Assateague Island National Seashore Campground

The bathrooms on Bayside are like gulag cell blocks. I don’t have any trouble with cold water showers, but the shower head was ridiculously small with poor flow and you had to push a button EVERY SEVEN SECONDS to keep the water flowing. It was ponderous, to stay the least.

On the Oceanside, the showers had large shower heads will a big pull handle to keep the water flowing and while you could maintain privacy, the shower “room” was open to the outdoors.

I also have no trouble with pit toilets, but even the toilet structures were somehow more friendly on Oceanside.

I feel like whoever the architect was for the facilities on Bayside had only designed high security prisons previously.

On a more positive note, the staff couldn’t have been better. They were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I’ve camped all over the country and the staff at Assateague is superior to staff at most other National Parks.

With all my complaints about the lousy bathrooms on Bayside, except for trash and waste that sometimes accumulated in between cleanings from inconsiderate campers not cleaning up after themselves, the bathrooms were very clean and cleaned regularly.

love camping here! only drawback is the flies. definitely bring a screen tent if you want to hang outside! Lovely trails, beach, sunsets, and the ponies!!!!! we usually will camp oceanside for a few days and then bayside for a few. They have different vibes!

We enjoy the island, but this time we had other campers bringing their dog up next to us to do his business. A lot of campers with dogs aren’t picking up after them.

Assateague is a great place. Love camping. Sites are very private. Glad you are emailing reservation reminders.

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The site and park were very clean and rangers are friendly. I love coming this time of year!

We stay at the walk-in sites every year. It's my favorite place on Earth!

We came with 5 people (2 adults, 3 kids ages 9-13) and 2 small dogs. Had an absolutely fantastic time!
No cell service at the campsite for either of us (T-Mobile and Verizon). Brought a hot spot that didn't work either.
This particular site is right in front of an opening in the fence to walk down to the shore. Our kids really appreciated that easy access. It is one of the sites furthest from the bathrooms, but we didn't find the walk terrible. We loved that you could just carry your fishing gear down to the shore and toss a line in. We also went crabbing every morning to catch our dinner and collected a ton of mussels on the bayside.

We did not bring bikes, but wish we did. This area is fantastically set up for biking around to different places, including the little shop on the island. We also plan to bring our canoe next time for some adventure into the bay. The staff are very friendly, helpful, and welcoming. We plan to make this our annual family vacation spot.

The campground is lovely with easy access to the beach. However, the only way to get to this site is by walking through at least one other campsite, which felt odd, and a little invasive, particularly in the evening.

What an amazing place! The wildlife was the best part! The beach was beautiful! I would definitely recommend this campground and park!