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Sun Outdoors Cape Charles

428 RV Sites, 12 Tent Sites, 4 Glamping Sites

Sun Outdoors Cape Charles in Virginia offers 428 RV sites, 12 tent sites, and four glamping sites on the Chesapeake Bay, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Field view pull-through and premium 50-amp back-in categories join water-and-electric tiers, alongside a splash pad, fishing pier, mini-golf, and jumping pillow. Four hundred twenty-eight sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, field view pull-thru, premium back-in 50-amp, premium back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, and premium pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. Confirm which tier you are booking — the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer. Twelve tent sites, four glamping sites, and cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The property was formerly Cherrystone Family Camping Resort. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a beach, fishing pier, boat rentals, kayak rentals, and bike rentals opening the bay for boating, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, and fishing. Mini-golf, an arcade, jumping pillow, gaga ball, sports courts, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, corn hole, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, dog park, snack bar, and on-site dining fill the rest, with live music and planned activities through the season. The Eastern Shore's wildlife refuges and the historic downtown of Cape Charles are both close. Summer is decisively the season on the bay. Reserve well ahead.

from $15/night

Camp Cardinal - Gloucester Point

64 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 14 Tent Sites, 9 Cottages

Camp Cardinal at Gloucester Point, Virginia, offers 64 RV sites, 13 cabin and cottage units, and 14 tent sites on the York River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. A dog park back-in category and patio pull-through tier join deluxe, standard, and water-and-electric categories, with a splash pad, laser tag, and boat ramp. Sixty-four sites span back-in deluxe 30-amp, back-in dog park 30/50-amp, back-in standard 30-amp, back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, patio pull-through 30/50-amp, and pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer, and the dog park sites cluster guests traveling with dogs together. Thirteen cabins and cottages and 14 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, RV storage, boat storage, and a snack bar handle the practical side. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a boat ramp, fishing pier, and beach opening the river for boating, paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing. Laser tag, a jumping pillow, arcade, game room, craft room, recreation center, gaga ball, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, billiards, horseshoes, gem mining, a playground, pavilion, community fire pit, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest. Yorktown is five miles off and Colonial Williamsburg twenty. Summer drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $35/night

Timberline Glamping at Williamsburg

5 Glamping Sites

Timberline Glamping at Williamsburg delivers a premium glamping near Williamsburg VA experience inside Chickahominy Riverfront Park — a 140-acre James City County park on the banks of the Chickahominy River, just minutes from the most historically significant triangle of landscape in the country. For travelers who want a uniquely comfortable outdoor stay alongside Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown without sacrificing modern amenities, Timberline Glamping provides the ideal answer. Fully furnished Safari Tents accommodate families and groups in genuine style, configured as two double beds or a king with two sets of bunk beds. Each tent comes with a mini fridge, coffee maker, air conditioning and heating, and a ceiling fan — amenities that make the word "camping" something of an understatement. A hammock, wood fire ring with cooking grate, picnic table, and two outdoor chairs complete the tent's outdoor living space. Bathhouses with modern restrooms and showers are a short walk away, and two outdoor swimming pools provide a social gathering space for guests of every age. A small store, boat ramp, fishing pier, and direct access to the Virginia Capital Trail for cycling and walking round out the on-site amenities. Pets are welcome. The Chickahominy River frontage sets the glamping property's natural character — a tidal river winding through coastal Virginia lowland forest with the estuarine beauty that defines this corner of the state. Kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, and stand-up paddleboarding on the river provide water recreation from the park's own shoreline, and the Capital Trail's miles of scenic bikeway begin directly at the property. Colonial Williamsburg, a short drive away, is the most complete living history site in America — costumed interpreters, preserved 18th-century buildings, and immersive colonial trade demonstrations that fill a full day without repetition. Jamestown Settlement, where Powhatan's Confederacy met the English colony that started everything, and Yorktown Battlefield, site of the final decisive engagement of the American Revolution, complete the Historic Triangle that makes this corner of Virginia genuinely irreplaceable for any American traveler. Busch Gardens Williamsburg adds roller coasters, live shows, and theme park scale for families who want to balance history with thrills. Timberline Glamping at Williamsburg is open seasonally, with the warm-weather months delivering the full combination of river recreation and regional historical access. The blend of comfortable furnished lodging, Chickahominy riverfront setting, and proximity to three of America's most significant historical sites makes this one of the most purposefully positioned glamping destinations on the entire East Coast.

