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
Robin K
VerifiedJune 11, 2023 • Stayed at: D002, Loop: D
It is such a tranquil place next to the beach. Ocracoke is around 3 miles away where you can hire bikes and kayaks or sit and have a coffee and look across the harbour.
Isabelle L
VerifiedJune 10, 2023 • Stayed at: B012, Loop: B
The campground is great, fantastic beach, site not to close to each other and différent angles so easy to find a site with a good view (other than the back of another RV). The site for reservation is easy to use and very practical. The little town of Ocracoke is fun to walk around and lots of restaurants to enjoy.
William N
VerifiedJune 9, 2023 • Stayed at: D027, Loop: D
Ok, so if you’re a tent camper beware that many (most) of the sites are open field type sites. Perfect fine for some, but for those seeking privacy take your time when choosing. Loop D is great since it is free of generator noise. Great national park campground overall. Short walk to stunning beach from every site, the bathrooms were cleaned thoroughly daily, and the showers tho cold were perfectly suitable for a quick shower. Under ten mins to the south puts you in Ocrakoke village and all that it has to offer (the variety store has everything a camper could need) as well as the ferries to Cedar Island and swan quarter, while ten mins to the north is the free hourly ferry to/from Hatteras.
Things to know; no fires, the sand fleas on the beach will maul you especially your ankles and exposed top of your butt if you’re in a beach chair if you don’t use deet, and the mosquitoes will do their best imitation of being vampires at your site. Deet, screens, and after-bite will be your friend. Enjoy!
Richard B
VerifiedJune 8, 2023 • Stayed at: B012, Loop: B
Spring at the beach. Low 70's, a good breeze, so very few mosquitos. Felt great in RV with all windows open. Enjoyed some good star gazing on a clear night, at this relatively dark sky location. My stay at Ocracoke was great. I did notice that the side of the campground farthest from the dune, had some water ponding in some of the campsites. I was on dune side, so it wasn't an issue. I'll be sure to reserve close to dune next time too. Highly recommend for spring or fall camping.
Brian T
VerifiedJune 8, 2023 • Stayed at: C012, Loop: C
This campground is terrific. It feels remote, but is only 4 miles from the town area with lots of restaurants and shops. Sites are spaced out. Great experience.
Shawn G
VerifiedJune 7, 2023 • Stayed at: B019, Loop: B
Great location right next to the beach. The water and dump station is convenient and decently equipped. It would be a great improvement if electricity were run to the RV sites. During our stay it was cool, quite windy, and we got a fair amount of rain which swamped some of the sites. Not an issue with the park, but the weather outlook is something to consider when planning to stay here. We booked three months out and went despite the weather outlook. A lot of people did cancel when the weather outlook became clear. Campground went from "sold out" three months ago to less than 25% occupancy.
Holly S
VerifiedJune 6, 2023 • Stayed at: A013, Loop: A
Ocracoke is a beautiful and well-tended campground. It has one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
Shawn T
VerifiedJune 5, 2023 • Stayed at: C014, Loop: C
The weather did us in. Tent poles broke under high winds and shredded the fly. Left 24 hours after we go there.
We'll be back next year!
Charles N
VerifiedJune 1, 2023 • Stayed at: B012, Loop: B
Well my overall experience could have been better, but only because the weather was terrible.
Richard B
VerifiedMay 31, 2023 • Stayed at: C013, Loop: C
Besides having a nor’easter a terrifying thunderstorm and a minor flood
It couldn’t have been worse
But as always we will be back
Love it
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. |
| 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.
