Paddling near Buxton, NC

Buxton sits on Hatteras Island in Dare County, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks barrier island chain. The dominant paddling water here is the Pamlico Sound, one of the largest lagoons on the East Coast, accessible from Canadian Hole — a well-known soundside area between Avon and Buxton that draws kayakers and SUP riders alongside the windsurfers and kiteboarders. The Haulover Sound Access, located roughly halfway between Avon and Buxton, provides another public launch point onto the sound. Nearby Frisco and the broader Hatteras Island shoreline round out a paddling scene defined by shallow sound water, marshes, and sweeping views of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.