About Ocracoke Campground
Number of accommodations: 131
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Showers
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
Water Access
- Beach Access
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Reviews (615)
What Guests Are Saying
Ocracoke Campground offers a fantastic camping experience with pristine beach access, well-maintained facilities, and clean bathrooms. Campers appreciate the welcoming hosts, spacious and private sites, and the quiet atmosphere, making it an ideal spot for relaxation and family trips. While some drawbacks include cold showers and occasional mosquitoes, the overall positive environment and beautiful location make many visitors eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Ocracoke Campground offers a fantastic camping experience with pristine beach access, well-maintained facilities, and clean bathrooms. Campers appreciate the welcoming hosts, spacious and private sites, and the quiet atmosphere, making it an ideal spot for relaxation and family trips. While some drawbacks include cold showers and occasional mosquitoes, the overall positive environment and beautiful location make many visitors eager to return.
Review Summary
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.
Jaap v
VerifiedMay 2, 2025 • Stayed at: D005, Loop: D
Great island, perfect campground
Jacqueline H
VerifiedApril 30, 2025 • Stayed at: D011, Loop: D
Great visit to Ocracoke campground. Great access to beach. Clean, quiet and beautiful. The volunteers were terrific.
Tracy O
VerifiedApril 28, 2025 • Stayed at: D004, Loop: D
Wonderful Beach!!!!
Dagmar N
VerifiedApril 28, 2025 • Stayed at: D007, Loop: D
I usually come here in early March when it's less busy and cooler but while it was definitely more crowded, it was still a great experience. Bonus: the showers were turned on! These are VERY basic seasonal (April-October) cold showers in an outdoor stall, not within the bathhouse, but I gave it a try and it was less traumatizing than expected. I was in campsite D007 - that side of the loop is my favorite. You can hear the ocean at night and it seems less buggy. Someone hoisted a pirate flag in the dune behind us, which I loved. People were nice and everyone was mindful of the quiet hours. I've been coming here for a few years now and it's a very chill campground, family oriented. My only complaint is that for some reason this time, there seemed to be a lot of dogs off leash. My dog can be fearful of some dogs so it was a bit stressful to constantly monitor the campground and the beach for loose dogs but thankfully there were not incidents. I just wish this was enforced a little better.
As far as activities: the beach, first and foremost. Great shelling and not crowded, and you can walk forever. For me, that is the biggest draw. Ocracoke Village is 4 miles away and is very quaint, friendly people, local shops and restaurants and no chain stores at all, it's fun to check out. It can get busy with the small streets, lack of parking and golf carts so I usually just stay put at the campground. Hatteras Island is a 1-hour ferry ride away, if you feel like taking a trip within your trip.
Christopher H
VerifiedApril 25, 2025 • Stayed at: A003, Loop: A
Great campground! Nicely spaced sites, easy access to beach and town, laid back environment. Only thing we missed was being to have fires.
Hector I
VerifiedApril 23, 2025 • Stayed at: D024, Loop: D
Beautiful location, close to the ocean. Well managed, clean and quiet.
Location Ocracoke Campground
Address:
4352 Irvin Garrish Hwy
Ocracoke, NC, 27960
United States
Ocracoke Campground is accessible via Irvin Garrish Highway (NC 12), which connects to Hatteras Island and the mainland.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.1228 / -75.9261
Elevation: 1 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
3PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- Ocracoke is accessible only by ferry or aircraft. Ferry reservations may be required during peak season.
- 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.
- Generators are allowed throughout the campground and must be turned off during quiet hours.
- Wood fires are not permitted in the campground. Only charcoal cooking fires are permitted in a grill, stove, or other self-contained unit.
- 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.
- 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.
- At each campsite, there is a limit of six people, two cars (or one car and one trailer), and two tents.
- After heavy rain there may be areas of standing water due to the low terrain.
- Biting insects are prevalent in summer months. Netting and repellent are recommended.
- Campsites are exposed and subject to weather extremes. There are no shaded sites.
- Must be 18 yrs of age to reserve a site.
- For specific questions please call (252) 475-9054, hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm ET.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
