Oregon Inlet Campground

I've camped at Cape Hatteras National Seashore since the late 60s. Until recently, it's been an all-positive experience; however, in recent years, the Oregon Inlet Campground in particular has been overtaken by the dogs. I, too, am a pet owner, but the situation is out of control. While most dog owners pick up after Buster or Patch, it's the crap smear left behind that leaves gut worms and other pathogens for the little barefooted human children to run through and wedge between their toes. Then the joyful kids jump into a tent or an RV and spread more dog excrement into sleeping quarters. A few weeks ago, my wife and I tented at Oregon Inlet, and while we were there, a constant parade of canines yanked their owners to poop spots on OCCUPIED camping sites, between vehicles and RVs, while those other families were fixing breakfast. Dog owners scraped and clawed at soupy droppings, as campers not more than 12 ft away sipped coffee and munched on waffles. Clearly, the Park Service needs to rethink policies that allow for a major bio-hazard to proliferate where we eat and sleep. This is a disgusting situation that carries risk. Furthermore, the Park Service is so intent on preserving the coastal natural surroundings, yet campers wake up to barking dogs these days, rather than the chirps of shorebirds. It used to be that terns and gulls were inhabitants within the campground, but now it's dogs yipping and growling at one another. With its unfettered dog-allowance policies, the Park Service has effectively exiled wildlife from the campground to placate folks who simply cannot go anywhere without their "fur babies." Oregon Inlet campground has become a travel kennel. And good luck to those who are tenting at the campground; you will be hard pressed to find a patch of grass that doesn't have brown kill spots from dog urine. The answer is not to ban dogs, but to designate 1 of the 3 camping sections as dog-friendly, while banning them from other sections.

Great location with access to beach and point. Clean facilities.

Clean campground and rest facilities. I had the opportunity to see deer in the dunes and listened to coyotes howling in the night. Great spot for star gazing, the Milky Way was visible with a 3/4 moon in the sky.

Clean and well maintained campground and facilities. Beautiful, secluded campground with easy access to beach, marina and town of Nags Head.

Great place to stay. Would be nice if more attention to rest rooms occurred.

Love this campsite just wish it would be easier to get electric and water hookup but other than that I'm down here for the fishing and I always have such a great time

We were a little concerned at first we could never find anyone staffing the ranger's office to check in after stopping by several times and always finding it locked, with nobody there. But after talking to a few people, it seemed that was 'normal' in the off season. Our site was marked with our name and check out date when we arrived, so we concluded all was 'fine'.

We had a great time while there. Went out on a half day fishing trip on the Miss Oregon Inlet II, climbed the Bodie Island Lighthouse, and took a day trip to Ocracoke. And we walked the beaches at the campground, as we had a week of beautiful fall weather. (It was a pretty long walk to the beach, but the dunes were quite interesting, and it was good to get some extra exercise each day with a walk to the beach.)

I also liked the warm showers in the small buildings behind the bathrooms. Water was nice and warm, and the fact you had to pull the handle to get the water minimized the amount of wasted hot water. It would be nice if they were lit up at night.

Overall this was a great relaxing place to camp for the week, and we're looking forward to camping there again.

I really like this campground and location. Great access to the ocean.

Love this campground. We come for two weeks in the spring and fall. Park rangers are the best! Large spacious sites! Clean bath houses!

My favorite campground.