Jockey's Ridge State Park
State park with the largest living dunes on the U.S. East Coast, between the ocean and the lagoon, used for walking, kites, and hang-gliding lessons.
Carolina do Norte · the United States
In the destination Outer Banks.
In the photo: Houses and Nags Head waterfront
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The city
Seaside town south of Kill Devil Hills, one of the oldest resort areas on the Outer Banks, with historic wooden beachfront houses. It has Jockey's Ridge State Park, featuring the largest living dunes on the U.S. East Coast, and is close to the Bodie Island Lighthouse at the entrance to Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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The local experience
State park with the largest living dunes on the U.S. East Coast, between the ocean and the lagoon, used for walking, kites, and hang-gliding lessons.
1872 lighthouse with black-and-white horizontal stripes at the entrance to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, offering guided climbs in season and a boardwalk over the marsh.