Things To Do

Kitty Hawk Kites is the world’s oldest and largest hang gliding school. We’re also the largest kite store on the east coast!

3933-N South Croatan Highway
P. O. Box 1839
Nags Head, NC 27959-1839
Phone: 800-334-4777 or 252-441-1719 Fax: 252-441-7597
Website | Map | office@kittyhawk.com

Welcome to Camden County in northeastern North Carolina.  The preserved and protected natural beauty of Camden County provides an ideal setting to enjoy the outdoors.  Hiking, biking, birding, photography, wildlife observation, paddling and fishing are ways to connect with nature.  The Dismal Swamp Trail is a part of the NC Birding Trail, East Coast Greenway and National Recreation Trail.  The Dismal Swamp State Park is located at the north end of the county on US Hwy 17.  Flea markets, roadside produce stands and local eateries afford a taste of the unexpected.  Our local campground, nestled in the woods of Camden County assures a quiet, relaxing option to connect with nature.

Phone:  252-771-8333
Toll-Free: 877-771-8333
Website | |Map | dscwelcome@camdencountync.gov

The Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center provides travel and tourism information for the entire State of North Carolina.  It is located on US Hwy 17 and the historic Dismal Swamp Canal, an alternate route on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The Center is located three miles south of the NC/VA state line and the Dismal Swamp State Park’s entrance is located adjacent to this property. The Dismal Swamp is designated as a National Park Service Network to Freedom Underground Railroad site as well as part of the NC/VA Civil War Trail. The canal was hand dug in the late 1700’s and is the oldest continually operating waterway in the continental US.  Hiking, biking, birding, paddling and photography opportunities are abundant.

2356 Highway 17 North
South Mills, NC 27976
Phone: 252-771-8333    Toll Free: 877-771-8333    Fax: 252-771-2055
Website | Map | dscwelcome@camdencountync.gov

The Elizabethtown-White Lake area is truly a “great place to visit and a better place to live.”  Whether you are relocating or visiting, Elizabethtown’s small-town charm and White Lake’s resort atmosphere provide comfortable southern living opportunities.

Phone: 910 – 862-4368  Fax:  910 -862-3371
Website | Map | tourism28337@embarqmail.com

Hwy. 17 Bypass & Hwy. 130
P. O. Box 958
Shallotte, NC 28459
Phone: 910-754-2505 Fax: 910-754-3610
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Open to the public since October 2006, the 18-acre facility features large, walk- through aviaries displaying birds from South America, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.  Tranquil gardens and lush natural areas enhance the beauty of the birds on exhibit.

At Sylvan Heights Bird Park, we not only seek to entertain and engage visitors, but to inspire and educate them about the importance of waterfowl, wildlife and wetland conservation.

Phone:  252-826-3186
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Walton’s Distillery is family owned and operated. The products will all bear the names of the owner’s ancestors as a lasting tribute to them, the hardships they endured, the goals they obtained and the legacies they have left. Free tours and tastings on site daily of our whiskey and moonshine with a little country store to shop in.

Hours of Operation : Monday – Saturday from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tours run every 30 minutes with that last tour at 4 pm. Please call in advance if you have a large group coming. 

261 Ben Williams Rd. Jacksonville, NC 28540
Phone:(910)-347-7770
Website | Map | waltonsdistilleryinc@yahoo.com

Set in downtown Mount Olive, NC, the award-winning North Carolina Pickle Festival celebrates its most famous product – the humble pickle. The day is filled with 3 stages of live entertainment, free pickles, a classic car show, antique tractors, a pickle eating contest, free pickles, carnival rides, games and activities for children, an artisan village, did we mention free pickles?

123 North Center Street, Mount Olive, NC 28365
Phone: 919-658-3113
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