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 Ocracoke Campground
Number of accommodations: 131
Campground Amenities
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Beach Access -
Potable Water -
Showers
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 (591)
What Guests Are Saying
Ocracoke Campground offers a beautiful location just over the dunes from the ocean, with friendly staff and well-maintained facilities, including clean bathrooms. While the lack of hot showers and occasional weeds can be drawbacks, visitors appreciate the private sites and easy beach access. Overall, it's a peaceful, clean campground ideal for families and nature lovers, with many guests expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Ocracoke Campground offers a beautiful location just over the dunes from the ocean, with friendly staff and well-maintained facilities, including clean bathrooms. While the lack of hot showers and occasional weeds can be drawbacks, visitors appreciate the private sites and easy beach access. Overall, it's a peaceful, clean campground ideal for families and nature lovers, with many guests expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Michael C
VerifiedJuly 25, 2025 • Stayed at: B011, Loop: B
The location is fantastic! The campsite is well-maintained and the amenities are perfect given the proximity to the beach. I'll be reservations for next year. The village of Ocracoke is also quite special!
tracy m
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: D009, Loop: D
Our camping visit was wonderful as usual. Our camp host Keith was especially helpful and pleasant. The facilities were kept super clean and we great really appreciate all the maintenance staff.
ALSO, WE LOVE THAT LOOP D IS GENERATOR FREEEEEEEEEEE!
We get to camp with nature and enjoy ITS beautiful sounds !
Thank you!
Billy D
VerifiedJuly 19, 2025 • Stayed at: C016, Loop: C
Always a 5 star rating for the Ocracoke state campground. Would be awesome if they ran power in the a,b & c section like there has been rumors for several years now. Been going there for 38 years now. Love it.
July 18, 2025 • Stayed at: B003, Loop: B
The beaches are wonderful. The maintenance staff are on top of the many responsibilities that are at this campground. I really enjoyed the time spent here.
Timothy D
VerifiedJuly 18, 2025 • Stayed at: B003, Loop: B
Clean bathrooms.
Stella W
VerifiedJuly 17, 2025 • Stayed at: B038, Loop: B
Great open spacious spot, very breezy. Close to bathroom but without any unpleasant smell or noise. AT&T would have signal but unfortunately, mint doesn't.
Jacob W
VerifiedJuly 14, 2025 • Stayed at: B005, Loop: B
Excellent beach camping
William W
VerifiedJuly 14, 2025 • Stayed at: B009, Loop: B
Many excellent sites. Good cool showers and bathroom was very clean
Scott W
VerifiedJuly 12, 2025 • Stayed at: B032, Loop: B
As our stay lengthened at the campground it became more and more crowded. Granted this was the week of the 4th of july so we knew it would be busy but it literally became chaotic when multiple campsites had multiple tents scattered everywhere. They weren't restricted to their site but were In the woods, the grassy common areas, everywhere. I thought there was a restriction on how many campers per lot but if there is it certainly wasn't enforced. The bathrooms were really bad and couldn't handle the amount of people. They were cooking with wood on the grills and disposing of their paper plates and such in the trash cans in the bathrooms. It was a mess. Plus, the way they were camped you were cutoff from being able to walk to the closest bathroom but had to go a long way around. Then when you got there you had to hope there was toilet paper. I feel like the park service didn't handle this situation well at all and to be honest we didn't feel safe and cut our stay short by one night because of the out of control atmosphere. We've stayed there in the past and certainly plan to on the future because we enjoy coming to Ocracoke but there needs to be better planning our at least enforcement of the rules for someone to feel safe.
William G
VerifiedJuly 12, 2025 • Stayed at: D002, Loop: D
Always well kept
Location Ocracoke Campground
Address:
4352 Irvin Garrish Hwy
Ocracoke, NC, 27960
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 35.1228 / -75.9261
Elevation: 1 feet
Policies & Rules
| Category | About |
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| General |
Ocracoke is accessible only by ferry or aircraft. Ferry reservations may be required during peak season. |
| 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 are allowed throughout the campground and 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. If you have a large RV over 25 feet, you may have to park your second vehicle in the auxiliary parking area just outside the campground or purchase an additional campsite. Vehicles may not be parked on grass. |
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At each campsite, there is a limit of six people, two cars (or one car and one trailer), and two tents. |
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Check in is 3:00 pm. Check out is 12:00 pm. |
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After heavy rain there may be areas of standing water due to the low terrain. |
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Biting insects are prevalent in summer months. Netting and repellent are recommended. |
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Campsites are exposed and subject to weather extremes. There are no shaded sites. |
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Must be 18 yrs of age to reserve a site. |
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For specific questions please call (252) 475-9054, hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm ET. |
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.
