Jennette’s Pier

Bottom Line: Sightseers and fisherman alike will appreciate the beauty and functionality of this Nags Head landmark.
After many storms and subsequent refurbishments, Jennette’s’ pier had been built to last thanks to the North Carolina Aquarium Association. Built with concrete for stability but covered with wood planks for nostalgia, this pier is ready to stand the test of time.
Even if you don’t fish this is a great place to visit. Non-​fishing visitors can walk out on the pier for $ 2. Those wishing to fish will need to pay more. The pier features some really cool aquariums and has a nice gift shop. This pier is technologically advanced and green so there are some exhibits to check out related to that. The best feature of this pier is the 1,000 foot length and sprawling views of OBX.

This is by far the nicest of the piers on the OBX. It’s around 1,000 feet long and even at the very end, it’s so stable and doesn’t rock/​sway in the slightest.

The Pier is 1,000 feet long! Walk on fee is 2 $/​person or 12 $ for all day or fishing access (fee includes fishing license).
The pier is quite wide so there is plenty of room in the center to walk comfortably with fisherman on the railings.
Webcams are set up in 2 places so you can see the pier’s conditions or, as I did, text/​call friends who can see you live.
Benches line both sides of the pier for enjoying the view or fishing. I happened to be there the week when the Eastern Surfing competition was happening.
If you want to fish in comfort, this is your place! Almost every bench had1 or 2 fisherman if not whole families enjoying themselves. The tops of the benches have cutting board material and several fish cleaning stations, including running water, are available. Near the end of the pier, rod holders are attached to the railing.
Great place for anyone wanting to see a great view of the beach and ocean and to enjoy the outdoors in comfort. Especially with kids or strollers.

Very nice pier. The cleanest fishing pier I’ve ever been on. It’s $ 2 per person to walkout. This is not a lot I’ve spent up to $ 6 at other piers and none have been this long or this nice! I would say come a day when you have some time to sit at the end of the pier and watch the locals fish we learned a lot of local info doing this and saw them catch a baby shark.

it was pretty neat… very big and made strong. Lots of benches to sit on and cutting boards. $ 2 each to walk on.
They have a nice shop to buy souvenirs. Busy beach for swimming and surfing the waves.
Easy to find. Easy parking.
Green Energy– read all about it on their website.
Small aquarium for viewing.
They have a lot to offer. I was just their for a few pics while on vacation.

It is what it is. A long pier that you pay $ 2 for a walk-​out pass or pay more for a fishing pass. It was pretty, but not super interesting unless you’re fishing. There’s a small gift shop inside & a rental hall upstairs. It’s something to do, but if you’ve got a jam packed day of sight seeing I would skip it.

Our first visit here since the new pier was opened in 2009 — usually we surf fish, but that is becoming more difficult with the Federal Government practically shutting down access to the beaches on Hatteras Island — the National Park Service is another group of bureaucratic clowns.
This pier (the original one was opened in the late 1930’s as the first such structure on the OBX) was the first place I ever fished on the Ouiter Banks. This new one is just great — long, clean, and very well desiged for fishing.
An All Day pass for fishing is $ 12, costs $ 2 to walk on to see the view — which is very nice. Great friendly folks here.

Its literally just a super long pier you pay two dollars to walk really far out into the ocean, Overall its kinda like big woop but it can be a great photo opportunity for tourists.

This place certainly has a beautiful view! And next time I come back, I’ll bring $ 2 to go out onto the pier. It really is a nice place to be. But I also can’t give it five stars… this pier has a history of being blown away in storms. Perhaps they should take a hint from nature. ;-)

Best pier in the OBX. Great place to visit, fish, people watch. The wind turbines are amazing. A must visit for the entire family.
Do it!

The pier is beautiful but, we did not walk the pier. Instead we were under and around the pier. The week we were in the Outerbanks was wonderful but the waves were flat. We heard there were waves at Jennette’s pier, so we went, and had a lot of fun. Under the pier provided shade and was a little cooler than right on the beach. It was perfect for the little ones we had with us. We got some nice pictures here. Next time, we will definitely check out the whole pier.

This is how to rebuild a pier & capture history. Bring the kids and check it out.

