2025 Kid Friendly Activities Guide

An Italian and American restaurant with a huge recreation room including pool tables. 

Fish or go a pirating on board the Cap'N Clam

Club Hatteras is available free to all guests who vacation with Hatteras Realty. The Club has the largest swimming pool on the island, along with a 6-hole putting green, a kids’ playground and two regulation tennis courts.It offers early arrivers a great way to begin their vacation even before check in. While you’re waiting on your rental to be ready, you can be swimming in the pool or lounging and surfing the net poolside. Even after checking out, you can turn in your keys and still enjoy an afternoon at the beach, then a shower and change of clothes at the Club before heading home in much less traffic.There’s also an on-site concession stand with sandwiches, snow cones, ice cream, snacks, favorite beverages and often-needed supplies. As an extra attraction, Club Hatteras offers a number of programs and activities mostly at the Avon office, including subjects like coastal cooking and local “history & mystery.“ Watercolor classes and kids activities are available for a very reasonable fee, and other activities, including Aerobics at the pool on Tuesdays and Thursdays, are free.The Club’s tennis courts, putting green and playground are open year round. The heated Jr. Olympic Pool is open mid-May through mid-October.Hatteras Realty says that without Club Hatteras, ‘it’s just not a vacation.”

Fun, family-oriented and professional fishing and maritime trips. 

As everyone can see just walking past this store, many of the mild-weather recreational activities that can be done outdoors are covered here. Racks in front of the store are filled with fat tire beach cruisers, kayaks and surfboards. Inside, surf gear and beach wear ---bathing suits, shorts, shirts and dresses, pants and hoodies ---fill racks and shelves.

A campground, convenince store and watersport site rolled into one. 

Embark on an adventure that you and your crew will never forget with a fun Hatteras Island expedition that is commandeered by Godspeed Charters. This Hatteras village-based charter business features a wide range of activities for families of all interests, including romantic tours, crabbing and clamming, and deep-sea fishing trips, ensuring that everyone can add an extra dose of on-the-water fun and excitement to every Outer Banks getaway.

Get ready to catch the “big” one and make your charter boat experience a memorable one at Good Times Sportsfishing. Captain Andy and his crew will take you fishing in the Gulf Stream on the 47-foot custom made Carolina boat built on Roanoke Island. On the Good Times, anglers will have the opportunity to fish for everything from sailfish, marlin, wahoo and tuna to dolphin amberjack and grouper. A prime location off beautiful Hatteras Island, the two ocean currents provide anglers with a top-rate fishing experience. Bait and 20, 50, 80 and 130 lbs. tackle is furnished on board. Enjoy fishing with top-of-the-line PENN International and Shimano reels and custom rods. If you are interested in fishing for shark, ask about the shark charter.  Captain Andy has been fishing the Gulf Stream waters for nearly 20 years and has logged well over 2,500 trips. The Good Times leaves at dawn and returns by 4 or 5 p.m. for at least six hours of prime-time fishing. Powered by a 700 HP Lugger, the Good Times can cruise at more than 20 knots and holds up to six passengers. A large cockpit is equipped with a custom fighting chair and two companion chairs. The air-conditioned salon has ample seating and storage. Families, children, first-time anglers and pros are all welcome on board. One thing is for sure. Anglers who go out with Captain Andy are sure to return year after year for another grand fishing adventure. Remember, every season is fishing season at Good Times Sportsfishing. Call or go online to book your charter today.

More than 2,000 shipwrecks sunk off the Coast of North Carolina in what’s called the Graveyard of the Atlantic. With all that history floating around, it was only natural to build a museum to honor and preserve the maritime culture of the Outer Banks. A state-of-the-art structure, the year round museum houses and displays artifacts, and presents a variety of exhibits and interprets the rich maritime culture that includes war, piracy, ghost ships and more. Artifacts include thoseex from the USS Monitor, which sank 16 miles off the Hatteras coast. The lobby features the stunning and original, 1854, First Order Lens from the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Current hibits include those on piracy and the Civil War on Hatteras Island.

Enjoy recreational watersports and guided tours. 

A beautiful and recreational stop for watersport fun. 

