Jockey’s Ridge
The tallest active sand dune on the East Coast
A living mountain of sand on the Outer Banks — the tallest active dune system in the eastern U.S., shifting with the wind and catching the sea breeze that makes it a hang-gliding mecca. Climb it at sunset for water on both sides.
The shot
Sunset from the dune crest, sound on one side, sea on the other.
Nearby & worth pairing
- Nags Head
- Wright Brothers Memorial
- Outer Banks beaches
- Roanoke Island
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