It’s easy to pick out Anchorage Marina on Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor. Just look for the marina sitting in front of the only high-rise building on the waterfront. When this structure was built some years ago, there was more than a little said about its not fitting the local architecture, but, now, everyone accepts it and its adjoining marina as part of the Ocracoke scene.
Your only other choice for dockage in Ocracoke are the Park Service piers, and, as you will see in the posting above, they don’t offer anything like the amenities of Anchorage Marina.

A pool, the shower and restroom facilities made this marina worth the expense to this sailor on his second trip to Ocracoke. Another benefit is that you are not as close to the ferry dock and thus not subject to the crowds and the noise. The staff was quite helpful in securing my boat. You can rent bicycles and motor scooters from the dockmaster, and enjoy the bar adjacent to the docks. It’s a short bike ride to the lighthouse from here – a must see experience. Though it is closed to the public, it is a wonderful challenge to photographers. Come early, or late, though, to avoid the crowd.
HB Koerner

We have stayed at both the Park docks and Anchorage Marina. If space is available I would go with the Anchorage Marina. The park docks dock pedestals are very rough and there is only 1 working 50 amp connection that I did not trust, so we ran the genny for 3 days. The Anchorage Marina is expensive but it is worth it atleast for my family as they like the cable TV and the pool. You know the saying if Momma aint happy nobody’s happy.
R. Brugh

My wife and I spend two nights last week (Sept. 16 & 17) at Anchorage Marina and were very pleased with the service and helpfulness of Tom (Dockmaster) and the other personal who worked there. We plan to return in the very near future’¦..
Randy Umstead

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