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Hatteras Island

Best Things to Do in Rodanthe, NC

The windswept northern tip of Hatteras Island and setting of Nights in Rodanthe.

Rodanthe marks the start of Hatteras Island. It's home to the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and some of the best kiteboarding conditions on the East Coast.

Things to do in Rodanthe

Adventures

Kiteboarding Lessons in Rodanthe

Learn to kiteboard in the shallow, steady wind of Pamlico Sound.

Outdoors

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

5,800 acres of undeveloped barrier island — birding, empty beaches and North Pond boardwalk.

See Rodanthe from the air

A helicopter tour is the fastest way to grasp the geography of Rodanthe and the surrounding Outer Banks — barrier islands, sound, ocean, and lighthouses all in a single flight.

Book a helicopter tour