Affordable Vacations - Welcome to Beaches of The Outer Banks of North Carolina. View a Virtual Travel Guide Now
The Outer Banks of North Carolina ®



Water Activities

The Outer Banks is made up of 409 square miles of water. This makes the area perfect for a variety of water activities including jet skiing, ocean and sound kayaking, diving, surfing, parasailing, wind surfing, kite surfing, kite boarding, skim boarding, sailing, boating, and of course, swimming.


  • The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, a public authority, is the lead marketing and promotional agency for The Outer Banks of North Carolina® and is funded by 1% occupancy and 1% prepared meals tax, collected in Dare County.

    ©1998- 2010 Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.  Privacy Statement