Boating

Bells Marina Campground

2 RV Sites, 1 Cabin

On the northern shore of Lake Marion—South Carolina's largest lake—Bells Marina Campground delivers the full waterfront camping experience without the complexity that larger resort destinations often bring. Located near the small community of Eutawville in the South Carolina Lowcountry, the campground is built around a full-service marina and blends water recreation, comfortable accommodations, and access to a surprisingly rich regional landscape into one well-rounded destination. Whether you arrive by road or by water, the experience centers on the lake from the moment you pull in. The full-service marina sits at the heart of the property, giving guests direct boat access to Lake Marion's vast surface area—roughly 110,000 acres of water spread across the former Santee River bottomland. RV sites, cabins, glamping accommodations, and hotel-style rooms give the campground the flexibility to host everything from a solo fishing trip to a family reunion. Kayaking and paddleboarding let guests explore the shallower coves and cypress stands at a slower pace, while the campground restaurant means dinner doesn't require a drive to town. Bird watching is exceptional along the lake margins, where great blue herons, osprey, and bald eagles work the water year-round and the cypress-lined coves provide outstanding habitat. Lake Marion has earned a well-deserved reputation among anglers as one of the premier bass fisheries in the Southeast. Largemouth bass, stripers, catfish, and crappie are all well-represented, and the flooded timber and cypress-studded coves that define much of the lake's interior provide ideal structure for a productive day on the water. The surrounding Lowcountry landscape amplifies the wildlife experience: alligators sun themselves along the banks, wood ducks move through the cypress swamps, and the entire area carries the lush, subtropical feel of the South Carolina interior at its most atmospheric. The regional draw extends well beyond the lake. Congaree National Park—the last significant old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast—lies within reach for a half-day trip through ancient trees and elevated boardwalk trails. The Eutaw Springs Battlefield, site of one of the final engagements of the American Revolutionary War's Southern campaign, preserves important history just minutes away. Santee National Wildlife Refuge and Indian Bluff Recreation Park expand the natural options, while six golf courses within fifteen minutes keep links enthusiasts well supplied. The combination of history, wildlife, and water recreation gives this part of the South Carolina Lowcountry genuine staying power. Bells Marina is a year-round destination, and each season brings something different to the lake. Spring and fall offer ideal fishing conditions and comfortable temperatures for outdoor exploration, while summer keeps the water recreation humming. The mix of RV sites, cabins, and glamping accommodations makes it accessible to visitors at every comfort level, from hard-core anglers to families looking for a Lowcountry getaway. Whether you're planning a serious bass fishing trip, a history-minded tour of the Santee Cooper country, or simply want to spend a few nights on South Carolina's biggest lake, Bells Marina Campground has the waterfront setting and the facilities to make it memorable. Book your spot and get on the water.

from $73/night

Hill's Landing & RV Park

Hill's Landing & RV Park in Cross, South Carolina, offers full-hookup RV sites on a big-rig-friendly property between Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, with a marina, boat ramp, boat docks, boat storage, and on-site fishing guides. A general store, laundry, and on-site dining serve anglers in Santee Cooper country. Full-hookup RV sites carry water, sewer, and electric on a layout sized for big rigs. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, firewood, and WiFi handle the practical side, with on-site dining for meals and boat storage for guests who leave a boat between trips. The marina is the property's center. A boat ramp and boat docks give direct access to the Santee Cooper system, and on-site fishing guides are available — a real advantage on water this large, where local knowledge separates a productive day from a long one. Fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and water sports all run from the property, with walking trails, hiking, biking, corn hole, and strong birding besides. Cross sits in Berkeley County on US-176 between Moncks Corner and Santee, on the isthmus between South Carolina's two largest lakes. Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie together cover 110,000 acres and form the most celebrated freshwater striped bass and catfish fishery in the American Southeast. A state park is nearby. Fishing season runs long in the Lowcountry, with spring striper runs and fall drawing the heaviest demand. Reserve ahead if you are booking around a guide trip.

