No car necessary as new service docks at Silver Lake.
Offering service directly to the village of Ocracoke, the passenger only ferry service NCDOT is about to launch will give visitors a new way to get to one of the most beautiful places on the Outer Banks. Carolina Designs has the details on their blog.
“Slightly remote, and requiring a bit more effort to get to, Ocracoke’s distance from reality makes it unlike any other place on the Outer Banks. Only accessible by ferry, the 12 mile long island has a wonderful village area that is quaint and easily navigated on foot or with a bike.
Ocracoke has experienced a slight problem over the past five years, though—the channel the ferry was using between Hatteras Village and the island has been shoaling for some time, and the new channel doubled the transit time. In spite of the best efforts of the Ferry Division of NCDOT, the number of daily trips during the peak season fell from 52 to 42.
The effect on the day trippers going to Ocracoke was dramatic.
In response NCDOT came up with a novel idea—a passenger only ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke.“
[box type=”bio”] A new way to get to Ocracoke! Read the rest of the story on the Carolina Designs blog.[/box]