Visitors in the need of a little action-packed fun can head to the tri-villages’ newest destination for entertainment, Highway 12 Amusements. Officially opening in 2017, this expansive indoor amusement center has a variety of games and attractions to keep visitors fully engrossed and active all day long.

The Beach Klub at Koru Village in Avon is the only venue of its kind on Hatteras Island. Open daily to members, the Klub offers private beach access, a swimming pool, Tiki Bar, an outdoor recreation center and much more.To help you stay fit and relax while vacationing, indoors at the Klub offers a state-of-the-art fitness center, along with a spa and salon - and group yoga classes are offered outdoors by the beach Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.Villa or home rentals for a couples retreat, private getaway or even extended family group vacation are available through the Klub Koru Membership and come with unlimited access to the Klub’s fitness center and classes. With all these amenities and private access to Hatteras' pristine shoreline, Koru prides itself in being the island’s “most complete wedding resource,” offering an entire team of wedding professionals to help couples plan that special day.As another bonus the outdoor recreation center features live bands several nights a week during the season with a special Teen Night on Wednesdays. And on Tuesday nights keep your bathing suits on for the family-friendly Avon Luau pool party, featuring fresh food off the grill, drinks at the tiki bar and live entertainment.

Lighthouse Horse Rides in Buxton offers horseback riding experiences on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Rides are suitable for ages 8 and up, and Lighthouse Horse Rides works hard to accommodate family members with disabilities. Ride opportunities vary by day. Call for schedule and availability.

A variety of family-friendly fishing trips and cruises.

For more than 30 years, Moneysworth Beach Equipment & Linen Rentals has been making your beach vacation packing list shorter and your stay in the Outer Banks more relaxing. With FREE DELIVERY AND PICK-UP to all beach rentals from Hatteras to Corolla, Moneysworth provides the equipment you need to relax at the beach, enjoy the great outdoors, and spend quality time with friends and family in your home away from home.  

Keep your vacation stress free!  Pack your casual beach clothes & essentials, and let Ocean Atlantic Rentals deliver the rest! CURBSIDE PICKUP/CONTACTLESS DELIVERY: 1-800-635-9559 JUST RENT IT! Since 1979, OAR has been serving families with quality gear for their beach vacation fun, their baby needs, or the even the beach cottage, all at reasonable daily & weekly rental rates.  Reservations before your arrival are strongly encouraged, and can be made at www.OceanAtlanticRentals.com or toll-free at (800)-635-9559 every day of the week! Everything can be delivered to your door; from bikes to surf boards, kayaks and paddleboards, OAR stocks the fun stuff to enjoy in the water, or on land.  Back at your beach home, OAR has you covered with gas grill rentals, rollaway beds, beach towels, and even dog crates!  Bike rentals for the entire family are just a call away at Ocean Atlantic Rentals, or get around town on a Golf Cart LSV.  These street legal golf carts are a great way to explore the villages, or get your family and gear to the beach everyday if your vacation home is some distance from the Atlantic ocean.

Memorable, enjoyable and convenient. The Ocracoke Express is the new and easy passenger & bicycle ferry to Ocracoke. Leave your vehicle behind and sail directly to Ocracoke Village, within walking or biking distance of all the village has to offer. Or take Hyde County’s free shuttle service, which departs from the ferry terminal and makes a loop around the village, stopping at the islands best spots. Summer service runs May 23 - Sept 9. Reserve tickets in advance HERE.

The tri-villages have a little of everything, from ice cream shops to restaurants, watersports lessons to soundfront bistros, and the northernmost town, Rodanthe, even has the distinction to being home to one of the island's only two operating piers.

Rodanthe Watersports & Campground is a hub for outdoor activities. The whole family will enjoy taking advantage of a host of lessons and rentals including jet skis, wave runners, sailboats, kayaks, body boards, surfboards, beach chairs, umbrellas, wetsuits and more. Located on the Pamlico Sound, they have a warm, shallow water area perfect for all activities.  They also offer soundfront and soundside campsites for tents and RVs under 25 feet.

A fun, creative stop for family and folks of all ages.

Coffee and creativity in one venue!

Food, creativity and coffee at this delicious stop.