Lake Moultrie RV Park & Marina

Lake Moultrie RV Park and Marina in Cross, South Carolina, is a waterfront camping destination under a lush tree canopy in Berkeley County — a campground with tiny home cabins and spacious RV sites on Lake Moultrie, the Santee Cooper reservoir that covers 60,000 acres of the South Carolina coastal plain between Charleston and Columbia in the most extensive freshwater impoundment in South Carolina. The park's marina access and the waterfront positioning under the tree canopy give guests the Lake Moultrie experience that the Santee Cooper Lakes system specifically provides — the combination of the freshwater fishing for striped bass, catfish, and crappie that Lake Moultrie sustains and the direct boat access that the on-site marina enables give fishing and boating guests the seamless water recreation that a lake-based marina campground specifically delivers. The lake's Berkeley County position makes it accessible for the Charleston weekend market. Three tiny home cabins with accommodation for up to four guests alongside spacious RV sites give Lake Moultrie RV Park the complete accommodation range for varied visitor groups — the tiny home cabin format gives the couple or small family without camping equipment the lake cabin experience at a scale and price point that full-service resort cabins rarely provide, and the RV sites' spacious layout gives larger rigs the comfortable setup access that tight campground designs consistently limit. The waterfront tree canopy gives the campground its natural shade and visual character through the warm-season camping months. Pets are welcome. Lake Moultrie, the western reservoir of the Santee Cooper hydroelectric project completed in 1941 in Berkeley, Dorchester, and Orangeburg Counties, covers 60,000 acres of the coastal plain's pine flatwoods and was created by diking a natural drainage basin rather than damming a river — a construction method that gave Lake Moultrie its characteristic shallow, flat-bottomed character and the extensive flooded timber structure that sustains the striped bass and catfish populations that make it one of the most productive striped bass lakes in the South Atlantic coastal states. The lake's rediversion canal connecting Lake Marion to the north gives the Santee Cooper system its flow from the Santee River basin. The Francis Marion National Forest, east of Lake Moultrie in Berkeley and Charleston Counties, protects 258,000 acres of South Carolina Lowcountry longleaf pine savanna and blackwater river swamp that the Francis Marion unit of the national forest system has sustained since 1936 in the most extensive public land block in the South Carolina coastal plain. The forest's Palmetto Trail, the blackwater paddling of the Wambaw Creek Wilderness, and the winter red-cockaded woodpecker population give the Francis Marion its specific natural character distinct from the developed Lowcountry of the Charleston resort corridor immediately to the east. Lake Moultrie RV Park and Marina serves guests year-round in Berkeley County's subtropical coastal plain climate, where the spring striped bass run from March through May represents the most concentrated fishing demand on Lake Moultrie and the fall striped bass feeding season from September through November provides the second peak angling window. Charleston, 50 miles southeast of Cross on U.S. 176 and I-26, provides the Colonial-era historic district, the Boone Hall Plantation, and the Fort Sumter National Monument's harbor tour that extend the Berkeley County campground's day-trip range into the most historically significant and most architecturally complete port city in the antebellum South. Reserve sites and cabins ahead for the spring striper run and the Charleston-area spring and fall travel seasons.

Hideaway RV Resort - Myrtle Beach

105 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Hideaway RV Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, offers 105 full-hookup RV sites and four tent sites on the Intracoastal Waterway, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 68 feet. A waterfront pull-through category joins standard back-in and pull-through tiers, with boat docks, a private launch, fishing pier, and kayak rentals. One hundred five sites run in back-in, pull-thru, and waterfront pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 68 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Sixty-eight feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. The waterfront pull-through is the one to request. Four tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. Boat docks, a boat ramp, boat rentals, kayak rentals, and a fishing pier open the waterway for boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, and fishing. An outdoor pool, recreation center, pavilion, walking trails, pond, playground, and dog park fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. The Intracoastal setting is the distinguishing feature in a corridor where most properties face the highway. The Grand Strand's famously wide Atlantic beaches are a short drive, while the waterway's calm tidal water sits at your site — a combination that lets you keep a boat here and still be at the beach in minutes. Broadway at the Beach, Brookgreen Gardens, and the Myrtle Beach golf corridor are all close. Summer beach season drives the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for June through August, and for spring golf season.

