Warning
GeneralStatewide Burn Ban--Effective Saturday, March 28 until further notice. Due to increased wildfire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning. Beach fires are considered open burning. If you are camping, portable gas stoves or grills are alternate methods for cooking food.
About Cape Point Campground
Number of accommodations: 200
Campground Amenities
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Beach Access
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Pet Friendly
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Showers
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (353)
What Guests Are Saying
Cape Point Campground is a well-maintained and peaceful destination, offering clean facilities and quick beach access, making it ideal for fishing and outdoor activities. Many visitors appreciate the quiet atmosphere, spacious sites, and the presence of wildlife, such as deer and rabbits. While the lack of hot water in showers and occasional flooding during wet weather were noted as drawbacks, the overall experience is highly recommended, with many guests planning to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Cape Point Campground is a well-maintained and peaceful destination, offering clean facilities and quick beach access, making it ideal for fishing and outdoor activities. Many visitors appreciate the quiet atmosphere, spacious sites, and the presence of wildlife, such as deer and rabbits. While the lack of hot water in showers and occasional flooding during wet weather were noted as drawbacks, the overall experience is highly recommended, with many guests planning to return.
Review Summary
Sherri S
VerifiedAugust 21, 2021 • Stayed at: C009, Loop: C
Great place to stay on Hatteras Island
Jane K
VerifiedAugust 18, 2021 • Stayed at: C010, Loop: C
Great stars...many mosquitoes.
Paul S
VerifiedAugust 17, 2021 • Stayed at: E001, Loop: E
I’ve hammock camped at Cape Point Campground for several years! Love it each time for the quiet seclusion!
gary s
VerifiedAugust 12, 2021 • Stayed at: J018, Loop: J
The traffic heading to South Beach invades the camp ground. These 'day users' take advantage of showers and baths and drive wrong way on one way and speed. It creates a very insecure and unsettling atmosphere since no one really knows who this people are.
Holly B
VerifiedAugust 3, 2021 • Stayed at: B008, Loop: B
I spent two week nights at Cape Point campground, which was virtually empty and therefore very quiet. It’s a flat, treeless campground, well maintained, not necessarily as close to the beach as other campgrounds in the Outer Banks, (but there are several ways to access the beach so it’s not a big deal). Be sure to take bug spray—whatever bites out there leaves itchy welts and, to my dismay, Benadryl didn’t quite do the trick. Also, because the campground is comparatively inland, the area was very, very warm, humid, and airless. I’d camp there again, but probably not in July!
Travis B
VerifiedAugust 2, 2021 • Stayed at: E002, Loop: E
Was really nice. You Can see the lighthouse from most sites. Had a good time
Mae H
VerifiedJuly 31, 2021 • Stayed at: F005, Loop: F
Very difficult to navigate the reservations.com website. Cape Point Campground is superb. Never disappoints.
Tom M
VerifiedJuly 25, 2021 • Stayed at: A013, Loop: A
Nice grassy campground! Close to the beach.
Larry W
VerifiedJuly 24, 2021 • Stayed at: H015, Loop: H
Because of the flooding problems the 200+ campsites rarely experience more than 20-25 campers at the peak time. It is, of course, on a first-come-first-serve basis for campsite selection and then registration and payment following. There are relatively few bugs. In four nights sitting under the stars, I got two mosquito bites. I believe the wind there and close location to the ocean keeps it this way. I get more mosquito bites cutting my lawn one afternoon than in four days and nights at Cape Point. Restrooms are always clean and well maintained also.
Ed H
VerifiedJuly 14, 2021 • Stayed at: A006, Loop: A
Not far from the ocean, so sleeping in a tent was an awesome experience as you were put to sleep by the sounds of it. excellent bathrooms, and the stars were incredible.
Location Cape Point Campground
Address:
46700 Lighthouse Road
Buxton, NC, 27920
United States
North (From Richmond, VA)
Follow I-95 South to Richmond, VA. Take I-64 East toward Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA. Take I-64 or I-664 to Chesapeake, VA. From I-64, take Exit 291B to Route 168, the Chesapeake Expressway (a toll-road costing $3.00 - $6.00 each way). Once in North Carolina, Route 168 turns into US-158 East. Follow US-158 East through Nags Head, NC to the junction of NC-12 South. Continue on NC-12 South until you reach the village of Buxton. Signs for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and Cape Point Campground will be on your left. Follow Lighthouse Road until you reach Cape Point Campground on your right.
West (From Rocky Mount, NC)
Follow US-64 East through Tarboro, Williamston, Plymouth, Columbia, and Manteo, crossing the Alligator River Bridge and the Virginia Dare Bridge. Keep going on US-64 East to Nags Head, NC, going over the Washington Baum Bridge, to the junction of NC-12 South. Turn right onto NC-12 South and you will be at the north entrance. Continue on NC-12 South until you reach the village of Buxton. Signs for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and Cape Point Campground will be on your left. Follow Lighthouse Road until you reach Cape Point Campground on your right.
South (From Florence, SC)
Take I-95 North to Wilson, NC. Take US-264 East through Greenville, NC and Washington, NC. From Washington, NC, take US-17 to Williamston and follow US-64 East to Nags Head, NC and the junction of NC-12 South. Continue on NC-12 South until you reach the village of Buxton. Signs for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and Cape Point Campground will be on your left. Follow Lighthouse Road until you reach Cape Point Campground on your right.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.2362 / -75.9225
Elevation: -6 feet
Policies & Rules
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The campground is in a low lying area that floods easily after a heavy rain. Reservations may be canceled with limited notice. |
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Camping is limited to a total of 14 days of camping between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Making reservations under another name or account to circumvent the 14 day restriction is prohibited. |
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Quiet hours are 10:00 pm - 6:00 am - Generators must be turned off during quiet hours. |
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Wood fires are not permitted in the campground. Only charcoal cooking fires are permitted in a grill, stove or other self-contained unit. |
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A fire may be ignited and maintained only by using fuel sources designed and commonly used for warmth or the preparation of food, such as charcoal briquettes or natural firewood. Lighting or maintaining a fire with other materials including, but not limited to, flammable liquids, garbage, fireworks, plastics, aerosol canisters, batteries, or other manufactured or synthetic materials, is prohibited. |
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There is a limit of 6 persons per site, a maximum of 2 cars, or 1 car and 1 trailer, and a maximum of two tents. |
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Pets are welcome but must be on a 6' leash at all times. Electronic collars are not considered a leash. Pet excriment must be picked up and disposed of in trash recepticles. |
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Biting insects are prevalent in the summer months, therefore netting and repellent are recommended. |
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All equipment must fit on the site pad; large RVs over 25 feet may have to park second vehicles in auxiliary parking away from the campground, or purchase an additional campsite. Vehicles cannot park on the grass. |
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All campsites are exposed and subject to weather extremes. There are no shaded sites in the campground. |
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The Access Pass and both the Senior Annual and Senior Lifetime Pass are the only passes that provide a discount on the fee for the campsite physically occupied by the pass owner, not to any additional campsite(s) occupied by members of the pass owner's party. The discount does not apply to utility hookups. The pass discount must be applied at the time of the reservation; it cannot be applied retroactively. For more information on Interagency Passes visit https://store.usgs.gov/. |
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Must be 18 yrs of age to reserve a campsite. |
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For specific questions please call (252) 475-9054, hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm edt. |
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralStatewide Burn Ban--Effective Saturday, March 28 until further notice. Due to increased wildfire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning. Beach fires are considered open burning. If you are camping, portable gas stoves or grills are alternate methods for cooking food.