Croatan/Cedar Point

Dennis s

Great place for semi-boondocking. They have electric hookups only. There are water spigots scattered, and a dump station. The bathhouse has hot showers. There are only around 30 sites so it isn't crowded and each site has lots of room. The sites are flat with a paved pad and room for tents. You make reservations at recreation.gov and there is a discount for senior pass holders. It fills up fast, so you might only have single night openings. The area around it is very wooded with boat access to the waterway close by. Lots of cleared hiking and bird watching.

Bob Sheppard

Small, well-maintained, nice campground tucked in off N.C. 49, just north of Cape Carteret. Very convenient to Emerald Isle and the rest of Bogue Banks. The campground itself is low key. There's a bathhouse (kept clean and stocked), electric at each site and water along the road each 4th or 5th site for filling jugs. There's also a dump station, a potable water hose for filling tanks, and a dumpster. Each site has a picnic table and one of the best designed firepits I've ever encountered in a campground. The showers are in a separate part of the building from the toilets. The rooms with the toilets are heated but the shower rooms are not (but the water is hot). The camp hosts were friendly and helpful. We were there in February, and there were probably only a dozen trailers and one or two tents, so only at about 25% capacity I would guess. The campground is part of a Forest Service area that also has a boat ramp and a short but enjoyable trail across marshes, etc. Bookable through recreation.gov.

Ellen Sheppard

Helpful host. Clean restrooms. Well maintained. Great fire rings. Restrooms (with sinks, toilets) are heated, well stocked, clean, accessible. Nearly always empty on my stay. Showers are separate, individual rooms, and large! Those, however, were not heated. Brrrr.

Ana G. Daly

Pretty area. Nice host. Easy and pretty trails. Would help to have more "water options". Other than that, all good. Its worth the trip 🏕🏝🚎

Wayne Bills

We have been here several times and loved it each time.