from $45/night

Lake Jasper RV Park

100 RV Sites

Lake Jasper RV Park in Hardeeville, South Carolina, offers 100 full-hookup RV sites on a lake in the Lowcountry, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Lake-front back-in categories and long-term options join standard back-ins and pull-throughs, 30 minutes from both Hilton Head and Savannah. One hundred sites span full-hookup back-in, long-term back-in, pull-through, lake full-hookup back-in, and long-term lake back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The lake categories are worth requesting early. A general store, laundry, dump station, RV storage, boat storage, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The lake carries the recreation. A fishing pier, kayak rentals, and paddle boats put guests on the water, with fishing, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and water sports from the shoreline and inflatable water toys in season. An outdoor pool, disc golf course, bike rentals, horseshoes, walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, dog park, pavilion, and community fire pit fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Hardeeville sits in Jasper County, and the position is the park's strongest asset: 30 minutes from Hilton Head Island's beaches and 30 minutes from Savannah's historic district, with the Beaufort District's coastal attractions filling the region between. Winter and spring drive the heaviest Lowcountry demand. Reserve ahead.

from $59/night

North Myrtle Beach RV Resort and Dry Dock Marina

230 RV Sites, 12 Cottages

North Myrtle Beach RV Resort and Dry Dock Marina in Little River, South Carolina, offers 230 RV sites and 12 cottages on the Intracoastal Waterway, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 75 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A full marina, boat docks, splash pad, and hot tub sit behind a gated entrance. Two hundred thirty sites span back-in, water-and-electric back-in, premium back-in, premium pull-through, and pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with cable TV, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Accessible sites are available. Twelve cottages round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, firewood, and boat storage handle the practical side. Sites along the activity areas fill fastest — the resort is busy through summer and school breaks. The marina is the distinguishing feature. Boat docks, boat rentals, kayak rentals, and dry dock storage give direct Intracoastal access for boating, fishing, paddle boarding, and canoeing. A splash pad, hot tub, sports courts, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, corn hole, an arcade, craft room, playground, dog park, and golf cart rentals fill the grounds, with a bar, on-site dining, snack bar, and live music besides. Pets are welcome. Little River sits at the Grand Strand's northern end, with beaches, golf courses, and an amusement park close. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $160/night

Brunswick Beaches Campground

76 RV Sites, 14 Tent Sites

Brunswick Beaches Campground sits in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, at the southern end of the Brunswick Islands—a string of barrier islands along the Cape Fear coast that offer some of the most uncrowded beaches on the East Coast, positioned between the better-known resort communities of Myrtle Beach to the south and Wilmington to the north. The brunswick beaches campground provides a full-service camping base within easy reach of multiple beaches, golf courses, and the distinctive Lowcountry atmosphere of coastal Brunswick County. The campground offers 84 full hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service, water, sewer, and WiFi, plus 5 cabins and 15 primitive tent sites for guests without rigs. Big-rig friendly pull-through sites are available, and the property includes a swimming pool, stocked fishing pond, basketball, volleyball, and a fenced dog park with separate sections for large and small breeds. The camp store and full camp kitchen give tent campers and cabin guests cooking infrastructure that goes beyond what most campgrounds provide. On-site security staffs the park after office hours, and an air tower and vacuum at the driveway allow rigs to be cleaned up and tires checked before departure—a thoughtful operational detail that regular travelers notice and appreciate. Sunset Beach itself is one of the best-kept secrets among North Carolina's coastal communities—a quiet barrier island with wide, flat beaches, excellent shelling, and minimal commercial development compared to the more heavily visited stretches of the Grand Strand. The Brunswick Islands chain extends through Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach, Oak Island, and Caswell Beach, each with its own character and beach access points that distribute the summer crowd across a coastline long enough to absorb it. The Intracoastal Waterway runs behind the barrier islands, providing calm-water kayaking and fishing opportunities that complement the ocean-front activity. Calabash, a small town five miles south, has earned the self-proclaimed title of Seafood Capital of the World, and the cluster of family-owned seafood restaurants that line its main street—known for their particular style of lightly battered, deep-fried seafood—has drawn visitors from across the Carolinas for generations. Myrtle Beach is about 30 minutes south, offering golf, nightlife, waterparks, and the full resort entertainment infrastructure of one of the Southeast's most visited destinations. Wilmington, about 45 minutes north, provides a historic downtown, the Battleship North Carolina museum ship, and several state parks along the Cape Fear River. Brunswick Beaches Campground is open year-round, though the summer season from Memorial Day through Labor Day brings peak beach and pool demand. Fall through spring delivers the mild coastal weather that makes the Brunswick Islands particularly appealing to snowbird travelers, and the combination of uncrowded beaches, fishing, and the lower-key character of the Cape Fear coast makes this an ideal off-season camping destination. Reserve sites early for summer holiday weekends, as proximity to multiple beaches drives high demand through July and August.

