Corolla Wild Horses
Corolla Wild Horses (Carova Beach)
Descendants of Spanish colonial horses live on a beach that can only be reached by 4WD. It is the most unique experience on the Outer Banks.
Carova Beach, north of Corolla, has no paved roads. You can only get there by driving a 4WD vehicle along the sand. About 100 descendants of Spanish horses brought in the colonial era roam freely among the dunes, beaches and woodlands. The easiest way is to join a local 4WD wild horse tour, which takes about 2 hours. If you drive yourself, you need a 4WD vehicle and must let air out of your tires. By law, you must keep at least about 15 metres from the horses. Feeding and touching them are prohibited. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund has a small museum in town.
Opening hours
All day (tour departures at set times)
Nearby sights
- Currituck Beach Lighthouse
- Whalehead in Historic Corolla
- Duck Town Boardwalk
- Wright Brothers National Memorial
- Nags Head Woods Preserve
- The Lost Colony Outdoor Drama
- Elizabethan Gardens
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site