I absolutely love walking the pier watching & listening to the waves crash on the beach. One of my favorite spots in the OBX. Great family friendly place. The $ 2 walk on donation well worthwhile.
Sorry Fido, this is one of the few OBX places where there are no dogs allowed but otherwise it’s perfect :)

This pier is gorgeous! Probably the best pier I’ve ever been to on the entire East Coast (and the longest). There are plenty of benches and space for fisherman to set up their gear and fish. There are two fish cleaning stations with sinks, and each bench has a cutting board, built-​in on top. There is also plenty of room to walk the pier, sit and just watch (as I did). To fish, it’s $ 12, but a 3 day pass is $ 30. To walk-​on, they ask for a $ 2 fee/​donation, which goes to the facility costs. I really enjoyed walking the pier, reading the history of the original pier (dating back to 1939), and the energy saving efforts that the facility utilizes (the three wind turbines, solar panels, etc). There were 2 large aquarium tanks in the lobby, along with a fully stocked gift shop, snacks, and bait and tackle gear. Our beach house was located closer to Gary Oliver’s Outer Banks Pier, but we’ve decided that we will always come back to Jennette’s. Beautiful, clean, and modern oceanfront facility. Why go anywhere else?

The re-​built pier is absolutely gorgeous! The staff were all nice and friendly and very helpful. The store is clean and offers everything you could need for a day of fishing on the pier. There are benches along the entire length of the pier and areas along the length of the pier that offer shaded benches as well. They have information on these little shaded benched areas that show you pictures of the different types of fish you could catch o the pier and what the legal limits are, how big they have to be, etc. That information is super helpful for novice fishers. We spent several hours fishing from the pier. We did catch a lot of fish, which is super exciting, but unfortunately they were too small to keep so we threw them back.
They have a lot of different programs that you can sign up for that will teach you how to fish. When we were out there, a family was taken out on the pier with a few pier staff members and the staff were showing them how to fish, helping them determine if the fish could be kept or not, showing them how to bait the hook and cast it out, etc. From what I saw, the staff were patient, really nice, and appeared to be genuinely excited for the people that caught fish. There were several kids fishing with the group and the staff did a great job interacting with the kids and showing them how to fish. Their website is really nice and they have a live webcam you can watch.
We paid $ 12 a piece for an all day fishing pass and if you want to just walk out onto the pier, you have the option of paying a $ 2 «donation» for that. I would highly recommend this pier over any of the other piers in the OBX. Not that the other ones are bad, they are just old, have filthy facilities, and in need of updating.

This pier kicks butt!!! Open 24/​7, they rent poles and just a great place to hang out!!! We need one like this in Va Bch!

Okay, now THIS is a pier. WOW. WOW. WOW.
Check it out.
Brand new. Beautifully equipped. Solid.
$ 25,000,000.00 — yes, you read that right!
Open ²⁴⁄₇ June — September.
People can walk or fish ($ 2.00 /​$ 6.00).
Equipped with three wind turbines which, at maximum output are capable of fulfilling not quite half the facility’s electric needs. One of the Pier’s shade pavilions is covered in photo-​voltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity, which is stored in a battery bank until needed to power Pier lights at night. (cool).
A closed-​loop, geothermal, HVAC system conditions the pier house. Eighty wells 200 feet deep circulate fluid that returns to the building at a consistent temperature to aid heating in winter and cooling in summer.
Rainwater cisterns provide irrigation, deck wash-​down and vehicle cleaning. An on-​site waste water treatment facility returns reclaimed water to the Pier and bathhouse toilets. Bot features are projected to reduce municipal water use by 60 to 80 percent. (wicked cool).
Between the pier itself and the facility being just gorgeous, it is environmentally conscious. Plus, it is just a great setup.

Note: Correct spelling is Jennette’s Pier.
Wow! After fishing at the Kitty Hawk pier (many years ago, before it was taken over by the Holiday Inn) and Nags Head pier, all I could say was wow when we arrived at the brand-​spanking new Jenette’s Pier. Maybe it doesn’t quite have the same rustic appeal as the other «old school» fishing piers, but what it may lacks in that respect it more than makes up for in modern amenities, clean facilities, educational qualities and ease of use. This is a spectacular pier that I would have no problem spending days and days fishing at. There were a good number of people there fishing, but it wasn’t a zoo.
The cost to fish for the day is reasonable, the Pier itself has a blanket fishing license, so you don’t need one separately, and the rental equipment and bait are all competitive or even cheaper than other piers or bait and tackle shops (not all, but some). They just make it easy, make you comfortable and able to focus on what you should focus on — fishing.
Of course we didn’t catch squat in our first four hours there, but that probably has more to do with the fact we showed up in the middle of the day about six hours after high tide and the wind was pretty strong which appeared to make the water cloudy.
My only question: I wonder if the three (fascinating) wind turbines would actually create vibrations and/​or noise that may keep some fish away from the pier? No scientific basis to claim any truth to that, but just wondering. Regardless, we had a great time and didn’t spend a fortune doing it.

This is the nicest pier I have ever been to. We signed the kids up for a parents night out and the kids learned how to fish from 6p-​9pm and we got to go out to dinner. It was great. I love this pier !!!

Interesting place, check it out.