Oh So Wright OBX

17/08/2024

05/08/2024

Free admission 8/19

🛩NEWS RELEASE - Enjoy free admission and an outdoor movie on National Aviation Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial ✈️

Wright Brothers National Memorial, in partnership with the First Flight Society, will celebrate National Aviation Day on August 19, 2024, at the park and the Dare County Regional Airport. In addition to free entrance for the day and ranger-led educational programs, the park will stay open late for a special viewing of Disney’s “Up” on the lawn of the visitor center.

National Aviation Day, celebrated annually on August 19, was established in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to honor the development of aviation and the birthday of Orville Wright. The day serves as a reminder of the incredible achievements and progress made in aviation and encourages people to continue to innovate and push the boundaries of what is possible in flight.

**Activities at Dare County Regional Airport
10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Visit with Wright Brothers National Memorial rangers at the Dare County Regional Airport, 410 Airport Road, Manteo, North Carolina. Rangers will offer information about Wright Brothers National Memorial in support of the National Aviation Day activities at the airport.

**Activities at Wright Brothers National Memorial
11 a.m.-12 p.m.: “Wind and Sand” with Ranger Adonis. Step back in history during this short walk to the actual site of the Wright brothers’ first powered flights. Discover why the Wrights chose Kitty Hawk for their flight experiments and what life was like in the Outer Banks. Learn about the events that led to the first powered flight on that cold December day, and the lasting impact their first flight continues to have on the world today.

1:30-2 p.m.: Park volunteer and aviation enthusiast Chip Walton explains the mechanics and wonders of flight in an engaging and understandable way. Meet Walton in the program tent.

2:30-3 p.m.: Local historian Danny Couch tells the stories of the other famous aviators to visit the Outer Banks, including Charles Lindbergh and Billy Mitchell. Meet Couch in the program tent.

3:30-4 p.m.: Admiral Joey Tynch (retired) shares stories from his career as a naval aviator and his current work as the instructor of the First Flight High School Aviation Program. Meet Tynch in the program tent.

7:15-8 p.m.: Explore the story of the Wright brothers and enjoy the sunset as you walk with Ranger Elizabeth to the top of Big Kill Devil Hill. The walk is a quarter of a mile each way. Meet on the back patio of the visitor center.

8:15-9:45 p.m.: Wright Brothers National Memorial will host a special outdoor showing of Disney’s animated movie, “Up,” rated PG. In this family favorite, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway. Bring your own blankets and chairs to watch the movie under the stars. Rain date: August 22 at 8:15 p.m.

News release link: https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/learn/news/enjoy-free-admission-and-outdoor-movie-on-national-aviation-day-wright-brothers-national-memorial.htm

📸Image of the First Flight Marker and two airplanes at Wright Brothers National Memorial.

04/07/2024

29/06/2024

This Fourth of July, leave the pyrotechnics to the professionals.

The use of fireworks is illegal in Duck, Southern Shores, Nags Head, Manteo and on Hatteras Island. Only “safe and sane” fireworks such as sparklers and fountains are legal for use in Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Roanoke Island and on the Dare County mainland.

Please attend and enjoy one of the four free fireworks shows that are scheduled to take place throughout Dare County.

✨ Avon Fishing Pier NC Avon Fishing Pier — 9 p.m.
(41001 N.C. Highway 12 in Avon)

✨ Town of Manteo Downtown Waterfront — Approximately 9:15 p.m.
(104 Fernando Street in Manteo)

✨ Town of Kill Devil Hills Avalon Pier — 9:15 p.m.
(2111 N. Virginia Dare Trail in Kill Devil Hills)

✨ Town of Nags Head, NC Nags Head Fishing Pier — 9:25 p.m.
(3335 S. Virginia Dare Trail in Nags Head)

If you’d prefer to celebrate Independence Day without the firework noise, be sure to check out the Town of Manteo’s daytime Fourth of July Celebration festivities, which begin at 3 p.m., and the Town of Duck‘s 4th of July Celebration Parade, which begins at 9 a.m.

Dare County wishes all of our residents, property owners and visitors a safe and fun holiday! For more information about fireworks safety, visit DareNC.gov/Fireworks.

28/06/2024

🎆 Don't blow it this Fourth of July—leave the fireworks to the professionals and plan to attend the Town's fireworks show! 🎆

The Town of Kill Devil Hills is proud to present its annual 4th of July fireworks show on Thursday, July 4th at 9:15 p.m. at Avalon Pier, 2111 North Virginia Dare Trail (Milepost 6). Visit one of our many beach accesses where you can set up your beach chairs to watch the spectacular show.

The show will also be livestreamed on our Facebook and YouTube pages.

21/02/2024

We have openings!

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By popular opinion, OBX Jeep Invasion is returning to late summer for 2024! ☀️⛱🚙🤟

02/02/2024

(Updated 8/26)

See available nights below. 3 night minimum (when applicable). If you're interested, just send us a quick email for pricing at:

[email protected]

September - 3-21, 27-30
October - 5-8, 22-31
November - 1-27
December - 2-31

17/01/2024

Feel free to share this. So many people already think that the OBX is getting over priced. Almost a 50% raise in insurance prices would mean even higher rental prices for your next vacation. Send an email. Mail a letter. Join the meetings. Help us keep the OBX affordable.

This post is a little lengthy but extremely important, so please give it a read –

The NC Rate Bureau is proposing to increase rates for homeowners’ insurance across the state, which would take effect in August 2024, unless denied by NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey’s office. The proposed increase for our area would be 45.1% in Dare County beach communities and 33.9% for inland areas.

