Top Ten Things to do with Dad on the OBX.
Father’s Day is just around the corner! Here’s a list of the top ten things to do with your Dad on the Outer Banks. Book your Father's Day getaway and Take $75 off any new 3-7 night vacation between June 13 and June 27th.
10. Go fishing. Whether you take a deep sea charter or throw a line off the Avalon Pier for a couple of hours, there is no better way to sit back, relax and enjoy some quality time with your dad than in between bites.
9. Go Crabbing. Lay a crab line out into the sound or set up some traps. Not sure how to go crabbing, here’s a step-by-step guide. Check out some online forums to find out where the best place to crab is near you.
8. Cook your catch of the day. Hopefully after fishing and crabbing, you’ll have something to cook with your dad. Nothing tastes better than fresh seafood. If you weren’t lucky and didn’t get any bites, head to a local seafood market and choose from a wide variety of seafood.
7. Take a kayak tour. Coastal Kayak Touring Company and Kitty Hawk Kites offer a variety of tours around the Outer Banks. Whether your dad would like Natural History tour, Ecology, or even Pirate Tour, there’s a kayaking tour for him.
6. Go Golfing. The Outer Banks offers some of the best year round golfing in the Eastern U.S. With over ten courses the Outer Banks has course to suit your dad’s level of play. The environmental variety on the Outer Banks allows golfers to play through maritime forests, windswept dunes, and along the coast. Didn’t bring your clubs or just not an expert golfer, the Outer Banks has a lot of putt-putt courses as well.
5. Go Biking. The Outer Banks hosts a multitude of cycling trails. To find one in your area, click here. And if you forgot your bikes at home, rentals are available at Ocean Atlantic Rentals.
4. Hit up the beach games – There’s nothing like playing some beach games with your dad and the possibilities are endless. Play beach volleyball, bocce ball, horseshoes, cornholes, Frisbee, Over the Line, paddle ball, or even throw a football around in the surf for some good times with your dad.
3. Take a Lighthouse tour of the Outer Banks. Start in Corolla at the Currituck Beach Lighthouse and make the 114 mile drive, plus ferry ride to Ocracoke Village. Along the way you’ll be able to stop at or just drive by, The Wright Brothers National Memorial, Jockey’s Ridge State Park, Bodie Island Lighthouse, and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and finish your tour at the Ocracoke Lighthouse.
2. Chow down at one of the OBX’s seafood buffets - What dad doesn’t love to eat? Head to Jimmy’s Seafood Bufffet, Captain George’s, or Carolina’s Seafood Buffet. While your there make it a competition and see who can devour the most plates.
1. Catch a sunrise on the Atlantic or a sunset on the sound. Whether you’re a morning person or a night owl, watching one of nature’s greatest shows with your dad will create memories to last a lifetime.