Wanchese Marina

Name: Wanchese Marina
Address: Wanchese, US
Telephone: +12524733247

Wanchese, United StatesCarolinas and Georgia

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Type: Harbour

Working fishing marina on Mill Landing Creek at Wanchese, on the south end of Roanoke Island in North Carolina.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached from Roanoke Sound through Broad Creek and Mill Landing Creek. The marina serves a charter fleet running offshore to the Atlantic. Diesel and ethanol-free petrol are available at the fuel berth.

Practical

Berths for charter boats and visiting craft, fish-cleaning station, bait, ice and a tackle and souvenir shop. Official North Carolina citation weigh station. The Landing Grill serves food on site from early morning to evening.

History

The village takes its name from Wanchese, a Roanoke Island leader who met the English explorers of the 1580s. It is regarded as the oldest fishing village of the Outer Banks, and the marina is the oldest locally owned marina on the islands.