North of Oregon Inlet

Joe & Kay's Campground
Colington Road, Little Colington Island
(252) 441-5468

About a mile west on Colington Road, before you get to the first bridge, Joe & Kay's Campground has 70 full hookup sites rented on a yearly basis. An additional 15 tent sites are also available from April through November. Rates in 2005 were $20.00 a night for two people, with a $5.00 per night charge for each additional person. Reservations aren't accepted, so sites are secured on a first- come, first-served basis. Credit cards and personal checks are not accepted.

Oregon Inlet Campground (NPS)
NC 12, Bodie Island
(252) 473-2111
http://reservations.nps.gov

The northernmost National Park Service campground on the Outer Banks, this facility offers 120 sites along the windswept dunes just north of Oregon Inlet. If you're arriving from the north, look for the campground entrance on the east side of North Carolina Highway 12 just before crossing the Bonner Bridge. It is located on the ocean almost directly across from the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. Water, cold showers, modern toilets, picnic tables, and charcoal grills are available here. There aren't any utility connections, but dumping stations are nearby. Most of these sites are in sunny, exposed areas on the sand. Park rangers suggest that campers bring awnings, umbrellas, or other sources of shade. You may need mosquito netting and long tent stakes. Oregon Inlet Campground is open April through October. Campers are limited to a two-week stay. Reservations are not accepted, and sites are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Fees begin at $20 per night. Golden Age Passport holders receive a 50 percent discount. This campground accepts cash, credit cards, and personal checks with Social Security numbers printed on them.

Ocracoke Island

Teeter's Campground
British Cemetery Road, Ocracoke Village
(252) 928-3135, (800) 705-5341

Near the heart of Ocracoke Village, tucked in a shady grove of trees, Teeter's Campground offers 2 full-hookup sites, 12 sites with electricity and water, and 10 tent sites. Rates for two people begin at $20 a night for tents, $25 a night for electricity and water, and $30 a night for full hookups. Hot showers are available. Six charcoal grills are installed at tent sites, and each site has a picnic table. There aren't any public laundry facilities on Ocracoke, so don't plan to machine wash any of your clothes while camping here. Teeter's Campground is open March 1 through November. Reservations are recommended on holiday weekends. Credit cards are not accepted.

Beachcomber Campground and Ocracoke Station
NC 12, Ocracoke Village
(252) 928-4031

Less than a mile from Silver Lake and the nearest beach access, Beachcomber Campground has 29 sites with electricity and water and 7 tent sites. Rates for two people begin at $25 a night for tents. There's a $5.00 charge per person for more than six people. RV hookups are also available for $30 to $35 a night. Different rates apply for holidays. Hot showers and fully equipped bathrooms are available, as are picnic tables and grills. A deli on the premises offers fresh sandwiches. Gourmet groceries and a large wine selection are available, as well as beach supplies, souvenirs, and T-shirts. Leashed pets are allowed at Beachcomber for a one-time fee of $5.00. The campground is open year-round. Reservations are recommended for summer camping.

Ocracoke Campground (NPS)
NC 12, Ocracoke Island
(800) 365-CAMP (reservations)
http://reservations.nps.gov

An oceanfront campground 3 miles east of Ocracoke Village just behind the dunes, this National Park Service campground maintains 136 campsites. No utility hookups or laundry facilities are available, but there are cold showers, a dumping station, drinking water, charcoal grills, and flush toilets. As at all Park Service campgrounds, stays are limited to 14 days. The facility is open May through September. Since most of these sites sit directly in the sun, bring some sort of shade. Long tent stakes help to hold down tents against the often fierce winds that whip through this campground. The breeze, however, is a welcome relief from summer heat. Bug spray is a must in the summer. Ocracoke is the only campground on the island operated by the National Park Reservation Service. Call or visit the Web site from mid-May through mid-September to make reservations. Major credit cards are accepted. Sites are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. All sites cost $20 per night.

