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Outer Banks Vacation Info/Recs?
Hi there.
We're considering renting a house in the outer banks this summer but we've never been there (husband was as a child, but that's it). We'd be going with our four year old, one year old, and possibly some other young families, would prefer a nice home near the beach with some other non-beach stuff to do....have no idea where to start. Can you recommend towns with good, safe, clean beaches and activities for young families? Thanks so much!!!
Re: Outer Banks Vacation Info/Recs?
We've rented in Corolla and in Duck -- both have their strong points, IMO. We've always gone with two other families, RP always being the oldest kid there, so we always ranged from newborn up to whatever he was at the time (3, 4, 5). We've always gone in September - it's so much cheaper then (last year we got a beachfront house that would rent for about $18k in peak season for under $4k).We rented through Twiddy, they're everywhere down there.
We go with 10 adults and 6 kids every year and my family of 4 goes in the off season as well. In the summer its peak season so a house in the beach in the area we go is likely to cost around $10K-$18K easy. But you can save a lot by going ocean side instead of ocean front and its usually a very short walk to the beach access. The beaches are great for kids but there are not lifeguards like in NJ. We have stayed in a private development called Buck Island. They have their own lifeguards, beach rentals and bathrooms close to the beach. We have stayed in Pine Island, Whaleshead and Buck Island all in Corolla. There are also nice smaller places in Duck. We prefer Duck and Corolla because it a little quiter then the main Island of Nags Head and Kitty Hawk. We also rent through Twiddy. Just figuring out how many people in your group and what you want to spend is the 1st place to start. Many people rent their homes a year in advance so the sooner you can get started on your search the better.
I can help you with what ever you need to know just email me at juliann 1024 at yahoo dot com. After 27 years of going, I have learned a lot and there are always new and fun things to do.
We went to Corolla a few years ago with some friends (no children). The friends liked it because they enjoyed sitting on the beach or hanging out in the pool, but MH and I are explorers and we were pretty bored after a few days. There was NOTHING to do past about 8:00 at night, although this may not be an issue for you since I imagine your kids will be in bed around then anyway.
We drove over to Duck nearly every day, went mini-golfing somewhere in Corolla, and we took a full day to drive to Kitty Hawk to see the Wright Brothers site, have lunch at a microbrewery and shop in an outlet mall. We ended up going home a day early because it was just too much downtime for us. And we went down on a Saturday, so traffic getting onto the island was slammed (only one bridge going in and out, I think).
It's a pretty place and the beach is very nice, but IMO it wasn't worth the eight-hour drive. But we're not beach people or "lay around and do nothing" people, so take that for what it's worth. Just wanted to throw that out there in case you're like us and always want to be doing something. But again, it was gorgeous scenery and the beach was clean and beautiful and much less packed than NJ beaches usually are.