from $23/night

Spacious Skies Savannah Oaks

111 RV Sites

Beneath a canopy of Spanish moss-draped live oaks along the fish-filled Ogeechee River, Spacious Skies Savannah Oaks delivers 115 full-hookup RV sites in a shaded, scenic setting just minutes from Interstate 95 and the historic city of Savannah—one of the American South's most beautiful and celebrated urban destinations. The campground's 30/50-amp pull-through and back-in sites come with water, electric, and sewer connections, fire rings, and picnic tables on well-maintained grounds, and the security-gated entry creates a sense of resort separation from the surrounding commercial corridor. A boat launch on the Ogeechee River, a swimming pool, fishing dock, and basketball court give the campground a recreational dimension that extends well beyond the standard park-and-plug formula. The full-hookup sites are complemented by updated bathhouses with showers, a laundry area, a convenience store, a dog park, and rental golf carts that allow guests to explore the wooded grounds without walking the full circuit on foot. A basketball court and horseshoe pits add outdoor social activity for the afternoon hours between morning fishing and evening walks beneath the oaks, and the Ogeechee River boat launch connects guests directly to the tidal river system that drains the Georgia coastal plain into Ossabaw Sound—a productive estuarine environment for fishing, kayaking, and wildlife observation. The Ogeechee River, flowing past the campground's boat launch and fishing dock, provides productive angling for bass, bream, catfish, and the shad runs that animate the lower Ogeechee in spring. The river's tidal influence extends well upstream from the sound, and the changing water levels create productive feeding conditions for the redfish and flounder that move into the brackish reaches with each tide. The Spanish moss-draped oaks overhanging the river's banks provide the quintessential Georgia coastal plain aesthetic—an atmosphere that makes morning coffee on the bank feel like an immersion in the deep South's literary and natural tradition. Historic Savannah, minutes north on I-95, anchors one of the Eastern Seaboard's most rewarding city experiences—a planned colonial city of 22 garden squares, antebellum architecture, a vibrant restaurant scene, and the River Street waterfront that draws millions of visitors annually to a city that has aged into its beauty with unusual grace. Fort Pulaski National Monument and the Savannah Maritime Heritage Museum extend the historical day-trip options, while the Golden Isles of Georgia—Jekyll Island, St. Simons Island, and the Cumberland Island National Seashore ferry—lie 80 miles south on the same I-95 corridor for guests who want to extend their coastal Georgia itinerary. The Savannah area's mild coastal climate supports year-round camping, with spring and fall delivering the most comfortable temperatures for exploring the city's squares and the surrounding coastal plain. Summer brings warm, humid weather and the full tourist season in Savannah, when reservations at the campground's shaded Ogeechee River sites become essential on peak weekend nights and the city's outdoor dining scene operates at its most animated. The campground's I-95 positioning makes it equally useful for long-distance travelers taking a night off the road and deliberate Savannah visitors who want a natural base camp with direct river access rather than a downtown parking structure.

from $40/night

CreekFire RV Resort

82 RV Sites, 1 Cottage

CreekFire RV Resort in Savannah, Georgia, offers 82 full-hookup RV sites and a cottage with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. Lake and lakeview categories with concrete pads join a lazy river, spa, hot tub, and full recreation program minutes from the historic city. Eighty-two sites span back-in, lake back-in with pad, lake pull-through with pad, and lakeview pull-through with pad categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The lake categories with concrete pads are worth requesting. A cottage and cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The amenity roster is genuinely resort-grade. A lazy river, outdoor pool, splash pad, hot tub, and spa anchor the property, with a fitness center, recreation center, game room, and clubhouse besides. Pickleball, tennis, bocce ball, basketball, billiards, ping pong, horseshoes, and corn hole fill the competitive calendar, with kayak rentals, boat rentals, bike rentals, and golf cart rentals available and a lake for fishing and paddling. On-site dining, a snack bar, walking trails, a playground, and a pavilion round it out, and the resort operates as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. Savannah's historic district is minutes away — Spanish moss, antebellum architecture, and river bluff sunsets have made this a destination wedding city. Spring and fall drive the heaviest Lowcountry demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $66/night

