Fall in Love with The Christmas Shop & General Store
For more than 50 years now, The Christmas Shop has been gifting holiday magic to the beach scene. A true destination shopping adventure with 25,000 square feet of food, wine, souvenirs and holiday items, this wheelchair-accessible, pet-friendly shop is a focal point for family fun on the Outer Banks.
While Christmas... Read More
Ocracoke Beaches & Wildlife
Ocracoke’s beaches are protected, pristine and a pure joy to behold.
Imagine standing on a beach that for miles in either direction is nothing but sand, surf, and dunes. No hotels. No condos. Just the freedom to do as you please. Ocracoke is famous for the natural beauty of its sand, sun and surf. With 16 miles of... Read More
How to Get Around Ocracoke
Ocracoke Island offers golf carts, bicycle rentals and even a tram, so there are lots of ways to get around the island. Feet also work since the village area is easily walkable, and Lifeguard Beach is only 2 miles from the village. For those who like a motor and a top, try a golf cart rental. The speed limit village-... Read More
Ocracoke’s Banker Ponies
On the sound side of the island seven miles north of Ocracoke Village is a 188-acre plot of land. Behind a wooden fence lives the herd of Ocracoke Banker Ponies, descendants of Spanish mustangs who survived a shipwreck just offshore several hundred years ago. Due to the traffic on Highway 12 through Ocracoke, the... Read More
How to Get to Ocracoke
How do you get to Ocracoke? Well, the fun begins with your journey here. Think of any great adventure movie – especially one with a remote, exotic destination. Typically, the hero doesn’t arrive in first class on some commercial airliner; that would be a pretty boring adventure. Such is the case with your own Ocracoke... Read More