River's Rest Marina & Resort

21 Condos

On 16.5 acres at 9100 Wilcox Neck Road in Charles City, Virginia—where the Chickahominy River winds through the tidal woodland between Richmond and Williamsburg in one of Virginia's most historically layered counties—River's Rest Marina & Resort opened in 2022 as a water-focused destination combining 126 seasonal RV and tiny home sites, a 68-boat-slip marina with full services, a swimming pool, the Blue Heron Restaurant, and the complete waterfront resort experience on a river that flows through the heart of Virginia's Colonial and Civil War landscape. For travelers who want to be on the water in the historic heart of the Virginia Tidewater, River's Rest delivers both the marina infrastructure and the natural beauty that the Chickahominy provides. RV and tiny home sites at River's Rest are offered on a seasonal basis, creating a stable community of waterfront regulars who take full advantage of the marina's boat launch, fuel dock, 60 electric and water slips, and the bait and tackle store that serves both residents and visiting anglers targeting the Chickahominy's bass, crappie, perch, and the striped bass that run upriver from the James during spring spawning season. A swimming pool, laundry, dog park, playground, and the outdoor patio and bar extend the resort's social infrastructure, and the Blue Heron Restaurant provides on-property dining so guests don't need to drive for a good meal on the river. A bar and the dining service create the evening destination that makes River's Rest a social venue as much as a campground. Charles City County occupies the narrow neck of land between the James River to the south and the Chickahominy to the north, in the landscape that was the geographic center of English colonial settlement in North America—a county where the James River plantations along historic Route 5 represent the most intact collection of colonial-era plantation architecture in the United States. The Chickahominy River itself drains a watershed that was actively contested in the Civil War's Peninsula Campaign of 1862, when McClellan's Army of the Potomac maneuvered through this exact landscape in the campaign that brought Union forces closest to Richmond during the war's eastern theater. Colonial Williamsburg, the largest living history museum in the United States, is approximately 35 miles east—a full day's immersion in the reconstructed capital of colonial Virginia with costumed interpreters, period trades demonstrations, the Governor's Palace, and the Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area's remarkable concentration of 18th-century structures. The James River plantation corridor along Route 5—Shirley Plantation (the oldest plantation in continuous operation in the US), Berkeley Plantation (birthplace of President William Henry Harrison), and Westover Plantation—sits within minutes of the resort and represents one of the finest colonial architecture drives in America. Richmond, 30 minutes northwest, adds the American Civil War Museum and Monument Avenue's historical complexity. River's Rest operates seasonally, with the spring striped bass run and the summer boating and swimming season at maximum activity. The marina's deep water and full services attract powerboaters and fishing enthusiasts from throughout the Richmond metropolitan area, and the Blue Heron Restaurant draws non-overnight guests for waterside dining on the Chickahominy. Seasonal site availability means advance commitment is required for the established RV and tiny home community, but the marina's transient slips serve visiting boaters throughout the operating season. Reserve your spot at River's Rest and let the Chickahominy's tidal beauty and Virginia's remarkable history be the backdrop for your waterfront stay.

from $89/night

Chincoteague Bay RV Resort & Cottages

75 RV Sites, 28 Glamping Sites, 26 Cottages

Chincoteague Bay RV Resort and Cottages in Virginia offers 75 full-hookup back-in RV sites, 26 cottages, and 28 glamping sites on the Eastern Shore, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Waterfront and waterview back-in categories join a standard tier, with a water park, marina, fishing pier, and food trucks. Seventy-five back-in sites run in standard, waterview, and waterfront categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Three categories and one question — how close to the water — which makes booking straightforward. Twenty-six cottages, including waterfront units and waterview cottages with rooftop sun decks, plus 28 glamping safari tents with air conditioning and private bathrooms, make the lodging range genuinely unusual. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a marina and fishing pier opening the bay for boating and fishing. A clubhouse, sports courts, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, food trucks, swimming, and picnicking fill the rest. Pets are welcome. The pony penning swim every July draws visitors from across the country to watch the wild Assateague ponies cross the channel — one of America's most celebrated wildlife traditions, and the resort sits right where you want to be for it. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague's beaches are close. Pony penning week and summer fill the island completely. Reserve as early as you can for July.

