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 Oregon Inlet Campground
Number of accommodations: 229
Campground Amenities
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Beach Access -
Pet Friendly -
Potable Water -
Showers -
Dump Station
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Sites & Availability
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Reviews (557)
What Guests Are Saying
Oregon Inlet Campground offers a great location for beach lovers, with easy access to the ocean and beautiful views. Many campers appreciate the clean facilities, friendly staff, and spacious sites, especially for activities like fishing and relaxing by the shore. However, some visitors noted issues with crowded sites, limited restroom availability, and occasional disturbances, which could affect the overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Oregon Inlet Campground offers a great location for beach lovers, with easy access to the ocean and beautiful views. Many campers appreciate the clean facilities, friendly staff, and spacious sites, especially for activities like fishing and relaxing by the shore. However, some visitors noted issues with crowded sites, limited restroom availability, and occasional disturbances, which could affect the overall experience.
Review Summary
Bo C
VerifiedJuly 28, 2025 • Stayed at: C030, Loop: C - RV or Tent
Great place to stay. I like that you can walk or drive to the beach. Bugs can be a little aggressive if the wind dies down. Overall we will be back again for sure.
Stephen S
VerifiedJuly 28, 2025 • Stayed at: B001, Loop: B - RV or Tent
Bathrooms were clean and overall it was nice. They really need to keep the grass areas mowed better.
There was no camp host, and no one showed up when we were told they would.
The thorny spikes burr seeds were awful and got on everything including our dogs’ paws, it was terrible . Not sure what if anything they could do about that.
Elliott W
VerifiedJuly 27, 2025 • Stayed at: B004, Loop: B - RV or Tent
I love the Oregon Inlet Campground. It really gives you the full effect of camping the Outer Banks. Lots to see and do between the fishing marina across the road to the Bodi Lighthouse down the street. Far enough away to feel like you’re really out there but yet close enough to great beaches, towns, site seeing, fishing, kayaking and so much more. I’ll be back.
Mitchell B
VerifiedJuly 27, 2025 • Stayed at: C015, Loop: C - RV or Tent
What a wonderful place to visit! People complain about the showers, but they were just part of a great overall experience!!
John J
VerifiedJuly 27, 2025 • Stayed at: C006, Loop: C - RV or Tent
Oregon Inlet is one of my favorite campgrounds. What’s not to like, the grounds are well maintained, the beach is across the dunes and there is a ramp next door if you choose to drive in the beach…
Kelly L
VerifiedJuly 26, 2025 • Stayed at: A032, Loop: A - Tent Only
Proximity to Roanoke Island and Nags Head is excellent. There's a nice trail to the beach. There is pedestrian access from the campground to the fishing center across the road. Also, Pea Island Nature Reserve is just over the bridge. I recommend wearing shoes at all times, as the sand spurs are vicious and numerous.
Lena D
VerifiedJuly 26, 2025 • Stayed at: A007, Loop: A - Tent Only
It was really nice. Like most places in outer banks you should bring sandals because sand spurs and eastern prickly pears are everywhere. If you are prepared this place can be really nice and the facility is well kept. Neighbors were all peaceful and quiet but I’m sure that can change from week to week
Colleen B
VerifiedJuly 25, 2025 • Stayed at: A010, Loop: A - Tent Only
What a gorgeous night - I came in pretty late at night and it was very easy to find the location of my campground with the helpful pictures on the booking website. The lack of light pollution made for amazing stargazing - it was the very beginning of the Perseids and I casually saw 2 shooting stars and could see the Milky Way. I would recommend to anyone who wants to see a more secluded side of the Outer Banks - I woke up early in the morning and went to Pea Island. There were so few other people there that it felt like a private beach - a private moment between the ocean and myself.
Brian C
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: C005, Loop: C - RV or Tent
Good as usual, except the shower. The non-handicap shower in C loop was ridiculously warm and had been like that during the last two summers. Not exactly what you want after a long day on the beach and the summer heat. In years past, it wasn't like that until October. Turn the hot water heater off in C loop until October!
Alec R
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: B015, Loop: B - RV or Tent
Campground was quiet, clean, with well kept showers and bathrooms. Better signage needed for the water supply and dump station -- took some effort to find across the road.
Location Oregon Inlet Campground
Address:
12001 Nc Hwy 12
Nags Head, NC, 27959
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, and the campground will be on your left just before you reach Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet.
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, and the campground will be on your left just before you reach Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet.
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, and the campground will be on your left just before you reach Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.8003 / -75.545
Elevation: 2 feet
Policies & Rules
| Category | About |
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| General |
All campsites are exposed and subject to weather extremes. There are no shaded sites in the campground. |
| General |
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. |
| General |
Quiet hours are 10:00 pm - 6:00 am - Generators must be turned off during quiet hours. |
| General |
Wood fires are not permitted in the campground. Only charcoal cooking fires are permitted in a grill, stove, or other self-contained unit. |
| General |
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. |
| General |
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. |
| General |
Biting insects are prevalent in the summer months, therefore netting and repellent are recommended. |
| General |
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. |
| General |
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/. |
| General |
Must be 18 yrs of age to reserve a campsite. |
| General |
For specific questions please call (252) 475-9054, hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm est. |
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.
