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Assateague Island National Seashore Campground

Assateague Island National Seashore Wild Horses on the Beach
Seining the waters of Assateague
A tent pitched on the sand
A bird hitches a ride on the back of a wild horse.
A wild horse grazes near the campground

About Assateague Island National Seashore Campground

Assateague Island National Seashore is a 37-mile long barrier island on the Atlantic Coast of Maryland and Virginia. Famed for its wild horses, this barrier island is a constantly shifting ribbon of sand, altered daily by powerful wind and waves. Assateague Island, dedicated as a National Seashore on September 1, 1965, lays claim to a long and rich history. Today's visitors can explore sandy beaches, salt marshes, maritime forests, and coastal bays. Only a couple of miles wide at its broadest point, the island's terrain offers shelter to the famed wild horses as well as sika deer, ghost crabs, and migrating birds such as the great blue heron and snowy egret. Favorite recreational activites include fishing, surfing, beachcombing, swimming, and sunbathing.  The Over-Sand Vehicle (OSV) Zone at Assateague Island contains miles of unspoiled beaches managed by the National Park Service to accommodate OSV enthusiasts and other beach goers. The Assateague Island National Seashore, Assateague State Park, and the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge work together to manage and protect this unique, diverse strip of land. For more information visit the Assateague Island National Seashore website . 

Number of accommodations: 150

Campground Amenities

  • Dump Station
    Dump Station

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

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Currently open - Mar 15 to Nov 14

Sites & Availability

152 Sites Available

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🚐 002, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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🚐 008, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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🚐 010, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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β›Ί 011, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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🚐 012, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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β›Ί 013, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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🚐 014, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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🚐 016, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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🚐 018, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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🚐 019, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1
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🚐 020, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 021, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 028, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 034, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 035, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 036, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 037, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 038, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 039, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 040, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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🚐 041, Loop: Oceanside Loop 2
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β›Ί 042, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 043, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 045, Loop: Oceanside Walk-In 45-50
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β›Ί 051, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 070, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 074, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 075, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 076, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 077, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 078, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 079, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 080, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 081, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 082, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82
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β›Ί 083, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 084, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 085, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 086, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 087, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 088, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 089, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 090, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 091, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 092, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 093, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 095, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 096, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 097, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 098, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 100, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 101, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 102, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 103, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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β›Ί 104, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104
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🚐 A03, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A04, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A05, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A06, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A07, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A08, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A09, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A10, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A11, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A12, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A13, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A14, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A15, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A16, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A17, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A18, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A19, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A20, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A21, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A22, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A23, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 A24, Loop: Bayside Loop A
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🚐 B25, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B26, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B27, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B28, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B29, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B30, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B31, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B32, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B33, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B35, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B36, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 B37, Loop: Bayside Loop B
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🚐 C38, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C39, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C40, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C41, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C42, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C43, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C44, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C45, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C46, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C47, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C48, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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🚐 C49, Loop: Bayside Loop C
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β›Ί G1, Loop: Oceanside Group Sites
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$80.00
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β›Ί G2, Loop: Oceanside Group Sites
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β›Ί G3, Loop: Oceanside Group Sites
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β›Ί G4, Loop: Oceanside Group Sites
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β›Ί G5, Loop: Oceanside Group Sites
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🚐 Horse Camp - A, Loop: Equestrian Non-Electric
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🚐 Horse Camp - B, Loop: Equestrian Non-Electric
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Reviews (524)

What Guests Are Saying

Assateague Island National Seashore Campground offers a peaceful and beautiful camping experience, highlighted by the presence of wild ponies roaming freely. Reviewers appreciate the spacious and well-maintained campsites, stunning views, and the friendly, knowledgeable park staff. While some guests noted issues like cold water showers and occasional bugs, the overall atmosphere and natural beauty of the area make it a favored destination for repeat visitors.

Review Summary

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524 reviews
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Leo B

Verified

June 3, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: C41, Loop: Bayside Loop C

5

Amazing stay at the Assateague Idland National Seashore! We stayed for 2 weeks. Our site was clean and had excellent positioning for our solar. The staff was very friendly , polite and helpful! The out houses and shower were clean and well maintained.
Would love to seen some type of solar heat for the showers.
The grounds were very well maintained. I highly recommend you give them a try when in the area!!

Tanya M

Verified

June 2, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: 084, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104

5

Our favorite place to camp. So beautiful, clean and well-run. We have been coming on Memorial Day weekend for 25 years. We don't do much when we come aside from enjoying the beach and cooking food at the campfire. I highly recommend bringing a screened tent for use over your picnic table for sunshade, protection from mosquitos and deter horses when you are eating. I love the bins under the tables and all the warnings this year about putting food away when you go to bed at night or even when you leave the site to do an activity which we learned to do years ago but many people don't realize is important.

