Pony Pasture Beach

Pony Pasture Beach is a simple ocean beach access on Ocracoke, across NC-12 from the Ocracoke Pony Pens. Park at the beach access and take the pedestrian boardwalk up and over the dunes to reach the sand. The parking lot is the access point; the beach lies beyond the dunes.

This is a simple shore stop when you’re already on Ocracoke. The beach is set apart from the road by the dune crossing, and the view opens onto the Atlantic. Bring some shoreline and surf into a photo rather than pointing at open water alone; the low dune edge gives the coast shape.

Portable restrooms and picnic tables sit near the lot. This is an ocean beach, and rough surf and rip currents can make swimming dangerous, so don’t count on the water being calm. The posted information doesn’t give the boardwalk’s length or confirm accessible passage, so don’t assume it works for every mobility need.