The Town of Kitty Hawk prides itself on providing a public beach for the enjoyment of full-time residents and visitors alike. There are many public beach accesses with parking available. All spaces on streets are parallel parking and marked spaces in the paved parking lots.  All spaces are gravel except for Byrd Lillian and the Bathhouse.  Below is is a list of parking in Kitty Hawk, going from North to South:

Beach goers are prohibited from leaving unattended personal equipment such as chairs, umbrellas, canopies, and coolers overnight on the beach.  In addition, beach equipment must not obstruct the passage of vehicles on the beach or the line of sight of lifeguards to the ocean.  Unattended beach equipment and personal property may be removed by Town staff and shall be disposed of.

Digging holes on the beach presents many safety issues to beach goers, rescue personnel and sea turtles, as a result, beach goers in Kitty Hawk are asked not to dig holes or mound sand on the beach.

Visitors to Kitty Hawk’s beaches are protected by our Ocean Rescue personnel, a division of the Fire Department. Ocean Rescue performs lifeguard and ocean safety duties from Memorial Day until Labor Day, and it works to inform the public on ocean safety year round.