Ocracoke Campground
OCRACOKE CAMPGROUND
Part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Overview
Located in the famous Outer Banks area of the stunning North Carolina coast, this campground is perfect for a beach getaway trip.Facilities
Ocracoke Campground is only accessible by ferry or aircraft. Campsites are located on sandy soil, so campers are encouraged to bring extra-long tent stakes. Flush toilets, drinking water, cold showers, and grills are all provided for a more comfortable beach camping experience. The campground is conveniently located on the ocean side, separated from the beach by barrier dunes.
Natural Features
Ocracoke Campground sits on a barrier island along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The shore a recreational oasis for beach lovers. This ribbon of sand provides some of the most dazzling scenery that the Atlantic coast has to offer.Recreation
The seashore provides a place for active recreation or for quiet reflection. Campers can visit a lighthouse, look for seashells, go fishing and clamming or just sit back and enjoy the peace and beauty of the white sandy beaches.More active recreational activities include swimming, kayaking and windsurfing.
Bird and wildlife viewing is also a popular pastime for campers. The seashore provides a home and habitat for creatures large and small, on land and in the water.
Nearby Attractions
Nearby Ocracoke Village offers restaurants, gift shops, grocery stores, a gas station, and tackle shop.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (252) 475-9054.Important Notices
- 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.
Quiet hours are 10:00 pm - 6:00 am - 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.
Check in is 3:00 pm. Check out is 12:00 pm.
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.
Notifications and Alerts
Please be advised: D-Loop restrooms are open. All other restrooms and all showers are closed for the winter season.
Available Activities
- SWIMMING SITE - Swimming
- VISITOR CENTER - Ranger Station
- FISHING - Fishing
- CAMPING - Camping
- BOATING - Boating
Directions
The campground is located off North Carolina Route 12, three miles east of Ocracoke Village and ten miles west of Hatteras inlet ferry terminal.
Contact Information
Phone: 252-928-6671
4352 Irvin Garrish HwyOCRACOKE, NC 27960
Rental Options
Available Campsites
- Site D013, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B025, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C011, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D018, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B037, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C034, Loop OCRACOKE CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B016, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B040, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D033, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C032, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C004, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D016, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D003, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D028, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A018, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D005, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B009, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D027, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B042, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B017, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B022, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C008, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C019, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B044, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C007, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B035, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B033, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A007, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A005, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A019, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D007, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A001, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D037, Loop OCRACOKE CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C023, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D012, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C017, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B011, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A010, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C013, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C022, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B001, Loop B Loop, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C002, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D031, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D034, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C021, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D020, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A013, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D025, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B030, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D030, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A030, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C020, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C026, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A022, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D036, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D035, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D022, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A028, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C009, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B028, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B002, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B036, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A020, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B015, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A032, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C001, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A008, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C034, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C030, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A004, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B026, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B008, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B039, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B034, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B005, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C014, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B019, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B014, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D006, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A026, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B042, Loop OCRACOKE CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B046, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B013, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B038, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C018, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D014, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B031, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A011, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D001, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A024, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B029, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B021, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B004, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D004, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D008, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A034, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D002, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B003, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C024, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C005, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B020, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A017, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C012, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B032, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A003, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A015, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D009, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B018, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B007, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D010, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D024, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D019, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A009, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A006, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D026, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C010, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B012, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D029, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C003, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D017, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D015, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B010, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C028, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D011, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D021, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B006, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D023, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B024, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D032, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site B027, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site D037, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C015, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site A016, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C016, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site C006, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