from $49/night

BluFin Bungalows & Marina

Chincoteague Island, Virginia, sits at the narrow end of a causeway connecting the Eastern Shore to the barrier islands of Assateague, where one of the Atlantic Coast's most distinctive wildlife spectacles plays out each summer. BluFin Bungalows & Marina positions guests at the water's edge in Chincoteague's working waterfront district, combining conventional bungalow accommodations with the property's most unusual offering: the Bungalow Boats, floating accommodations moored at the marina that put guests literally on the water. For anyone who has ever wanted to sleep rocking gently in a coastal tidal channel surrounded by marsh and open sky, BluFin delivers that experience. The property offers both land-based bungalows and the floating Bungalow Boats, which are self-contained units moored at the marina dock — a genuine novelty that makes this one of the few places on the Virginia coast where a night on the water doesn't require boat ownership. The marina provides access to Chincoteague Channel and the tidal waters surrounding the island, with crabbing and fishing immediately accessible from the dock. Soft-shell and blue crab are the local specialty, and the channel produces flounder, rockfish, and red drum for those fishing from the pier or launching kayaks from the property. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge covers the southern portion of Assateague Island across the bridge from town, protecting one of the East Coast's finest shorebird habitats and the internationally famous Chincoteague ponies — a herd of feral horses that has inhabited the island for centuries, believed by some to be descended from survivors of a Spanish shipwreck. Guests staying at BluFin are within easy reach of the refuge's beach, dunes, and pine maritime forest, along with Assateague Lighthouse, whose distinctive red spiral stripes make it one of the most photographed structures on the Delmarva Peninsula. The Chincoteague Pony Swim, held annually on the last Wednesday and Thursday of July, has drawn crowds to the island since the 1920s. On the appointed morning, the pony herd is rounded up by volunteer Saltwater Cowboys and swum across the Assateague Channel to Chincoteague, where foals are auctioned to benefit the local fire company before the adults swim back. The event fills every available accommodation on the island and surrounding area weeks in advance, and watching the ponies emerge from the channel is one of the genuinely memorable wildlife moments available anywhere on the East Coast. Kayak tours of the refuge's back channels offer intimate wildlife viewing year-round. Summer is high season on Chincoteague, with the Pony Swim in late July representing the island's absolute peak demand period — plan reservations months in advance if that event is the draw. Spring and fall bring migratory waterfowl and shorebirds to the refuge in enormous numbers, making shoulder-season visits especially rewarding for birders; the crowds thin dramatically after Labor Day. Winter is quiet and uncrowded, with the ponies visible on the beach and excellent birding without competition for viewing spots. The island's restaurants, galleries, and gift shops cater to visitors year-round, though some seasonal businesses close November through March.