Melissa S

Verified

June 2, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: 092, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 83-104

5

Love everything about this campsite.

Paul F

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May 30, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: C46, Loop: Bayside Loop C

5

We had a very good horse sighting week. A lot of activity. Also witnessed a person trying to keep a horse from investigating the bags still in the truck. If horse grabs a bag from your truck bed it belongs to them now, DON’T try to pull it away from them like was
a dog chew toy. Yes we witnessed that occurring.

Cecelia H

Verified

May 30, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: A14, Loop: Bayside Loop A

5

The Island is very pretty and seeing the ponies in their element is always wonderful. Staying onsite gives you a different perspective then staying off island and only visiting for a few hours. We had a site on bayside and it was nice size and level. The ponies came through our site a couple times a day. Depending on the weather it is nice to be able to kayak in the bay too.

Mary S

Verified

May 30, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: A21, Loop: Bayside Loop A

5

Staff were very helpful and were careful about protecting the horses as well as the people. Very clean. Lots of flies, but that’s not under their control.

Mark K

Verified

May 30, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: B37, Loop: Bayside Loop B

4

Unique area and if it weren't for lousy weather and a head cold, would have thrown out that last star. Great camp setup in the loop area but the beach camping looked enticing. Nice beach area(We did not visit the guarded beach area.) and of course horses everywhere. Really glad we did this trip.

MINHAJ M

Verified

May 29, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: C38, Loop: Bayside Loop C

4

Really enjoyed our stay. Loved seeing the horses.

Rebecca D

Verified

May 29, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: 044, Loop: Oceanside Walk In 42-44, 51-82

5

WHOA!!! I have tried for 2 years to get a campsite and finally got it! It is amazing! And so much fun. We saw ponies everyday, all day ling. Went kayaking and hiking. The sites are huge and well situated. Very good accommodations and if course it's an island with wild ponies so what could possibly be bad about it? We got an annual pass and I plan on coming down as often as I can, even if I can't camp there all the time. I highly.recommend everyone camp at least once in their life on Assateague.

Mary B

Verified

May 28, 2025 β€’ Stayed at: 010, Loop: Oceanside Loop 1

5

As usual everything is wonderful for people who use mobility aids.

Location Assateague Island National Seashore Campground

Address:
7206 National Seashore Ln
Berlin, MD, 21811
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 38.0833 / -75.2

Elevation: 0 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

Entrance Fee: An Interagency (America the Beautiful) Pass, Assateague Annual Pass, or $25 entrance fee is required to enter the park in addition to camping fees. If you do not already own a pass you may pay the fee upon arrival.

General

Check-in: Campers must check in at the Ranger Station upon arrival. Campers who arrive after the Ranger Station closes must check in with the rangers before 10 am the next morning. Reservation holders who have not checked in by noon of the day following their reservation date are considered "no shows" and the site may be re-sold.

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Wild Horses: Wild (or feral) horses roam free on the island. All food must be stored inside a latchable hard-sided cooler or inside your vehicle. Stay at least a school bus length (40 feet) away from the wild horses. Do not touch, feed or otherwise entice the horses. Learn more on the park's Assateague's Wild Horses web page .

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Check-out: Campsites must be vacated by 11 am on the day of checkout. Campers who desire to depart early MUST check out at the Ranger Station and be off the site completely by 11:00 am or NO REFUND will be given. If it is an after hours emergency, please contact the campground host.

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Late Cancellations: Customers who cancel a reservation the day before or the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's use fee. Cancellations for a 1-night stay will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to the additional service fee.

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Equestrian Campsites A & B: Horse Camp campers must bring their own horses. If you do not have a horse do not book a horse campsite.

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Mosquitoes: Extreme mosquito/biting insect conditions are normal to the area; bring insect repellent with DEET.

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Vehicle Limits on Drive-in Campsites: No more than two motor vehicles, or one vehicle with trailer, are allowed per drive-in campsite.

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Vehicle Limits on Walk-in Campsites: No more than one motor vehicle allowed per walk-in campsite.

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Vehicle Limits for Group Campsites: No more than 10 motor vehicles permitted per Group site.

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Generators Prohibited: Generators are completely PROHIBITED in Bayside Loop B as well as in walk-in and group sites.

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Tent Stake Recommendation: The park recommends using long tent stakes to anchor tents in the sand and against the wind.

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Sleeping in a vehicle is prohibited in Walk-in and Group sites. Walk-in and Group campsites are tent only sites. Campers must sleep in the designated campsite. 

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Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more. There is no firewood for sale on the island in the off season (generally mid-October - Memorial Day).

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