Campgrounds on Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Buxton NC Camping

Preview: Camping is the logical extension of any outdoor experience, and it’s the best way to get deeper into the nature of the Outer Banks. Sleeping on the soft barrier island sand, feeling the constant stickiness of the salt spray in your hair and on your skin, and falling asleep to the sounds of the ocean waves rolling in and wind rustling the roof of your tent—there’s no better way to end an Outer Banks day. Cape Hatteras National Seashore provides excellent accommodations for camping, with four designated National Park Service campgrounds at Oregon Inlet, Cape Point, Frisco, and Ocracoke Island. Camping is not allowed elsewhere in the national seashore, and that includes the beach. There are also commercial campgrounds in the villages that dot the islands between the Cape Hatteras National Seashore boundaries. If you’re looking to rough it primitive-style, you’re out of luck here. While the Cape Hatteras National Seashore campgrounds aren’t luxurious, they are stocked with many amenities like cold showers, rest rooms, potable water, grills, picnic tables, and pay phones. At least they don’t have utilities. The commercial campgrounds have the full gamut of amenities.
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Duration: 13 different campgrounds are covered in this eTrail
Best Time to Go: Year-round
This travel guide comes from:
Exploring Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores Guide Book