from $99/night

Sun Outdoors Frontier Town

466 RV Sites, 36 Cabins, 66 Tent Sites, 27 Cottages, 22 Onsite RV/Trailers, 7 Wagons

On the scenic shores of Sinepuxent Bay in Berlin, Maryland, just south of Ocean City on the Eastern Shore, Sun Outdoors Frontier Town has created one of the Mid-Atlantic's most elaborately themed and amenity-complete resort campgrounds—a Wild West destination resort where a full water park, a Go Ape high ropes and zip line course, a 75-slip marina with kayaking and jet skiing, miniature golf, and three on-site dining options combine with the Ocean City beach access that a free shuttle provides four days a week. Full-hookup RV sites, covered wagon rentals, vacation cottages, and tent camping serve the full accommodation spectrum in a resort that gives families too many on-property activities to exhaust in a week, let alone a weekend. Full-hookup RV sites with 20/30/50-amp electric, cable, and Wi-Fi service accommodate rigs up to 45 feet with slide-outs and feature picnic tables and fire pits with cooking grates, while covered wagon rentals and vacation cottages provide alternative accommodations for guests without RVs. The Frontier Town Water Park anchors the on-property aquatic recreation, and a separate outdoor pool supplements it for guests who prefer a controlled-temperature pool environment. The 75-slip marina and pier provide bay boating access for guest-owned and rental watercraft, with kayaking, jet skiing, and fishing directly from the resort's Sinepuxent Bay waterfront, and three on-site eateries—Pony Espresso and Creamery, Laze River Saloon, and Chuck Wagon—handle food service across the full day. The bay setting on Sinepuxent Bay, one of Maryland's most productive and beautiful tidal waterways, gives the resort's waterfront and marina a natural backdrop that the Wild West theme's inland origins make genuinely surprising. Fishing from the marina's pier and from rental kayaks and boats on the bay produces flounder, striped bass, and the croaker and spot that characterize Maryland's tidal bay fishery in the productive shallow water between the barrier island and the Eastern Shore mainland. The bay's calm water provides sheltered paddling that the Atlantic Ocean's surf conditions make impossible—a counterpoint to Ocean City's beach experience that gives Frontier Town guests access to two completely different coastal water environments from the same property. Ocean City's 10-mile Atlantic boardwalk, beach, and resort entertainment district lies just north of the resort via the free Thursday-through-Sunday shuttle service—a transportation link that eliminates the need to drive and park in Ocean City while still providing full access to the beach, the Boardwalk's food vendors and amusement attractions, and the Inlet's fishing piers and excursion boats. The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum on the Inlet interprets the barrier island's history from its 19th-century resort origins through the lifesaving service era that preceded the Coast Guard, and the charming Victorian-era town of Berlin a few miles inland provides antique shops, locally owned restaurants, and a Main Street atmosphere that contrasts productively with Ocean City's resort energy. Maryland's Eastern Shore camping season runs primarily from Memorial Day through Labor Day at peak capacity, with the Frontier Town Water Park and marina operating at full service from June through August when the family summer vacation market fills the resort's accommodation options. The shoulder seasons of May and September-October offer the Sinepuxent Bay's coastal atmosphere—warm enough for beach walks, kayaking, and bay fishing—with dramatically reduced crowds and more flexible reservation windows. Off-season visits are possible for guests seeking the Eastern Shore's fall waterfowl hunting and quiet bay fishing, but the full resort infrastructure operates only during the primary summer season.

