Vacation in your own oceanside condominium at Ocean Villas, located in Nags Head on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. With a beach on site, you’ll find water activities are plentiful. Fishing, sailing, and windsurfing are available nearby. Take a tour of Roanoke Island (site of England’s first settlement in America) or the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills. Hike the 100-foot-high dunes of Jockey’s Ridge State Park. The more adventurous can take hang-gliding lessons.
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Ocean Villas
Vacation at Nags’s Head in a surfside villa. Ocean Villas is a small, family resort located on a beautiful stretch of the North Carolina Outer Banks Beach. Eight ground-level units are protected and secluded by surrounding dunes that are just a short walk from an uncrowded beach. There are many attractions to see in the Outer Banks area. Guests can visit Roanoke Island (site of England’s first settlement in America), the Wright Brothers National Memorial, and the 100-foot-high dunes at Jockey’s Ridge State Park. A variety of restaurants will satisfy all appetites.
The Windjammer
During your stay at The Windjammer, explore lighthouses and historic shipwrecks along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Bird-watching, fishing, shelling, and boating will fill your days. Lands of the Outer Banks are constantly shifted by wind and waves, forming the huge dunes common to the area. Because of these conditions, Jockey’s Ridge State Park has become a popular spot for hang gliding. Other area attractions include the Wright Brothers National Memorial, Roanoke Island (site of the first English colony), and the Elizabethan Gardens.
Sea Scape Beach & Golf Villas
Sea Scape Beach & Golf Villas spans 12 acres, is within two blocks of the ocean, and is conveniently located to all of the Outer Banks attractions. On site, you’ll find two outdoor pools, an indoor pool, a playground, and two tennis courts, all adjacent to an 18-hole golf course and adult putting green. Many historic sights can be found throughout the area, such as Fort Raleigh and Elizabeth II on Roanoke Island, the Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Jockey’s Ridge State Park.
Sands Villa Resort
Sands Villa Resort is set directly on the ocean in Atlantic Beach on Bogue Banks Island. In addition to its beachfront location, the resort offers tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools, a restaurant, and a lounge. Water sports are available both by the ocean and at Bogue Banks Sound. Back on land, golf and tennis are the most popular sports. Sightseers should visit Fort Macon State Park, historic Beaufort, and Cape Lookout National Seashore.
Peppertree Atlantic Beach III
Atlantic Beach is the oldest of five resort towns along the Bogue Banks on North Carolina’s coast. Known as the Crystal Coast, it’s a place that stays in your memory as a great vacation spot. Walk down the sidewalk from your villa to the white, sandy beach, where you can rent a chair and an umbrella for the day. Then head into the surrounding communities for some great seafood. Whether you like to swim, bask in the sun, sail, or fish, Peppertree Atlantic Beach is the perfect location for any of these activities.
Fairway Forest at Sapphire Valley
Fairway Forest at Sapphire Valley is in the southernmost part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and offers 5,700 acres of beauty at an elevation of 3,100 feet. Amenities include two outdoor pools, a park with picnic area, an 18-hole PGA golf course, eight clay and two hard-surfaced tennis courts, and a health club with an indoor pool, whirlpool, and exercise equipment. Hiking, fishing, mininature golf, and canoeing are offered. Amenities are seasonal; contact the resort for dates. You can enjoy skiing or snow tubing from mid December-February. Visit us at www.sapphirevalleyresort.com.
Foxhunt at Sapphire Valley
Foxhunt at Sapphire Valley is nestled on a wooded mountainside in the southernmost part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Some units overlook a small lake. Amenities include an outdoor pool, a park wtih picnic area, an 18-hole PGA golf course, eight clay and two hard-surfaced tennis courts, and health club with indoor pool, whirlpool and exercise equipment. Hiking, fishing, miniature golf and canoeing are other popular activities. Skiing is available mid-December through February, weather permitting. A car is needed to access the various amenities at the resort.
Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Sapphire Valley
Resting in the southernmost part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Fairfield Sapphire Valley occupies 5,700 acres of natural beauty at an elevation of 3,100 feet. The resort has an outdoor pool, a park with picnic area, an 18-hole PGA golf course, a nine-hole golf course, and eight tennis courts. A health club with indoor pool and exercise equipment adds to the list of amenities. Hiking, fishing, and canoeing are other popular activities. During winter nearby Sapphire Valley Ski Area operates two runs and Frozen Falls Tube Park–weather permitting. The ski area is not operated by the resort.
North Pier Ocean Villas
North Pier Ocean Villas enjoys a quiet location on the outskirts of Carolina Beach’s main tourism center. The resort features a large rock breakwater that protects a small beach area from the surf. There is a marina about two miles from the resort to take care of any equipment needs. In nearby Wilmington, you’ll feel the ambience of the Old South as you tour antebellum homes. A summertime favorite is The Boardwalk and Jubilee Park, which offers amusement rides, miniature golf, and a water slide.