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Only In The Northern Outer Banks

This Beach Vacation Destination Provides Summer Fun and Southern Charm.
By The Northern Outer Banks

Remember the beach vacations of your youth, relaxing in the sand without the need for a cell phone and living entirely in the moment? The Northern Outer Banks brings that nostalgia into the now. Though known for its wild horses and family-friendly beaches, it’s this quality of timelessness—not to mention its awe-inspiring, untamed natural beauty—that brings families back year after year.

Tucked into the northeastern most corner of North Carolina, you’ll find a place defined by water, where the Atlantic Ocean waves spill onto white-sand beaches and eye-soothing vistas of the Currituck Sound marshland are found at every turn. A place that paces to the clock of nature, where time stands still as you watch wild horses roam sand dunes, brown pelicans dive for a fishy meal, and a lighthouse beam sweeps across a starry night sky. A place where coastal flatlands and views to the horizon allow your mind and lungs to expand and where all the amenities, necessities, and entertainments of small coastal villages are ready and waiting.

Also known as Currituck County, The Northern Outer Banks is divided into three geographic areas separated by the Currituck Sound. On the east is the barrier island that’s home to Corolla and Carova, land of pristine beaches, Corolla Wild Horses, vacation rentals, swimming pools, shopping, dining, and vacation merriment. On the west is “The Mainland,” a longer, wider peninsula, a pleasant area of farms, vineyards, produce markets, golf courses, and a slower pace of life among a tight-knit year-round population with a deep sense of their history. Between the two, dipping down from Virginia into the Currituck Sound, is Knotts Island, a remote, birding sanctuary with a year-round community, accessible from The Mainland by ferry.

Only in The Northern Outer Banks can you experience wild horses, pristine beaches, luxurious accommodation, and family-friendly attractions. This is, after all, the location of the number one family attraction in all of the Outer Banks, H2OBX Waterpark. But even if “rides and slides” aren’t your thing, there’s plenty of fishing, kayaking, and even surfing to be had in the area.

Perhaps what makes a vacation in The Northern Outer Banks so special is that elusive quality: Southern charm. You can feel that sense of welcome permeating every experience. Whether enjoying a seafood dinner or barbecue feasts, sunset cocktails or vineyard wine tastings, climbing a lighthouse or browsing a local farm market, photographing dolphins or hunting waterfowl, The Northern Outer Banks has everything your vacation needs wrapped up in a place that offers a special welcome for all.

If you are looking for that home away from home, a place to grow together, and a sense of beach vacation nostalgia that never gets old, start imagining your trip to The Northern Outer Banks. Now is the perfect time to start making plans and finding that perfect beach house or luxurious accommodations.

Plan your Northern Outer Banks visit now for your spring or summer getaway at TheNorthernOuterBanks.com.