from $35/night

Sun Outdoors Ocean City

318 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites, 41 Cottages

On 50 acres of Sinepuxent Bay waterfront in Berlin, Maryland—12 minutes from the Ocean City boardwalk and immediately adjacent to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on the Maryland side where the wild ponies of Assateague Island roam the same barrier island beach that the Atlantic surf and the Sinepuxent Bay's calm water flank on either side—Sun Outdoors Ocean City (formerly Castaways RV Resort) provides full hookup RV sites, tent sites, and furnished cottages on the bay waterfront with a Frozen Sun Tiki Bar, a Bay Breeze Café, a dog beach and Bark Park, watercraft rentals, kayaking, paddleboarding, and a complimentary shuttle bus running to both the Ocean City boardwalk and to Assateague Island. The shuttle service to two separate destinations—boardwalk and wild ponies—from a single campground eliminates the two most common logistical complaints about visiting both Ocean City and Assateague on the same trip. Full hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer connections accommodate rigs up to 45 feet on paved premium waterfront pads and partial gravel-and-grass combinations depending on site position. Furnished cottage rentals provide the turnkey accommodation option for guests without RVs. The Sinepuxent Bay waterfront position creates the specific visual environment of a bayside campground where the sunset over the bay and the sound of bay water replacing the ocean's surf provide a measurably different atmosphere from the oceanfront campground alternatives. The Frozen Sun Tiki Bar and Bay Breeze Café serve the food and beverage needs throughout the operating day. A dog beach and Bark Park serve the dog-owning population that beach campgrounds attract in significant numbers, and the complimentary dog wash station keeps the sand-covered bay dogs manageable for the overnight stay. Kayaking, paddleboarding, and watercraft rentals provide the bay water recreation access directly from the resort's bayside position. The complimentary shuttle bus service—connecting the campground to the Ocean City boardwalk in one direction and to Assateague Island in the other—is the specific logistical innovation that converts a bayside campground stay into a multi-destination access point without requiring guests to navigate the Ocean City summer traffic with their own vehicles. Ocean City's 10-mile boardwalk, its Ferris wheel and amusement rides, its tram service, and the concentrated seafood restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues represent the East Coast's most active resort beach town experience on a per-block basis. Assateague Island—the barrier island shared between Maryland and Virginia where the wild pony herd descended from horses stranded by a 17th-century shipwreck (or possibly escaped from Colonial-era Chincoteague settlers, depending on which historical interpretation one prefers) has roamed free through the saltmarsh and beach grass for three centuries—provides the natural counterpoint to Ocean City's commercial density. The Maryland portion, managed as Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague State Park, provides beach camping, swimming, and pony viewing in a wild setting that Ocean City's 9 miles of developed boardwalk makes possible to access as a day trip. Sun Outdoors Ocean City is open seasonally through the Maryland shore season. Peak summer demand from June through August requires the earliest possible reservation for waterfront sites. The fall shoulder season—when the Sinepuxent Bay's waterfowl hunting season opens and the pony population on Assateague enters the cooler months without the summer crowds—provides the most atmospheric off-peak visit. Reserve your bay-view site early, check the shuttle schedule for the Assateague morning departure, and let the Chincoteague ponies and the Ocean City boardwalk earn the Maryland Shore trip that both of them separately deserve.

from $39/night

Sun Outdoors Rehoboth Bay

169 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites, 63 Cottages

Sun Outdoors Rehoboth Bay in Millsboro, Delaware, offers 169 RV sites, 63 cottages, and two tent sites on the protected waters of Rehoboth Bay, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Beachfront, beachside waterfront, and coveside categories join a 300-plus-slip marina and safari-style glamping tents. One hundred sixty-nine sites span beachside back-in, beachside waterfront deluxe back-in, beachfront deluxe pull-through, coveside back-in, and coveside deluxe categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Naming categories by position rather than tier makes choosing straightforward — you know exactly how close to the water you are. Sixty-three cottages and safari-style glamping tents round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, RV storage, and a concierge handle the practical side. The marina is the centerpiece, with over 300 slips, kayak rentals, bike rentals, and golf cart rentals alongside. An outdoor pool, beach, jumping pillow, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, an arcade, playground, dog park, community fire pit, on-site dining, a bar, and a snack bar fill the rest, with boating, fishing, canoeing, and planned activities besides. Pets are welcome. The property was formerly Massey's Landing, and nothing else on the Delmarva Peninsula combines a full marina with waterfront RV sites and cottages this way. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $39/night

Sun Outdoors Cape May

118 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 6 Glamping Sites, 27 Cottages, 1 House, 7 Tiny Houses

