Oregon Inlet Campground in NC -- Campground & RV Camping in North Carolina

Oregon Inlet Campground sits among sea oat-covered dunes on the east side of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The layout features three loops with paved parking pads, picnic tables, charcoal grills, and select RV hookups, supported by bathhouses with flush toilets, drinking water, and outdoor cold showers. A dump station and water fill site are located across Highway 12 at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. Campers can walk across the dunes to the ocean for surfing, fishing, and swimming, or access the sound for crabbing, kayaking, and boating at the nearby public launch.

Getting there: North (From Richmond, VA) Follow I-95 South to Richmond, VA. Take I-64 East toward Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA. Take I-64 or I-664 to Chesapeake, VA. From I-64, take Exit 291B to Route 168, the Chesapeake Expressway (a toll-road costing $3.00- $6.00 each way). Once in North Carolina, Route 168 turns into US-158 East. Follow US-158 East through Nags Head, NC to the junction of NC-12 South. Continue on NC-12 South, and the campground will be on your left just before you reach Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet. West (From Rocky Mount, NC) Follow US-64 East through Tarboro, Williamston, Plymouth, Columbia, and Manteo, crossing the Alligator River Bridge and the Virginia Dare Bridge. Keep going on US-64 East to Nags Head, NC, going over the Washington Baum Bridge, to the junction of NC-12 South. Turn right onto NC-12 South and you will be at the north entrance. Continue on NC-12 South, and the campground will be on your left just before you reach Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet. South (From Florence, SC) Take I-95 North to Wilson, NC. Take US-264 East through Greenville, NC and Washington, NC. From Washington, NC, take US-17 to Williamston and follow US-64 East to Nags Head, NC and the junction of NC-12 South. Continue on NC-12 South, and the campground will be on your left just before you reach Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 107-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The coast lies 0.2 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Mostly tent-only sites, with 119 on the water.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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