food here. The view is also noteworthy. Relax...read more

The Town of Nags Head operates a skateboard park on the premises of the Outer Banks Family YMCA. Operating hours are 8 a.m. through 9 p.m. or sunset, whichever occurs first. The park is unsupervised; users skate at their own risk. All users must wear a helmet, elbow pads and kneepads.read more

Purchase your beach driving permit at the main desk on the second floor. Permits are $50 for Nags Head residents and $100 for all others and are valid in Nags Head town limits only. The Town of Nags Head offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beach driving is permitted from October 1 through April 30. While you're getting your...read more

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