Jockey's Ridge State Park
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Image Details. The refuge has an incredible Wildlife Drive where black bear, wild turkeys, all kinds of birds of prey, waterfowl, and other wildlife may be seen. Locals drive around after supper and compare notes about how many bears they have seen in different fields.
The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is open to all visitors year-round, and attracts countless types of Outer Banks adventurers, including birders, photographers, hikers, and hunters and fishermen.
The Alligator River NWR is the OBX's best kept secret. Just 35 minutes from Kitty Hawk is the best place on the East Coast to see bears (summer months), migratory birds (winter months). We saw 15+ bears on one visit, 10+ on anther.
Facility. Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Albemarle Peninsula in eastern North Carolina. The refuge was established in 1984 to protect the rare pocosin wetlands and their associated wildlife. Pocosin wetlands grow on thick layers of peat and have stunted, shrubby vegetation.
Although not strictly on an Outer Banks island (it's part of the mainland), this 154,000-acre wildlife reserve of wild lands and waters is managed by Dare County. It's home to black bears, river otters, wild turkeys, deer, bobcats and eagles. If you're hoping to see an alligator, you're out of luck.
Take a Virtual Tour. The refuge includes more than 154,000 wildlife acres of wetland habitats and a wide variety of wildlife, ranging from wood ducks and alligators to black bears and red wolves. Plant species, including Atlantic white cedar, bald cypress, wildflowers and shrubs, are abundant.
According to users from AllTrails.com, the best place to hike in Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is Sandy Ridge Wildlife Trail, which has a 4.0 star rating from 108 reviews. This trail is 1.3 mi long with an elevation gain of 0 ft.
