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The shifting sands, high winds, and extreme temperatures make Jockey's Ridge State Park resemble a desert, with sand dunes always changing making a visit to the park always different and exciting. North Carolina state law makes exceptions to allow pets in parks as long as they are on a leash no longer than six (6) feet, and the leash is attended at all times. Park staff wants to remind visitors that the sand can be very hot in the warmer months, sometimes 30 degrees hotter than the air temperature, so keep your pets health in mind when visiting the park.
We want all visitors; including pets to enjoy their visit to the park. We hope your visit is safe and memorable. Thank you for helping us protect and preserve Jockey's Ridge for future generations.
Justin Barnes
Park Ranger, Jockey's Ridge State Park
Roanoke Island Festival Park
(252) 475-1500
Twenty-three years before Jamestown, there was Roanoke Island. The settlement didn't survive, but the history, adventure and family fun did. Roanoke Island Festival Park is an interactive family attraction that celebrates the first English settlement in America. The centerpiece of the 25-acre island park, across from the Manteo NC waterfront, is the Elizabeth II, a representation of one of the seven English ships from the Roanoke Voyage of 1585. Climb aboard and help set the sails, plot your course and swab the decks! Also visit the Settlement Site and try a straw and feather bed, woodworking, and games. See the blacksmith fashion his 16th century wares. Explore 400 years of Outer Banks history in the interactive Roanoke Adventure Museum, for all ages. See the Legend of Two-Path film and the American Indian Town and Cultural Education Center. The town will feature opportunities for guests to learn about the vital and vibrant culture, heritage, and traditions of the American Indians in our region. It will include a wide variety of true-to-scale structures, role-play environments, and places to explore, plant, dance, build and play
Enjoy the on-site Art Gallery, with monthly changing exhibits, the Fossil Pit, Museum Store, Outer Banks History Center and marsh-side boardwalks that surround the site. The boardwalk and great lawn are pet friendly but we do require a leash. Pets also enjoy the short walk across the bridge to the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum, just a block away, which features a working boathouse and the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse.
The Wright Brothers National Memorial
(252) 441-7430
Home of the first powered flight. Leashed pets are welcome on the grounds, but not in the buildings. Leashes not to exceed six (6) feet in length.
The Nature Conservancy Nags Head Woods Preserve
Nags Head Woods Preserve
(252) 441-2525
 
Come and visit The Nature Conservancy at Nags Head Woods one of North Carolina's most significant natural areas and one of the Outer Banks important community resources. Shielded from the ocean winds by a ridge of ancient sand dunes, Nags Head Woods is a 1,400-acre maritime forest with a diversity of plant and animal life that is unusual to find on a barrier island. Towering oaks, hickories and beeches rise from the sand. Herons and river otters feed in the ponds. Although it is situated within half a mile of the Atlantic Ocean's pounding surf, Nags Head Woods reminds many people of a mountain forest because of its extremely varied topography and rich biological diversity.
Pets are not allowed on the trails but visitors can walk their leashed pets along the dirt road known as Old Nags Head Woods Road, This road runs through the Nags Head Woods Preserve and will still allow you to enjoy the beauty of the preserve. We hope you come and enjoy exploring this special natural area and leave
with a deeper appreciation for its diversity. Written by Aaron McCall, Northeast Regional Steward
The Town of Duck Park
252-255-1286
Located on the Currituck Sound in the Town of Duck, this park has a unique water fountain for Pets & Humans too, a picnic shelter, town greens, nature trails, a boardwalk as well as special events scheduled. Please call the Town of Duck's information line for more information. You can also see photos of the park on the Pampered Pets Guide website at www.pamperedpetsguide.com , click on "Pet Events" and then "Photo Gallery".
Whalehead's Pet Friendly Heritage
252-453-9040
 Currituck Heritage Park is 39 acres or historic property in Corolla, NC. It includes the restored Whalehead Club, an opulent 1920's residence and the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education. From the beginning Currituck Heritage Park has been pet friendly.
The original owners of the Whalehead Club, Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Knight, Jr., were loving animal owners. Their pet dog, a terrier, traveled with them to the Whalehead Club which then was known as Corolla Island. In fact, Mrs. Knight left a sizable bequest in her will to the Humane Society.
Today Currituck Heritage Park remains a beautiful place for people to enjoy their leashed pets from sunrise to sunset. Your cooperation in cleaning up after your pet is always appreciated.
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