Daily Themes · Nags Head
Six themed weeks. One coastline.
Junior Coastal Keepers — our six-week curriculum that walks campers through the Outer Banks ecosystem one habitat at a time. Same themes across all OBX Summer Camps locations.
Signature curriculum
Junior Coastal Keepers
Six themed weeks of hands-on learning across the barrier-island ecosystem. Campers explore one habitat at a time — and earn a Coastal Keepers patch by season's end.
Week 01
Barrier Islands & the Shore
How the Outer Banks were built — and how they keep moving. Kids walk the beach reading what the tide left behind.
Week 02
Ocean & Sound Ecosystems
Two bodies of water, two different worlds. Salt vs. brackish, fast vs. slow, what lives where, and why it matters.
Week 03
Wild Horses of the OBX
The Banker ponies — where they came from, how they survive, and why we keep our distance.
Week 04
Dunes, Wind & Sand
Sea oats, sand fences, and shifting hills. Why dunes are the Outer Banks' best line of defense.
Week 05
Maritime Forest & Birds
Step inland and the world goes quiet. Live oaks, loblolly pines, and the migrating birds that pass through every summer.
Week 06
Coastal Stewardship
Putting it all together. Beach cleanups, sea turtle nesting, and what it means to be a junior keeper of the coast.