Marina · North Carolina
Pirate's Cove Marina
200 slips · 90-ft cap · Pirate's Cove Big Game Tournament base (130+ boats every August). Oregon Inlet shoaling 8–14 ft controlling depth season-to-season. Cape Hatteras KOA Rodanthe 20 mi south is the rig basecamp.
The rig-decision numbers
Slip capacity
200 slips
Max vessel length
90 ft LOA
Public ramp lanes
Slip-only
Channel depth · low water
8 ft
Shallow — shallow-draft only at historic-low pool
On-site services
Marine fuel
Available
Vessel pumpout
Available
Oversize / RV lot
Car-only lot
RV dump station
None on site
Pirate's Cove on the Manteo side of Roanoke Sound is the Outer Banks' marquee billfish tournament marina — 200 slips, 90-ft vessel-length cap, and the registration base for the Pirate's Cove Big Game Tournament that draws 130+ sportfishing boats every August. The marina holds no public boat ramps; trailerable launches happen 1 mile north at the NC Wildlife Resources Commission ramp at Manteo Waterfront (2 lanes, free, often full by 6am on summer weekends). Channel depth runs 8 ft at the marina basin and the Oregon Inlet 12 miles east is the operating saltwater outlet — Inlet shoaling is monitored daily by the USCG and the published controlling depth swings from 8 to 14 ft season-to-season. The marina lot prohibits RV parking; closest RV-friendly basecamp is the Cape Hatteras KOA at Rodanthe 20 miles south (50-amp, 45-ft cap, books 8 months ahead for July–August).
Where to park the rig
Operator class
Private operator
Marina-lot RV staging
0 dedicated spots · car-only
Closest RV-friendly campground
Cape Hatteras KOA (private, 50-amp, 45-ft cap, Rodanthe 20 mi south) · no on-site dump
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Primary sources
Other marinas in North Carolina
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
92 seasonal slips · 4 public ramp lanes · only year-round diesel between Wanchese and Hatteras. Inlet controlling depth 8–14 ft per USCG daily bulletin. NPS Oregon Inlet Campground 1.2 mi north · 120 sites · 50-amp · 45-ft cap.
Hatteras Harbor
70 slips · 75-ft cap · closest year-round fuel + pumpout to the Gulf Stream's western edge (14 nm off the inlet mouth). NPS Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry 0.8 mi away. Frisco Campground (NPS, dry, 40-ft cap) 8 mi north on NC-12.
North Carolina rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- Rental tax
- 7.00%
- Min driver age
- 18+ std · 21+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — disclosure required
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-07:00
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