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
Elizabeth K
VerifiedMay 14, 2025 • Stayed at: B038, Loop: B
We always come to Ocracoke for the peaceful ambiance and seafood. We have had enjoyed our stay’s whether in spring or fall. Thank you to the camp hosts for keeping it looking great!
Vance P
VerifiedMay 13, 2025 • Stayed at: D005, Loop: D
We had an amazing time at the Ocracoke campground. Our campsite was behind the sand dunes with easy access to the beach. The park staff was Very nice and accommodating. The bathrooms were clean. Our favorite part of the beach was like having a private beach with very few people on the beach. Bonus the beach is Dog friendly. The downtown area restaurants and shops are only a few mile from the campsite. We will definitely visit this island again.
Francis P
VerifiedMay 10, 2025 • Stayed at: B008, Loop: B
We were there end April. We really enjoyed our three days at Ocracoke. The campground was great, even though it didn’t provide for hookups. It’s beautiful, remote and the sites are well spaced. Great access to beach over the dunes. Not crowded at all. Town is within biking distance on a separate bike path.
Stephanie K
VerifiedMay 10, 2025 • Stayed at: B007, Loop: B
This is the cleanest campground I've been to. The staff and the rangers are always the nicest. I forgot his name but he speaks with a stutter but anyway, I always look forward to seeing him there. He's such a hard worker and very kind and accommodating to everyone.
Eric E
VerifiedMay 9, 2025 • Stayed at: D005, Loop: D
Very clean campsites as well as the bathrooms. Highly recommend this location.
Suzanne C
VerifiedMay 9, 2025 • Stayed at: C015, Loop: C
Great access to beach over the dunes. Not crowded at all. Bathrooms kept very clean despite all the sand. Can get noisy on weekends. Town is within biking distance on a separate bike path.
Phillip R
VerifiedMay 9, 2025 • Stayed at: C001, Loop: C
We really enjoyed our three days at Ocracoke. The campground was great, even though it didn’t provide for hookups. And being right next to the beach was wonderful!
Emily H
VerifiedMay 7, 2025 • Stayed at: A034, Loop: A
It was a nice quiet campground.
The shower facilities are 100% cold water- unlike the Oregon inlet campground where their showers are warm.
Everything else was great.
Kelly E
VerifiedMay 5, 2025 • Stayed at: D033, Loop: D
Love the NPS
Rodney C
VerifiedMay 2, 2025 • Stayed at: B039, Loop: B
My opinion about the campground itself is a 4 star but my experience I downgraded to a 3 star primarily because I chose the wrong site. I'm a tent camper and was surrounded by RVs and their generators (which I do not like). If you're a tent camper I'd suggest getting one nearest to the beach side. Although the sites are fairly close to each other, the campground itself was very good - good toilets and showers (but cold water!) and secure. The beach is a short walk across some dunes and the location of this place is a 10 min drive to the charming port town of Ocracoke.
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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Ocracoke is accessible only by ferry or aircraft. Ferry reservations may be required during peak season. |
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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. |
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Quiet hours are 10:00 pm - 6:00 am - Generators are allowed throughout the campground and must be turned off during quiet hours. |
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Wood fires are not permitted in the campground. Only charcoal cooking fires are permitted in a grill, stove, or other self-contained unit. |
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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. |
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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.
