Ocracoke is reachable only by ferry or private plane. The village wraps around Silver Lake harbor and offers 16 miles of undeveloped National Seashore beach.
Ocracoke Island
Best Things to Do in Ocracoke, NC
A ferry-only island of wild ponies, a British cemetery and Blackbeard's last stand.
See Ocracoke from the air
A helicopter tour is the fastest way to grasp the geography of Ocracoke and the surrounding Outer Banks — barrier islands, sound, ocean, and lighthouses all in a single flight.
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