Sycamore Lodge Resort

19 RV Sites

Sycamore Lodge Resort in Jackson Springs, North Carolina, provides a lake resort camping experience in Moore County's Sandhills country, where the long-leaf pine and wire grass ecology of the North Carolina Sandhills creates a distinctive natural environment and the proximity to Pinehurst's legendary golf courses and the Uwharrie National Forest's hiking and off-road vehicle terrain makes this corner of the Carolina Piedmont a more recreation-rich destination than its modest visitor profile suggests. The resort's private lake, boat docks, cabins, hot tub, and comprehensive recreation roster create a self-contained family vacation experience in a natural setting that preserves the Sandhills character of one of the Southeast's most ecologically distinctive regions. The resort's recreation infrastructure delivers variety across water and land-based activities: a private lake with boat docks and swimming beach, an outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, mini-golf, golf cart rentals, canoeing and kayaking, basketball, volleyball, corn hole, bocce ball, planned activities, walking trails, game room, RV storage, general store, pavilion, dog park, laundry, and Wi-Fi serve the full family vacation recreation agenda across multiple days without requiring guests to leave the property. Cabin rentals provide enclosed group lodging alongside the full hookup RV sites, and the library and fitness center serve guests whose resort stay includes reading, exercise, and the indoor recreation that complements the lake and sports programming. Jackson Springs occupies the Moore County Sandhills where the ancient marine sediments of the Atlantic Coastal Plain meet the Piedmont's harder crystalline basement rock in a transitional zone of well-drained sandy soils that once supported the vast longleaf pine forests whose resin and turpentine production defined the colonial North Carolina economy. The Sandhills region's deep sandy soils also proved ideal for the golf course development that has made Pinehurst the most celebrated golf resort destination in the United States—the Village of Pinehurst, approximately 15 miles northeast, contains Pinehurst No. 2, consistently ranked among the top 10 golf courses in the world and the site of multiple US Open championships. The Uwharrie National Forest, approximately 40 miles northeast of Jackson Springs in the Uwharrie Mountains—the eroded remnants of some of the oldest mountain ranges in the world—provides hiking trails, OHV terrain, primitive camping, and the Troy area's gold mining heritage that reflects the piedmont geology underlying the Sandhills' sandy surface. Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve, managed by the North Carolina State Parks system near Southern Pines, protects old-growth longleaf pine habitat in one of the few remaining stands of the mature Sandhills ecosystem, and the nature center interprets the red-cockaded woodpecker recovery program conducted within the preserve's protected pine forest. Sycamore Lodge Resort operates seasonally from spring through fall in Moore County's temperate Piedmont climate, with the spring and fall seasons providing the most comfortable outdoor conditions for the resort's lake and trail recreation and the surrounding Pinehurst golf community's prime playing season from March through May and September through November. Summer's warm temperatures make the lake and pool the primary daytime recreation anchors, and the resort's shaded Sandhills pine landscape moderates the heat better than open-terrain campgrounds in the Carolina piedmont's hotter months. The golf course access nearby extends the adult recreation options for guests whose Moore County visit combines lake camping with Pinehurst-area tee times.

