Sandy Run Park

Wonderful park for all ages. Playground for the youngest, but the better playground is the 1/2 mile trail that is mostly boardwalk. It circles a small pond that is teaming with fish and turtles and a variety of birds. This Spring, there is an osprey nest in a treetop directly over the boardwalk and watching fledglings will become big fun by late April

Very nice walking area, picnic area and fishing area. It was very quiet and has nice scenery. The park looked nice but was closed due to the virus.

Amended for 2023... This is always one of our stops when we are on the Outer Banks. We fed the turtles (didn't see a sign against it) and even saw a snapping turtle!

We did have one uncomfortable encounter with a very bold raccoon trying to get food.

An overall great time!

Cute little park with a .5 mile boardwalk for all ages to enjoy. You can see turtles, fish, and crab in the water. Dog friendly as well!

We thoroughly enjoyed this park. The action-packed wildlife experience began mere steps from the parking lot as my son heard noises coming from the trash can from an unidentified mammal enjoying a nutritious meal. We enjoyed feeding more turtles than we could count. They seemed to like the kale and celery that we brought them. A raccoon rummaged around not far from us, right at the waters edge. An osprey carried a fish to its nest to feed its young (presumably, although it could have been bringing back dinner for a lazy spouse enjoying some TV time). Overall 10/10 experience. Will certainly do it again. Gained substantial XP from this adventure. Highly recommend to anyone that enjoys cool stuff.

I really really enjoyed this park. It's not your typical playground kind of park. It's a beautiful walk on a boardwalk through nature looking for the turtles, and you will find them. Lol It's a 1/2 mile loop on all level ground. A wheelchair could easily do this. It was so peaceful. I felt as if I was in a little jungle. One thing I noticed was the turtles 🐢 seem used to being fed and we had nothing for them. 😕 Not sure what they like to eat, so look that up before you go. There were no signs saying you couldn't feed them. There is also a designated fishing area. I hope you enjoy this park as much as we did.

There are so many turtles to feed! If you go to the gazebos there are ramps down to the water and the turtles will definitely come out. They seemed to really like apples and carrots. There are some snapping turtles, so we used tongs to feed them. So much fun and the walking path is really nice as well.

Sandy Run Park was a very nice hidden gem away from all the touristy, beachy areas of Kitty Hawk. It was a beautiful place to enjoy the natural beauty of this area. The .43 mile walk on a nice boardwalk was very enjoyable. All along the walk were plaques of information about the plants, trees and area; all very interesting. There are designated fishing areas. A peaceful place to kayak or canoe. And so many turtles! We have never seen so many turtles in one place! Well kept picnic areas along the path and a nice playground for kids. And because it is dog friendly, we will return!

Sandy Run park right off of Woods road has a really nice nature trail with some great examples of some of the more common local plants as well as some great fishing spots. If you have small children bring some turtle food and you can feed approximately 200 turtles in the summertime. Keep an eye out for lots of woodpeckers and osprey. The trail is probably about a half mile loop and is hard packed gravel or wooden walkway the whole way around. The fishing is catch and release only.

We just discovered this park after 30+ years of coming to the outer banks. Lovely walk around the water. We saw tons of turtles which was lots of fun. It was definitely dog friendly as well with all of the dog disposal bags around.

It's Turtle Time!

So excellent! We loved seeing all the turtles - I heard they love strawberries (but please check for animal approriate treats priot to giving them any food). There were multiple spots to see the turtles, big and small.

This park also had a lovely boardwalk with lots of info signs for you to point out the fauna and learn more about things. The boardwalk makes a good loop and has a few lookouts, rotunds, and plenty of shaded area.

I would definitely recommend this park. I think it also had a little playground near the parking lot (which had ample spaces - handicap included!).

Great place to go for a walk and looks like a decent fishing spot.

A fun little stop for my boys and I while their daddy played golf. Lovely deck trail. We saw turtles in the water down by the gazebo and my boys loved seeing from the tower. They were having so much fun, they didn’t want to leave.

It's perfect for off the beaten path. For a nice quiet walk It's relaxing. Has a nice boardwalk about .5 mile over the pond. Looks like catfish in the water, saw birds, raccoons, herons.

This is a great short trail to get some energy out of little kids. Bring fish/turtle food and you will see TONs of turtles (apparently bread isn’t the most nutritious for them so be aware).
This is a good trail for friendly pups too but it’s mostly a boardwalk so nervous/dog aggressive dogs would be best to skip this one.
This would be a great place to burn a little time (.5 mile) before checking into or out of a rental with kids.

Beautiful little park with a nice boardwalk and lake.

Lovely park with well maintained trails and a variety of ecosystems and critters.

Beautiful park. I wish my town would have such a nice park

Great park to walk around the turtle pond! The board walk is longer than it seems! Small play set and basketball court!

Went down there with our leftover bread and fed the turtles. The kids had a blast.

Beautiful park, nice places to stop and enjoy nature, count the turtles. Well made walkways, even handicap accessible.