The KDH Board of Commissioners recently passed a resolution opposing a homeowners’ insurance rate increase and has submitted the resolution in opposition to the proposed rate increase to NC Insurance Commissioner Causey. The statements will also be submitted through a public comment process.

The Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners has consistently supported KDH families and affordable housing options, but such egregious insurance rate proposals only harm KDH families, making homeownership even more difficult. Homeowners will be priced out of the market, or be penalized by being forced to raise their deductible levels in an attempt to offset the requested astronomical insurance premiums.

PLEASE JOIN US IN TAKING ACTION by sharing your thoughts through one or more of the following methods:

1. Email public comments in opposition (include your name and full address) to the N.C. Department of Insurance 𝐛𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝: [email protected];

2. Submit written public comments (include your name and full address) 𝐛𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 Kimberly W. Pearce, Paralegal III, 1201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1201;

3. Attend the NCDOI’s public comment forum (𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐭𝐨 𝟒:𝟑𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. at the NCDOI: Jim Long Hearing Room, Albemarle Building, 325 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603;

4. Attend the NCDOI’s 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 public comment forum (𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐭𝐨 𝟒:𝟑𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. with the following link: https://ncgov.webex.com/ncgov/j.php?MTID=mb3fe10c8f69bbedd2aaece485915db7e

23/11/2023

Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you to all our guests from 2023. Were looking forward to hosting you again in 2024! Email us to set up your next vacation. [email protected]

09/10/2023

https://www.kdhnc.com/FormCenter/Finance-Department-13/20232024-Beach-Driving-Permit-Applicatio-64?mibextid=2JQ9oc

☀️🌊 It's officially beach driving season in Kill Devil Hills! 🚙🎣

Permits for the 2023-24 season are for sale at the following locations: KDH Town Hall (Finance Dept.), Stop n' Shop, and Online (www.kdhnc.com).

𝑨 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆:

🔹𝐊𝐃𝐇 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡.

🔹𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 $𝟐𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 $𝟏𝟎 (𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟒 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬).

🔹𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝟏𝟓 𝐦𝐩𝐡.

🔹𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬!

🔹𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲, 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭-𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.

🔹𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦. 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞/𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐎𝐛𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧’𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬.

🔗More information on KDH beach driving, www.kdhnc.com

16/09/2023

Calm after the storm.

29/08/2023

Be careful out there!

17/08/2023

Thank you KDHOR!

Summer 2023 staff!

With summer coming to a slow, we will be slowly removing stands due to staff shortages with those returning to school. The stands that are removed now are…
Eden
Coral
Baum
Lake

With that being said, some stands that are still up might not always be occupied. Please respect the no lifeguard on duty signs and do not climb on the stands.

14/08/2023

**Update for 2024 and moving forward**

A lot of you have noticed that our calendars are showing as blocked/unavailable on Airbnb and VRBO. Moving forward, we will no longer be renting thru Airbnb or VRBO. We will be direct rentals only. Please email us at [email protected] to inquire about rentals.

Thank you to all of our past guests. We hope to host you again in the future!

17/04/2023

The week of July 4th just opened up. 7/1-7/8. Check us out on Airbnb or VRBO.

https://abnb.me/8vgk4oTt4yb

https://www.vrbo.com/1934136?unitId=2496657

Entire home in Kill Devil Hills, United States. Only 2 blocks to the beach! Fully renovated 3 bedroom beach cottage with 3 beach accesses within walking distance. One access has a life saving sta...

30/03/2023

Something fun to do while visiting the OBX

NEWS RELEASE
The Bodie Island Lighthouse will be open for climbing this year beginning Wednesday, April 26. Standing nearly 165 feet tall, the Bodie Island Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the third lighthouse to serve this area.

Climbing tickets go on sale at 7 a.m. and may only be purchased on the same day of your intended climb. Tickets are only available for purchase at www.recreation.gov/ticket/252034/ticket/10087143.

Pro tip: Tickets sell out quickly, so create your www.recreation.gov account prior to the date you intend to purchase tickets.

Learn more about climbing lighthouses at https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/lighthouseclimbs.htm.

A climbing season at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is unlikely, due to restoration efforts.

📷Photo of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. NPS/Kurt Moses

24/11/2022

Happy Thanksgiving! We're thankful for another successful season. Thanks to all of our past (and already reserved future) guests! And thanks to our house cleaner and other partners who helped us keep everything up and running during the busy season.

11/11/2022

Thank You!

17/10/2022

When you're out and about over the next few weeks with Halloween and fall activities, please keep these pedestrian tips in mind. For more information visit safekids.org

26/09/2022

11/09/2022

Never Forget !

16/08/2022

With schools starting, Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue has lost a number of its staff. As a result, four lifeguard stands have been removed from the beach, Eden St., Coral Dr., Baum St., and Lake Dr.

In addition, there are stands that will have a ‘No Lifeguard on Duty’ sign posted on them. These marked stands will vary due to staffing levels and populations at the given beach accesses.

Roving patrols will continue along our beach.

❗️ If you do not see a lifeguard present and have an emergency dial 911❗️

🌊𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒔.
🐚𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒎 𝒃𝒚 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅/𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕.
⚓️𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒆, 𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒑 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔.
🏖𝑺𝒘𝒊𝒎 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔, 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔.
🦀𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓; 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕.
☀️𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑.

For more beach safety tips, visit: lovethebeachrespecttheocean.com