		South of Oregon Inlet Hatteras Island Cape Hatteras KOA NC 12, Rodanthe (252) 987-2307, (800) 562-5268 www.koa.com A large campground approximately 14 miles south of the Bonner Bridge across Oregon Inlet, Cape Hatteras KOA has about 300 sites, including one- and two- room "Kamping Kabins." These units feature locking doors, ceiling fans, electricity, and picnic tables, and each has a porch. Ask about wheelchair-accessible units. Friendly, attentive staff greet campers as they arrive at this well- equipped campground. The campground is open March 1 through November and accepts reservations. Besides hot showers, drinking water, and bathhouses, Cape Hatteras KOA offers campers a dump station, laundry facilities, two pools, a hot tub, a playground, a game room, a restaurant, and a well-stocked general store. Campers can even take in a round or two of miniature golf or a whirl on the campground's "Fun Bike"-a low-slung three-wheeler ridden inside the park. The ocean is just beyond the dunes for fishing and swimming, and a 200-foot soundside pier is the perfect place to fish, crab, or watch spectacular sunsets. The campground's recreation program offers varied activities in the summer. In 2005, rates for tent sites were $45 in summer and $40 in the off-season. Rates for RV sites ranged from $59 to $69, depending on the number of amenities and the site location; they are discounted in the off-season. Rates for Kamping Kabins were $76 in season and $66 off-season. Prices do not include tax. Rodanthe Watersports and Shoreline Campground NC 12, Rodanthe (252) 987-1431 www.watersportsandcampground.com This soundfront campground is open year-round for recreational vehicles and tents. Windsurfers and kiteboarders especially enjoy this campground because they can sail right to some of the campsites. Other campers enjoy swimming, boating, and fishing in the sound. The watersports business next door rents kayaks, sailboats, Wave Runners, surfboards, and bicycles (see our Water Sports chapter). But what really keeps campers coming back are the spectacular, unobstructed sunset views. In season, sites with electricity and water hookups start at $25 per night. Tent sites include water and start at $19.25 a night. Hot showers, picnic tables, and a few grills are on-site. If you'd rather not cook, you can grab a pizza from Lisa's Pizza right next door (see our Restaurantschapter). Pets are allowed. Reservations are recommended. Personal checks and credit cards are accepted. North Beach Campground NC 12, Rodanthe (252) 987-2378 In the village of Rodanthe, North Beach Campground sits alongside the ocean south of the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station. Here, 110 sites, all with water and electric hookups, offer campers both tent and RV accommodations and a wide range of amenities. Bathhouse, hot showers, picnic tables, a laundry facility, an outdoor swimming pool, and a pump-out station are available. There aren't any grills here, and open fires aren't allowed, so bring your own grill or camp stove if you want to cook. North Beach Campground's grocery store sells fuel and convenience-store items. Pets are allowed on leashes. Reservations are accepted. The campground is open from March through November. 2005 rates began at $18 a night for tents. Full hookups start at $24 a night.
		Camp Hatteras NC 12, Rodanthe (252) 987-2777 www.camphatteras.com A 50-acre campground, Camp Hatteras is a complete facility open year-round, offering many amenities. The site includes 1,000 feet of ocean and sound frontage. Nightly and monthly reservations are accepted. All of Camp Hatteras's 400-plus sites have full hookups, concrete pads, and paved roads. Tent sites are also available. Laundry facilities, hot showers, full bathhouses, and picnic tables are available. Camp Hatteras has expanded soundside with 92 paved full hookups. For recreation, this campground provides three swimming pools, a clubhouse, a pavilion, a marina, fishing, two tennis courts, a nine-hole miniature golf course, volleyball, basketball, kayaks, windsurfers, and shuffleboard. A free boat ramp for campers is available. Sports and camping areas are separate, so sleeping outdoors is still a quiet experience-even if you nap midday. 2005 rates for tent sites ranged from $25 to $46, and rates for full hookup sites ranged from $30 to $63. Call for details and ask about discounts. Personal checks and credit cards are accepted. Pets are allowed on leashes for an additional fee. Wireless Internet available. Ocean Waves Campground NC 12, Waves (252) 987-2556 Open March 15 through November 15, Ocean Waves Campground is a seaside resort with sites for RVs and tents. Of 68 spaces, 64 offer full hookups and concrete pads. Each has its own picnic table. Three bathhouses, hot showers, and laundry facilities are available. Campers enjoy the game room and outdoor pool. Asphalt roadways are well maintained. Rates begin at $20 for a tent site, or $29 for a full hookup. Cable TV is an additional $2.00. Sands of Time Campground North End Road, Avon (252) 995-5596 This year-round Avon campground has 51 full hookup sites and 15 tent sites, some with full shade. Hot showers, flush toilets, laundry facilities, a dump site, picnic tables, and a pay telephone are offered to all Sands campers. Visitors enjoy swimming, fishing, and sunbathing at the nearby beach. Grills aren't provided, and open fires are not allowed. Bring your camp stove to cook. Pets are allowed on leashes. Reservations are accepted and recommended for summer and fall. Rates for tent sites in 2005 were $20 a night in season and $18 a night off-season. Rates for full hookups were $30 a night in season and $28 a night off-season. Credit cards are not accepted.
