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About Cape Point Campground
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2026 Season availability
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Pet friendly
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- Showers
Water Access
- Beach Access
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (427)
What Guests Are Saying
Cape Point Campground is a beautiful and well-maintained site, known for its clean facilities and friendly staff. Campers appreciate the stunning night skies, proximity to the beach, and various wildlife, including deer and unique birds. While some noted the cold showers and lack of shade as drawbacks, many expressed a strong desire to return for the peaceful and enjoyable camping experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Cape Point Campground is a beautiful and well-maintained site, known for its clean facilities and friendly staff. Campers appreciate the stunning night skies, proximity to the beach, and various wildlife, including deer and unique birds. While some noted the cold showers and lack of shade as drawbacks, many expressed a strong desire to return for the peaceful and enjoyable camping experience.
Review Summary
Nathaniel B
VerifiedAugust 3, 2020 • Stayed at: H005, Loop: H
Great location, within biking (and walking) distance from the town and beach. Not too buggy on the particular day we went!
Bernd F
January 25, 2020
Peaceful place in the middle of nature. We enjoyed our stay very much. Beginning of december, we where almost by outselves, together with the deers roaming the camp.
David L
January 24, 2020
The cabins are very nice and clean. All the utensils you would need included. Trails are fun and easy to walk. My favorite part was just walking on the beach. One morning we saw dolphins. Can’t wait to go back during the summer so we can go to some of the seafood markets near by.
Bob L
January 24, 2020
Very nice campground lots of space between sites
Zachary E
January 24, 2020
Visited in November and the place was a mess. Only one bathroom was open and all showers were turned off or broken. No staff on-site that we saw...makes me wonder what we spent our camping fee on. Wouldn't recommend visiting this campsite and we won't be returning.
Scott M
January 18, 2020
The Park Police need not be on the dunes watching people drink and then stop them giving them DUIs, when no one is cutting up or acting stupid
Emma B
January 18, 2020
This was a great little off season get away !!! It would be such a score in the summer it’s cheap and a short walk away from the beach. Loved the dunes, the doggos loved it. It was I hit alll around
Alex H
January 17, 2020
Campground was amazing. I think we just went at the wrong time of year for bugs. LOL. It was a bug apocalypse after sunset. Opened the RV door for 10 seconds to bring something inside and had no less than 500 bugs of some kind fly in. Could hardly go outside without inhaling them by the dozen. Never seen anything like it. Beach was great though and close to the campground! Amazing shells on the beach.
Lucy S
January 17, 2020
Even though the campground has no hook-ups, the sites are very large. The campground has many sites to choose from. We were there in early October and there was hardly anyone there. It was quite a distance to the beach - about 1/2 mi. We really enjoyed ourselves there and would not hesitate to go back there.
Megan G
January 17, 2020
Great campground! Family-friendly, convenient bathrooms and shower houses (shower houses are rope-pull mechanisms, in case you're wondering), extremely well maintained, easy check-in system, super close to the beach... AND Orange Blossom for my morning apple uglies is a short, short drive away! Love it!
Location & Directions for Cape Point Campground
46700 Lighthouse Road, Buxton, NC 27920 United States
Elevation: -6 ft
Getting There
North (From Richmond, VA) <br /> <br />
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 costi...
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.
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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