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submitted by: zack
GENERAL
Not a "tourist trap" Ocracoke is a real fishing village with about 1500 permanent residents. Don't expect to find chain
stores or restaurants or supermarkets. Ocracoke is a step back in time and is very quiet and spiritual. You can only get
there by water. A ferry runs from Cape Hatteras to the north end of the island. The town is on the very southern end and
the rest of the island is entirely open beach with huge dunes and big surf. Being near Cape Hatteras NC they get good waves
with a sandy bottom. Once in awhile you see a shark and the incident this past summer at Avon, NC was highly unusual. You see a lot of bottle-nosed
dolphin and porpoise. You can still build camp fires on the beach at night and sing and play music under the pitch dark
starry sky. We like to organize flashlight-tag through the dunes which stretch for miles. There are 2 good camp grounds on
the island and we weren't bothered when we slept out on the beach. Ocracoke is NOT for wild parties and commercial noise.
If you want a great place to surf and get close to nature and God this is it. Zack
SPOT RATING: 4****
(1- not so okay, 2-okay, 3-cool, 4-very cool, 5-the ultimate spot)
Go to the forum and rate this spot
HOW TO GET THERE
Go to the Outer Banks of NC, cross the causeway at Nag's Head, follow the highway to Cape Hatteras. Get on the ferry to
Ocracoke Island(free)
From South: Go to Morehead City NC to Cedar Island. Get the ferry from there to Ocracoke. They
charge on this one for cars.
WAVES
Breaks 5'-8' mostly, better at HT Bigger in Spring and fall or when windy.Often 10-15 ft.
CROWDS
Hardly crowded. Just move on to your own isolated stretch of beach.
WEBSITE: http://www.ocracokeisland.com
WEBCAM: Yes, but doesn't show beach
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Don't expect McDonalds, Burger King or Winn-Dixie super market. There is none of that. They have 2 cool little general
stores, a surf shop and some mom & pop restaurants that serve seafood brought in on fishing boats daily. Almost no cops and
the parking lot at the ferry dock says: "72-hour parking".
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