Hey everyone! I'm leaving NC soon, so I figured I'd trek on over to the Outer Banks since I've never been there before. Any suggestions on what I should check out while I'm there or things I should try out? Thank you!

5/21/2007 8:54:32 PM

Something I did while down there week before last was hit up bodie, hatteras, and ocracoke lighthouses in one day. If we'd planned better, we'd have started at currituck, and gotten all of them. You can climb Ocracoke for $10. I highly recommend it.

spend at least some of your time on the 4x4 access beaches. From what I've seen, there's a parking lot you can park at and walk in if you don't have 4WD. Those beaches > the township beaches. Pea Island Wildlife refuse is very pretty.

Sunset over the sound.

Watching hot chicks in bikinis

5/21/2007 9:00:12 PM

just drive/ferry all the way down the outer banks. see everything

5/21/2007 9:03:17 PM

^yeah...that too.

5/21/2007 9:05:59 PM

Thanks so much...I feel like I can begin planning now that someone has got me started. I really do appreciate this!

5/21/2007 9:07:29 PM

You should also peruse NCs tourism site, and those of as many towns and counties as you can find, and use those as starting points.

5/21/2007 9:15:04 PM

Has anyone camped there before? I'm looking at some of the camp grounds and I was wondering if anyone out there has experience with this and where they suggest.

5/21/2007 9:16:48 PM

camped where?

anywhere on the outer banks?

5/21/2007 9:17:28 PM

yes. i've looked at a couple of places online for campgrounds and they seem to vary in price and the number of sites available. I was just wondering if anyone has tried any of these out and which they seem to prefer.

5/21/2007 9:20:37 PM

I have. where are you thinking of camping?

5/21/2007 9:22:47 PM

We've camped once before here: http://www.visitob.com/outer_banks/tostay/stay/stay005.htm

We primarily used just the showers and fire pit so I can't speak for the other listed amenities.

If you camp elsewhere, please report back, as we intend to go camping out there repeatedly this summer. Especially if you camp in the southern outer banks.

5/21/2007 9:25:02 PM

I'm thinking about the Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo campgrounds...just because there seem to be a lot of sites available compared to what else I have seen. I'm really hoping to beat the crowd for memorial weekend.

5/21/2007 9:29:36 PM

I never thought I'd say this, but thanks Booger

I'll definitely let you know how it goes

5/21/2007 9:31:22 PM

You also will need to make ferry reservations if you're going to go on the Ocracoke-Ceder Island boat to travel between the N. Banks & the S. Banks. For memorial day weekend, that's pretty much a requirement.

You also can camp in the Lookout seashore, but of course it's primitive.

Also, I doubt you'll be able to climb Ocracoke lighthouse. I was just there & it was not open for that. You can climb Hatteras though for $7 & it is worth it.

[Edited on May 21, 2007 at 10:19 PM. Reason : ]

5/21/2007 10:16:52 PM

Thank you for the heads up on that one you guys are great!

5/21/2007 10:27:32 PM

also, in most places, you're allowed to fish on the beach all night. So if you've got a line in the water, and happen to fall asleep in the sand...

5/21/2007 11:33:50 PM

come to jocky's ridge and do some hanggliding! I'll be working for kitty hawk kites in 2 weeks

http://www.kittyhawk.com

5/22/2007 1:14:49 AM

when are you going?

5/22/2007 9:21:35 AM

can i go?

5/22/2007 9:26:40 AM

Eat at Froggy Dog

5/22/2007 11:50:02 AM

great, even more crowded

5/22/2007 12:03:18 PM

i want to build an airport at the outberbanks and make alot of money from people flying in from all oer the world.

5/22/2007 12:04:37 PM

and I want to take a rusty axe to your head, but I don't think either one is going to happen.



btw, we have an airport in Manteo. We have airfields at the Wright Brothers Memorial, in Pine Island, in Buxton, and on Ocracoke. The Norfolk to Manteo shuttles that used to run couldn't get any business, even with heavy advertising.

5/22/2007 12:08:18 PM

go out there and see how long you can stay on a phone call before you lose your cell signal

5/22/2007 12:17:32 PM

^I don't know about you, but my cell reception was fine on Hatteras & Ocracoke.

5/22/2007 1:23:17 PM

at the very least visit Jockey's ridge and the lighthouses.

Also if you have time, ride down, and get on the ferry to ocracoke. Good stuff.

[Edited on May 22, 2007 at 1:32 PM. Reason : dd]

5/22/2007 1:31:37 PM

jockey's ridge is cool. anything in the kitty hawk/jockey's ridge/nag's head area is cool.

in the souther OBX i've gone camping at Hammcocks Beach State Park. The park is the entire barrier island which is about 4 miles long and right across the inter coastal. you can take your own canoe or boat out there or use their ferry service to reach the island and the campground. the website says that the park is closed for a dredging project in the channel route to the island but they should be open by May 25. but who knows. it's a cool place to camp though

http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/habe/home.html

[Edited on May 22, 2007 at 1:43 PM. Reason : .]

5/22/2007 1:39:29 PM

Make sure to take a pic with the "Eat My Nuts" sign or whatever the hell that place is called...makes me LOL everytime I see the sign

5/22/2007 1:51:44 PM

the traffic is insane right now here. i just took my lunch break and a normal 5 minute drive took me 20 minutes.

damn people going 35 on the bypass and 20 on the beach road

5/22/2007 2:00:19 PM

^ I had that too today. southbound in fast food alley was crazy because dumbass DOT were doing some work or something.

5/22/2007 9:12:48 PM

^ YES! closing one lane in the middle of the day on the bypass is NOT a good idea!! hopefully there will be none of that tomorrow!!

5/22/2007 10:20:01 PM

I recommend swinging by downtown Beaufort for a night of fine dining on the waterfront.

5/23/2007 6:58:01 AM