Enjoy crabbing, wind surfing or sailing on the sound, tour the historic Whalehead Club, Climb to the top of the Currituck Lighthouse; search for that perfect shell on the beach; watch the dolphins play; grab a fishing pole and try your luck at surf fishing; catch the wind and fly a kite; pack a lunch and take a trip into the 4 wheel drive country; enjoy the wild horses (please don't feed). 
Be daring and try wave runners, atv's, or boating; spend a day browsing through our interesting and delightful shops; play a little golf (grass course or the new regulation course at the Currituck Club across the street); treat yourself to a delicious lunch or dinner in our many fine restaurants. So many things to do ... so little time! Below is a view from Jockey's Ridge.

Corolla's Wild Horses

The hallmark of the Corolla area, the wild horses of the Northern Outer Banks are perhaps better known than the Currituck Beach Light or the Whalehead Club. These are the descendants of Spanish Mustangs which survived early shipwrecks. Historical research records the horses here as early as 1523. Today, with the increasing development in their habitat, they are under the pressure of encroachment of their range --particularly from vehicle traffic. However, there are several programs being implemented to protect them.   Though everyone refers to the whole Currituck Outer Banks as "Corolla," technically Corolla is the small village center on the unpaved road behind the lighthouse. Few people realize that Corolla was a thriving community that began to grow in 1875 after the lighthouse was built. In 1890, at the peak of the area's waterfowl hunting market, 200 residents lived in the village. The village population declined during World War II and the following years. Only a few residents lived in Corolla well into the 1980s, when a paved public road was opened to the area, and development of the Currituck Outer Banks began. The faces of the Currituck Outer Banks and Corolla Village have changed dramatically, but you can still get a sense of the old village by walking on the dirt road on the west side of NC 12 behind the lighthouse. In the shade of the oaks and pines, it is easy to imagine the life of the early residents. A few of the historic buildings from the old village remain and have been restored to look as they did when they were built. A walking-tour map is available at many of the shops in the area.  The restored Corolla Schoolhouse is on the tour, though you can't go inside. The charming schoolhouse, on the corner of Schoolhouse Lane and Corolla Village Lane, was built in the mid- to late 1890s and finally closed in 1958. Also on the tour are several restored historic homes that have been converted into shops, so you can go inside, including the Lewark and Parker residences. A new building was built to look like Callie Parker's store. The walking tour will also take you past the 1878 U.S. Lifesaving Station that was moved to the village, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse and Lightkeeper's Residence, and the historic Whalehead Club.