		Cape Woods Campground Buxton Back Road, Buxton (252) 995-5850 www.capewoods.com Clean, quiet, and green best describe this campground. Scattered throughout the pine, live oak, and ash trees are 125 sites, some for tents, some with water and electricity, and some with full hookups. Cape Woods is open year-round and gladly accepts reservations. This full-service campground provides fire pits, grills, and picnic tables, as well as hot showers in two bathhouses, one of which is wheelchair accessible and one of which is heated for winter campers. An outdoor swimming pool, a playground, a small game room, a volleyball court, and a horseshoe pit are also available. Children and grown-ups freshwater fish in the canals surrounding the campground. Laundry facilities are available, and ice and propane gas are for sale. Depending upon the season, a family of four, including two children age 15 or younger, stays for $20 to $40 a night with no hookups, or $40 for a site with full hookups and cable TV. One- and two-room cabins are available for $30 to $70. Discounts are honored, and credit cards are accepted. Open March through December. Cape Point Campground (NPS) Off NC 12, Buxton (252) 473-2111 http://www.nps.gov/caha The largest National Park Service campground on the Outer Banks, Cape Point is about 2 miles south of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, across the dunes from the Atlantic. This campground has 202 sites-none with utility connections. It's open from Memorial Day through September but does not accept reservations. Flush toilets, cold showers, drinking water, charcoal grills, and picnic tables are provided. Each site has paved access. A wheelchair-accessible area is available, and a dumping station is nearby. The campground is a short walk from the ocean. Most of these sites sit in the open, exposed to the sun and wind. Bring some shade, long tent stakes, lots of bug spray, and batteries. Cost is $20 a night; pets are allowed on leashes. Payment may be made with cash, credit cards, or personal checks with Social Security numbers printed on them. Frisco Woods Campground Frisco Woods, off NC 12, Frisco (252) 995-5208, (800) 948-3942 www.outer-banks.com/friscowoods This 30-acre soundside campground boasts abundant forest and marshland beauty and at least 150 sites in a wooded wonderland. Electricity and water are available at 122 campsites. Full hookups are offered at 35 other sites, and there are 100 tent sites. Amenities include an in-ground swimming pool, picnic tables, hot showers, a small country store, propane gas, and public phones. Windsurfers like this campground because they can sail directly from the sites onto Pamlico Sound. Crabbing, fishing, kayaking, and wandering through the woods are also readily available to campers staying at Frisco Woods. 2006 in-season rates for two people began at $32 a night for tent sites, $35 a night with electricity and water. Each additional adult is charged $6.00 per night. RV sites began at $40 per day in- season. Camping Cabins are also available. The one-room cabins sleep up to four people, and rates started at $65 per night. The two-room cabins sleep up to six people; rates started at $75 a night. Frisco Woods is open March 1 through December 1, and reservations are accepted. Pets are allowed on leashes. Weekly, monthly, and seasonal rates are available on request, and special event and group rates also are offered. Frisco Campground (NPS) NC 12, Frisco (252) 473-2111 http://reservations.nps.gov Frisco Campground is operated by the National Park Service and sits about 4 miles southwest of Buxton. Just off the beach, next to ramp 49, this is the area's most isolated and elevated campground. Its undulating roads twist over dunes and around small hills, providing privacy at almost every site. Some tent areas are so secluded in stands of scrubby trees that you can't see them from where you park your car. Frisco Campground has 127 no-frills sites, each with a charcoal grill and picnic table. Flush toilets, cold-water showers in bathhouses, and drinking water are available. There aren't any hookups here, but RVs are welcome. A wooden boardwalk crosses from the campground to the ocean. Reservations aren't accepted; payment may be made with cash or credit cards (or personal checks with Social Security numbers printed on them). Cost is $20 per night. Pets are allowed on leashes. Frisco Campground is open April through October. Golden Age discounts are honored.
		Ocracoke Island Teeter's Campground British Cemetery Road, Ocracoke Village (252) 928-3135, (800) 705-5341 Near the heart of Ocracoke Village, tucked in a shady grove of trees, Teeter's Campground offers 2 full-hookup sites, 12 sites with electricity and water, and 10 tent sites. Rates for two people begin at $20 a night for tents, $25 a night for electricity and water, and $30 a night for full hookups. Hot showers are available. Six charcoal grills are installed at tent sites, and each site has a picnic table. There aren't any public laundry facilities on Ocracoke, so don't plan to machine wash any of your clothes while camping here. Teeter's Campground is open March 1 through November. Reservations are recommended on holiday weekends. Credit cards are not accepted. Beachcomber Campground and Ocracoke Station NC 12, Ocracoke Village (252) 928-4031 Less than a mile from Silver Lake and the nearest beach access, Beachcomber Campground has 29 sites with electricity and water and 7 tent sites. Rates for two people begin at $25 a night for tents. There's a $5.00 charge per person for more than six people. RV hookups are also available for $30 to $35 a night. Different rates apply for holidays. Hot showers and fully equipped bathrooms are available, as are picnic tables and grills. A deli on the premises offers fresh sandwiches. Gourmet groceries and a large wine selection are available, as well as beach supplies, souvenirs, and T-shirts. Leashed pets are allowed at Beachcomber for a one-time fee of $5.00. The campground is open year-round. Reservations are recommended for summer camping. Ocracoke Campground (NPS) NC 12, Ocracoke Island (800) 365-CAMP (reservations) http://reservations.nps.gov An oceanfront campground 3 miles east of Ocracoke Village just behind the dunes, this National Park Service campground maintains 136 campsites. No utility hookups or laundry facilities are available, but there are cold showers, a dumping station, drinking water, charcoal grills, and flush toilets. As at all Park Service campgrounds, stays are limited to 14 days. The facility is open May through September. Since most of these sites sit directly in the sun, bring some sort of shade. Long tent stakes help to hold down tents against the often fierce winds that whip through this campground. The breeze, however, is a welcome relief from summer heat. Bug spray is a must in the summer. Ocracoke is the only campground on the island operated by the National Park Reservation Service. Call or visit the Web site from mid-May through mid-September to make reservations. Major credit cards are accepted. Sites are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. All sites cost $20 per night.

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