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
Deborah S
VerifiedJuly 11, 2024 • Stayed at: D004, Loop: D
Not for the faint of heart, the camping experience at Ocracoke is beach camping at its best. Hot, sunshine, sand and surf abound and the cold shower at the end of the day is heavenly.
Tara M
VerifiedJuly 11, 2024 • Stayed at: B037, Loop: B
We try to come through a couple times a year. Great campground.
Amelia B
VerifiedJuly 10, 2024 • Stayed at: D023, Loop: D
If the wind dies the bugs are bad! The camping was great otherwise. Bring a solar shower if you like a warm shower. The cold showers are really cold. Bring a picnic table cover, and the tables are about 9’ long.
Mary R
VerifiedJuly 10, 2024 • Stayed at: A016, Loop: A
Ocracoke is our favorite campground. Beautiful beach!
Evelio U
VerifiedJuly 10, 2024 • Stayed at: D036, Loop: D
Nice place. Just needs to upgrade the shower
Yvonne E
VerifiedJuly 9, 2024 • Stayed at: D022, Loop: D
We love this campground! You need to be prepared for the weather and bugs, but if you take those precautions, you can have a very peaceful way to enjoy the sea right over the dune in the darkest place on the East Coast. We often see meteors and more stars than most places. My favorite extra is to hear the whippoorwills calling at night with the waves a constant background.
Julia H
VerifiedJune 20, 2024 • Stayed at: D007, Loop: D
Great campground, however, the path going to the beach forked and without signage led people to walk through the middle of our campsite to access the beach. Even though we had a tent, bikes, and multiple vehicles in our site, there was no signage telling people to use the other side of the fork in the path.
Susan B
VerifiedJune 6, 2024 • Stayed at: B006, Loop: B
Enjoyed this campground - well maintained - clean bathrooms - did not use the shower but they looked clean but not a lot of water pressure - more of a spray. Definitely a feeling of more isolation on Ocracoke which we enjoyed. Fairly easy walk over dunes to the ocean. Disappointed that Ramp 68 beside the campground is closed and would have liked more sound access. Beautiful night sky. Only one seafood vendor on the island. Wish we had taken our bicycles. Nice folks all around us. We did have one fishing rod go missing - we don't think we left it on the beach. :(
Mike C
VerifiedJune 4, 2024 • Stayed at: C001, Loop: C
We love Ocracoke Campground and have stayed several times before. The biggest detraction here is no hot water in the showers. You have to be careful choosing a site to ensure its large enough to accommodate your rig. The camp hosts this trip were not what we are used to at National Parks. One couple seemed like "stoners" from the 70's and were not very outgoing or friendly.
Mark D
VerifiedJune 4, 2024 • Stayed at: D019, Loop: D
For pocket change, you can pitch your tent next to the dunes and sleep to the sound of the waves rhythmically and softly landing upon the shore. Nothing beats that. Just be sure to bring mosquito repellent...
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.
