OCRACOKE ISLAND. The best parts of Ocracoke Island stand out like Scotch Bonnet shells in the sand: the hour-long ferry ride, the untouched dunes, a 200-year-old lighthouse and the world’s most ...

Being Flamboyant,’ a float by Ocracoke Harbor Inn, wins Best in Show for the July 4, 2025, parade. Photo by Jeanne Brook Ocracoke staff report Steve and Brandy Payment of Orlando, ...

Trips to Discover named Shell Island in Bay County as being among the 14 ... Shelling is when beachgoers scour the coast in search of sea shells to take as ... in Ocracoke Island, ...

According to a Facebook post, 93 eggs were found in a nest on the beach during a routine turtle patrol. This is the first time in 11 years that a Leatherback Sea Turtle has laid eggs on the island.

ocracoke island, n.c. — For the first time in over a decade, a Leatherback sea turtle laid a nest on Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks! Cape Hatteras National Seashore says the nest was ...

The last time this species of sea turtle laid a nest on Ocracoke Island was more than a decade ago, in 2012. NPS said crews found 93 eggs in a nest on the beach during a routine turtle patrol.

A view from above the north end of Ocracoke Island, where repeated storms and sea level rise have the Atlantic Ocean trying to reclaim N.C. 12, the island’s only thoroughfare.

According to a Facebook post, 93 eggs were found in a nest on the beach during a routine turtle patrol. This is the first time in 11 years that a Leatherback Sea Turtle has laid eggs on the island.