Oyster Point Campground in NC -- Campground & RV Camping

Oyster Point rests on the banks of the Newport River in the Croatan National Forest, set within coastal pine woods. It offers 15 campsites, each furnished with a tent pad, picnic table, fire grill, lantern post, and parking spur, along with two shared vault toilets. Water access is available via a small hand launch for canoes and kayaks, leading out into the river and the broader Croatan Saltwater Trail. The campground also acts as the southern trailhead for the 21-mile Neusiok Trail, which runs through local cypress swamps and pine bogs.

Getting there: From Newport, take SR 1154 to Forest Road 181 and turn right.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 15-site campground with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The coast lies 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• 7 on the water, with most of them shaded.

Rules