About Cape Point Campground
Number of accommodations: 200
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Water and Hygiene
- Showers
Water Access
- Beach Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (362)
What Guests Are Saying
Cape Point Campground offers a peaceful and well-maintained environment, with clean facilities, easy beach access, and a friendly staff. Visitors appreciate the lush grassy sites, quiet atmosphere, and beautiful surroundings, making it ideal for activities like fishing and kitesurfing. While some mentioned the lack of hot water in showers and occasional flooding, the overall experience is highly regarded, with many planning to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Cape Point Campground offers a peaceful and well-maintained environment, with clean facilities, easy beach access, and a friendly staff. Visitors appreciate the lush grassy sites, quiet atmosphere, and beautiful surroundings, making it ideal for activities like fishing and kitesurfing. While some mentioned the lack of hot water in showers and occasional flooding, the overall experience is highly regarded, with many planning to return.
Review Summary
Robert F
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: D003, Loop: D
We've been coming to the Cape Point Campground since the early 1980s, and my wife from the 1960s. Major improvements from our last stay included new grills, paved roadways, reconditioned bathrooms, and reconditioned showers. The showers are still cold, but the floors have been tiled and despite the improvements only 2/3 of the showers actually work. The vegetation between campsites continues to grow and aid a bit a privacy.
Marilyn S
VerifiedJuly 11, 2021 • Stayed at: B002, Loop: B
Since we didn’t have electricity, we didn’t run the generator between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. so our sleep was not very good since it was too hot in our RV.
Lisa M
VerifiedJuly 10, 2021 • Stayed at: K024, Loop: K
Great accessibility to beach, shopping, and nature.
Joon Y
VerifiedJuly 9, 2021 • Stayed at: H007, Loop: H
Loved the self check in policy. The sites were clean and quiet. Some of the shower units were missing shelf or hook but, nothing you couldn’t manage.
Sergio C
VerifiedJuly 3, 2021 • Stayed at: C008, Loop: C
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Tom K
VerifiedJuly 2, 2021 • Stayed at: K026, Loop: K
Not very crowded and close to ORV beach access.
Jon H
VerifiedJune 30, 2021 • Stayed at: B008, Loop: B
Great place to get away!
Jon H
VerifiedJune 26, 2021 • Stayed at: I006, Loop: I
Clean bathrooms and showers.
Great place to get away!
Betsy B
VerifiedJune 22, 2021 • Stayed at: I023, Loop: I
Great campgrounds!
Sarah K
VerifiedJune 18, 2021 • Stayed at: G003, Loop: G
Best campground to stay at. It is close to the ocean and its quiet. The only thing to watch out for is when it rains your site may flood.
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
General
- The campground is in a low lying area that floods easily after a heavy rain. Reservations may be canceled with limited notice.
- 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.
- Generators must be turned off during quiet hours.
- Wood fires are not permitted in the campground. Only charcoal cooking fires are permitted in a grill, stove or other self-contained unit.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Biting insects are prevalent in the summer months, therefore netting and repellent are recommended.
- 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.
- All campsites are exposed and subject to weather extremes. There are no shaded sites in the campground.
- 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/.
- Must be 18 yrs of age to reserve a campsite.
- For specific questions please call (252) 475-9054, hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm edt.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026