from $72/night

Norwood Campground

25 RV Sites, 10 Tent Sites

Norwood Campground in Norwood, North Carolina, sits at Morgan Mountain on the shores of Lake Tillery in Stanly County's Piedmont foothills — a well-equipped campground with 86 full-hookup RV sites, primitive tent camping in the hardwood forest, and exclusive Lake Tillery beach access that gives guests the combination of developed campground infrastructure and genuinely fine lake waterfront that makes Norwood a destination campground for the Charlotte metro, Piedmont Triad, and central Piedmont regional market. Lake Tillery's 5,000-acre Yadkin-Pee Dee River impoundment and the surrounding Uwharrie National Forest's ancient eroded mountain terrain give the campground a natural setting of understated but genuine Piedmont distinction. Eighty-six full-hookup RV sites with level pads and the infrastructure for comfortable extended stays, alongside primitive tent sites in the surrounding hardwood forest, give the campground the accommodation range from fully equipped RV travelers to minimalist tent campers who want Tillery-access and the Morgan Mountain forest experience. The campground's exclusive Lake Tillery beach access gives guests a private waterfront amenity that distinguishes Norwood from the surrounding area's public lake access points — a private beach in walking distance of the RV sites creates the daily lake swimming, fishing, and kayaking access that Tillery's warm Piedmont water sustains through the full camping season. Pets are welcome. Lake Tillery, one of four Yadkin-Pee Dee River lakes managed by Duke Energy through the central Piedmont, provides largemouth and smallmouth bass, striped bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish fishing across its 5,000 acres of river-corridor lake water. The lake's combination of cove structure, rock bluffs, and the submerged river channel sustains a diverse and consistently productive recreational fishery that the Stanly County and surrounding Piedmont counties' fishing community has relied on since Tillery's impoundment in 1928 — one of the oldest hydroelectric lakes in the Carolinas, with the fishing character of a well-established natural system. The Uwharrie National Forest, west of Norwood in Montgomery and Randolph Counties, preserves the remnant Uwharrie Mountains — an ancient eroded mountain range whose Precambrian volcanic and metamorphic rocks represent some of the oldest exposed geology in the eastern United States, predating the Appalachians by hundreds of millions of years. The forest's hiking trails through the ancient ridges and hollows of the Uwharrie Range, the Birkhead Mountain Wilderness's primitive backcountry, and the Uwharrie Trail's 20-mile through-hiking corridor give Piedmont-based outdoor recreation guests a mountain hiking experience within an hour of Charlotte's urban core. Norwood Campground operates through the Piedmont Carolina camping season, with the spring and fall seasons from April through May and September through October delivering the most comfortable temperatures for Lake Tillery fishing, hiking, and extended outdoor activity. Summer heat in the Stanly County Piedmont is genuine but the lake's water recreation — swimming, kayaking, and evening fishing — moderates the seasonal challenge for water-focused guests. Charlotte, 45 miles west, provides the metropolitan service access, professional sports, and cultural programming that makes a Norwood campground base practical for guests combining lake recreation with metropolitan day trips. Reserve full-hookup sites ahead for spring and summer weekends when the Charlotte-area regional market's lake camping demand consistently fills Tillery-access campgrounds.

from $40/night

Oak Island Campground

52 RV Sites, 2 Onsite RV/Trailers

The Brunswick County coast delivers sun, sand, and Southern charm, and Oak Island Campground puts campers within one mile of it all. Positioned in Southport, North Carolina — a postcard-pretty waterfront town just south of Wilmington — the campground bridges the best of both worlds: uncrowded family beaches on one side and a walkable historic downtown on the other. With a trolley stop on the property, guests can reach Oak Island's sandy shore and Southport's shops and restaurants without ever moving the rig, making this a particularly practical base for families who would rather spend time at the beach than shuttling between parking lots. The campground hosts 51 full-hookup sites with 30- and 50-amp electric service, water, and sewer connections, and pull-through options accommodate big rigs up to 50 feet. A two-story pavilion with ample seating serves as the social heart of the property, and community fire pits, outdoor ping pong, and a dog park give everyone room to spread out between beach runs. Practical amenities — Wi-Fi, on-site laundry with washers and dryers, and clean bathhouses — keep longer stays comfortable, while a camper storage facility less than a quarter mile away handles oversized gear and boats between visits. Oak Island itself stretches nearly 14 miles of Atlantic coastline with uncrowded beaches and calm, family-friendly surf backed by maritime forests of live oaks and sea oats that provide habitat for shorebirds and loggerhead sea turtles during nesting season. Anglers can drop lines from the Oak Island Pier, one of the longest on the North Carolina coast, while kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders enjoy the calmer waters of the Intracoastal Waterway on the island's north side. Multi-use paths trace the island from end to end, making cycling a practical way to cover ground between beach access points without a car. Southport, three miles from camp, rewards an afternoon stroll with a waterfront promenade, eclectic dining, and the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport. The ferry from Southport to Bald Head Island runs year-round, putting that car-free, golf-cart island within easy reach for a day trip. For a genuine adrenaline jolt, Skydive Coastal Carolinas operates adjacent to the campground and offers tandem jumps with ocean views. The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, about 25 miles north, and the historic districts of Wilmington round out the regional options for days when the beach takes a back seat. The campground operates year-round, with spring and fall offering mild temperatures ideal for cycling and exploring Cape Fear's historic sites without peak-season crowds. Summer brings full beach season — arrive during turtle watch weeks in July and August for a chance to witness hatchlings making their way to the sea. Winter stays are quieter, popular with snowbirds and those looking for an off-season retreat along the Carolina coast. Book well ahead for summer and holiday weekends; the combination of beach access and on-site trolley convenience keeps Oak Island Campground in high demand throughout the season.

from $77/night