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.
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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
Daniel S
VerifiedJune 10, 2025 • Stayed at: D008, Loop: D
We camped here & had a very good time, Grounds were well taken care of & bathrooms were clean
Barbara R
VerifiedJune 7, 2025 • Stayed at: D003, Loop: D
We had a rough experience. We were tent camping and a storm blew in collapsing the tent in the middle of the night. Ok totally our fault. But dang could you please put in hot showers. What a miserable experience to not be able to rinse off from a day at the beach except in water I can only assume was piped from the arctic.
Mary M
VerifiedJune 5, 2025 • Stayed at: D005, Loop: D
As beach camping goes, this place is the best. The campsites are not too windy or buggy, although both are just a part of beach camping. Multi-day storms can flood some sites, so be aware when you reserve and check weather - again, just a given with beach camping. Some sites are drier, windier, and less buggy than others, so take time to look at the site before reserving. Generally, the more sheltered, the more buggy. The Park Service does a good job of making sure that campers keep noise down after hours, which is greatly appreciated when you are in a tent or a pop-up trailer. They also take good care of the bathrooms and showers. We look forward to our next trip.
Holly S
VerifiedJune 3, 2025 • Stayed at: A030, Loop: A
We camped in the A circle and the men’s bathroom has had a problem toilet for years. Otherwise, I would have said “excellent.”
Kevin B
VerifiedJune 2, 2025 • Stayed at: C004, Loop: C
Love this place been coming for years!!
Bruce R
VerifiedJune 1, 2025 • Stayed at: B010, Loop: B
We have been coming to Ocracoke for over 30 years, camping for 5. We love it here. The camping experience is another matter. There are two main problems, loud open frame job site style generators and barking dogs.
We had three of these incredibly load generators near us. Fortunately one was there for only a day. The other two, which were next to each other, stayed for the rest of our visit. Several campers were forced to move due to the incredibly loud noise which went on from 8 am until 9 pm every day. Many state parks do not allow these types of gen sets.
And of course there is the ubiqitous barking dog problem. The Hosts and Rangers should be more proactive on this issue.
Karen M
VerifiedMay 30, 2025 • Stayed at: C022, Loop: C
Overall, it was what we expected, including the cold showers and insects but it's beach camping so that's OK. I do suggest better signage for the official beach access. The sites on the perimeters offer much more privacy than the inner sites. Our days here were some of our favorite of a three week road trip.
Lewis C
VerifiedMay 30, 2025 • Stayed at: C002, Loop: C
Love Ocracoke…great campground.
William W
VerifiedMay 29, 2025 • Stayed at: A024, Loop: A
Excellent.
Christina W
VerifiedMay 28, 2025 • Stayed at: B040, Loop: B
Great place to camp except for the cold showers.
Location Ocracoke Campground
Address:
4352 Irvin Garrish Hwy
Ocracoke, NC, 27960
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 35.1228 / -75.9261
Elevation: 1 feet
Policies & Rules
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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. |
| General |
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. |
| General |
Biting insects are prevalent in summer months. Netting and repellent are recommended. |
| General |
Campsites are exposed and subject to weather extremes. There are no shaded sites. |
| General |
Must be 18 yrs of age to reserve a site. |
| General |
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.
