North Carolina: Outer Banks Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras KOA - Beach, Wind and Waves. 
A family camping vacation on Cape Hatteras is all about being in, around and on the water. From beachcombing, swimming, surfing and kayaking to jet skiing, sailing, wind surfing and parasailing enjoying the moment is easy. Add to the list a cozy campfire, stargazing, kite flying, bird watching, the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk and at least one awesome lighthouse and your family vacation is set.
Location, location, location! Escape schedules, vacation on the edge and feel the energy. The Cape Hatteras KOA is only few steps from the Atlantic Ocean with miles of marvelous beach. On the flip side of the barrier island Pamlico Sound provides kayakers, windsurfers, and kite boarders wind and waves.
Fun stuff onsite. Cape Hatteras KOA makes relaxing onsite effortless and enjoyable. Imagine beginning your day with a pancake breakfast – the kind with no clean up and creating your deluxe ice cream sundaes after lunch. You can do it onsite. Days include Jumping Pillow exercise, tie-dying shirts, making chalk art, and creating bead jewelry as well as miniature golf tournaments, pool tournaments, volleyball and basketball tournaments, ultimate Frisbee, pool volleyball, water aerobics, and horseshoes. Just steps away beach activities include beach softball, beach kickball, beach football, beach combing, beach bonfires, and building sandcastles. Ride the KOA Express Fun Train, lunch in the café. Rent a kayak, paddleboat or bike and create an adventure of your own.
Night activities include roasting marshmallows, eating s'mores, impromptu sing-a-longs, bingo, outdoor movies, and Karaoke. The Campfire Theatre is the spot for live family night shows including comedy moments, talent shows, and game show re-creations resulting in fun for the whole family – no scripts needed. Bonus points: Just to ensure no day ends without a memory making experience get someone in the family to try riding a mechanical bull or mechanical surfboard. Eight seconds is really a long time.
Select your sleeping place. Sleeping options include campsites, RV spots, as well as one and two-room kamping kabins with new lodging added for 2008. The complex has cable TV, wireless Internet available, and for late night munchies – a snack bar. The campground has a pavilion ideal for a family gathering and they have the facilities to cater meals to a campsite or in outdoor seating area of the campground.
Bonus points: Onsite you’ll find a fenced interactive dog playground so guests with dogs can drop the leash and recreate with their pooch.
Make it happen. Cape Hatteras KOA Route 12 Rodanthe, NC 27968.
(252) 987-2307 or go to
Cape Hatteras KOA
Fun stuff in the Cape Hatteras Outer Banks area.
Go for the fish, shells and windsurfing. This area offers some of the best saltwater fishing on the Atlantic Coast signified by the eight piers located between Kitty Hawk and Hatteras Island. Add to that the option of sound fishing along the short bridge on the Nags Head-Manteo Causeway or the Washington Baum Bridge. The shelling and beachcombing along this stretch of beach will always be rewarding because the prevailing wind and waves bring new treasures ashore s with each change of tide. The predictable winds make this area perfect for flying kites and windsurfing. Bring your own kite and if windsurfing sounds exciting there are outfitters in the area who will provide equipment, lessons, and clinics.
Become lost and found. Since its debut in 1937, the dramatic story of one of the nation’s oldest mysteries has fascinated over three million visitors. The Lost Colony, the nation’s longest running outdoor symphonic drama, brings the wonder of the New World to the Waterside Theatre stage. The production, written by Pulitzer prizewinner Paul Green, tells the story of 117 men, women and children who settled in the first colony on this country’s shores, only to disappear without a trace into the sands of time. The Lost Colony also brings visitors eight different experiences throughout the year, including Tea with the Queen, backstage tours, Broadway revues, and the Virginia Dare Faire. (The Lost Colony, 1409 National Park Drive, Manteo.
1(252) 473-2127 or
www.thelostcolony.org)
