Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry: Ocracoke Terminal

A really beautiful trip just keep in mind that the ferry departs from Hatteras once every hour on the hour and returns every hour on the half hour

Ocracoke Island is one of America's most beautiful beaches. The island is only accessible by ferry, so plan on hitting up the Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry terminal on your Outer Banks road trip.

The ferry runs about once an hour. It actually takes about an hour to get from Hatteras to Ocracoke, but is definitely worth checking out. You can see pretty much all of Ocracoke in a couple hours. The ferry though when we took it was pretty rocky and I got a little nervous being at the front of it. Also getting my car splashed with salty sea water made me kinda bleh, so I definitely made sure to get it washed ASAP after getting back to the mainland. That salt will eat away at your car, so make sure you if you take the ferry to get your car washed regardless of whether you get splashed or not. And do not forget about that undercarriage wash too to make sure you get all that salt off.