Skip the throngs of tourists in other parts of the Outer Banks by camping on this unassuming island that boasts a fascinating ...

The village of Ocracoke, which is hosting the Ocracoke Pirate Jamboree this weekend, remains accessible by passenger ferry ...

Celebrate Ocracoke Island’s pirate past at Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree, a weekend filled with swashbuckling fun and living history. Experience a historically accurate pirate encampment, the ...

More than 18,000 people rode the state’s Ocracoke Express passenger ferry during its 2025 run – marking the service’s highest ridership since 2022.

OCRACOKE ISLAND, Hyde County (WCTI) — With re-entry restrictions now lifted on Ocracoke Island, the North Carolina Ferry System will be adjusting its Ocracoke-bound schedules to accommodate visitor ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is extending Ocracoke's passenger ferry service through the end of September after previous plans to end it on Labor Day. The ...

Vacationers to Ocracoke are about to get a new travel option: a $4.2 million catamaran-style ferry – no car required. Vacationers to Ocracoke are about to get a new travel option: a $4.2 million ...

Ocracoke Island is facing major erosion around the busy ferry terminal that connects it to Hatteras. But proposals to move the ferry docks are facing opposition. Drivers waiting on the ferry from ...

The Ocracoke passenger-only ferry returns next week to shuttle people, but not their cars, between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on the Outer Banks. Starting Tuesday, the ferry will carry up to 129 ...

With summer around the corner, people are gearing up to hit the beach. And there is certainly no shortage of picturesque stretches of sand in our country. If clean water, sand, and safety are at the ...

A fourth person has died from injuries suffered Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks for a July Fourth holiday display exploded on Ocracoke, an official confirmed today. Hyde County spokeswoman ...