Nestled in a 38-acre woodland setting at the southern tip of the New Jersey coast, Sun Outdoors Cape May places guests within minutes of one of the East Coast's most beloved seaside destinations. Formerly known as Holly Shores Camping Resort, this well-appointed resort sits in the heart of Cape May County—where the Garden State's famously fine-grained white sand beaches meet the Delaware Bay—and offers over 300 RV sites alongside glamping tents, tiny houses, and cottage rentals. Whether you've been drawn by Cape May's famous Victorian architecture, its surf fishing, its legendary birding, or simply the appeal of the Jersey Shore in full summer bloom, Sun Outdoors Cape May makes an ideal base. The resort's amenity lineup starts with a heated swimming pool and extends to a jumping pillow, planned activities and events, sports courts, covered pavilion, and recreation hall. Site services include 20, 30, and 50-amp electric hookups with back-in and pull-through options, accommodating rigs of all configurations. Horseshoes, laundry facilities, restrooms and showers, a camp store, and firewood sales round out the practical offerings. Group camping, handicap-accessible facilities, and family-friendly programming throughout the season make this a versatile resort that serves solo road trippers and multi-family reunions with equal competence. The resort's woodland setting provides a pleasant canopy of shade and natural enclosure that feels distinctly unlike many open-field shore campgrounds. Cape May County's geography—a narrow peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware Bay—creates a microclimate that moderates summer heat with consistent sea breezes. Birding is exceptional throughout the year in this region, particularly during spring and fall migration when Cape May Point becomes one of the most celebrated hawk-watch and songbird migration sites in the entire Western Hemisphere, drawing ornithologists and casual bird watchers from across the country. Cape May's downtown offers 600 Victorian homes and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, earning it designation as a National Historic Landmark and creating a walking experience unlike anything else on the Eastern Seaboard. The Cape May-Lewes Ferry, operating across the Delaware Bay, provides a scenic shortcut to Delaware's beaches and a unique perspective on the bay ecosystem. Cape May Point State Park encompasses the southern tip of New Jersey with trails, a historic lighthouse, and beach access where Atlantic and Delaware Bay waters meet. The two-mile-long Cape May beachfront offers swimming, surfing, and some of the finest saltwater fishing in New Jersey. Summer is peak season at Sun Outdoors Cape May, when the resort fills with families and the Jersey Shore runs at full capacity from July 4 through Labor Day. The Victorian Cape May Crafts Fair, music festivals, and the Cape May County Zoo add cultural and family entertainment throughout the season. Spring and fall offer the region's finest birding conditions and more available sites at reduced rates. Book your site at Sun Outdoors Cape May and spend your days between the surf, the Victorian streetscapes, and the remarkable natural spectacle of Cape May Point—one of the East Coast's most distinctive travel destinations.

from $57/night

Cotton Patch Landing

3 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 1 Tent Site, 1 Cottage

On the tranquil banks of Blount's Creek in Chocowinity, North Carolina—in the tidal estuary country of the Inner Banks where the Pamlico River meets the creek system that drains the coastal plain south of Washington—Cotton Patch Landing provides the specific combination of full hookup RV sites, creekside cabin rentals, and a full-service marina that turns a waterfront campground into a genuine boating and fishing destination. The marina's wet slips, bait and tackle shop, fuel station, boat ramp, boat storage, and repair service create the self-contained marine infrastructure that makes Cotton Patch Landing worth a dedicated trip rather than a convenient overnight stop. When the water access is the point, the marina changes what the campground can be. Full hookup RV sites on the creek's edge provide the primary accommodation, and creekside cabin rentals give guests without RVs an enclosed option with direct water proximity. The marina operates as the campground's most substantive amenity: wet slips accommodate transient boaters arriving by water, a bait and tackle shop handles fishing supply needs, boat ramp access is available for guests launching their own vessels, boat rentals and kayak rentals provide water access for guests without their own watercraft, and boat servicing and repair services make the marina useful for boating guests with mechanical issues as well as those in good working order. A fuel station serves both motor vessels and potentially road vehicles from the surrounding area. The marina's ramp and dock give guests immediate fishing and paddle access to Blount's Creek and the Pamlico River system beyond. Men's and women's restrooms with showers, coin-operated laundry facilities, free WiFi throughout the property, and a playground provide the campground infrastructure alongside the marina-focused primary amenities. A seasonal food truck operates for guests who want quick on-site meals without cooking, and fire rings at individual sites provide the evening gathering space that waterfront camping in the Carolina coastal plain traditionally demands. The campground is pet-friendly throughout both the RV sites and select lodging accommodations, with the creek-edge setting giving traveling dogs immediate access to the waterfront environment where water-loving breeds tend to spend as much time as their owners allow. The Pamlico River country surrounding Chocowinity carries a historical and natural character specific to North Carolina's Inner Banks. Washington, North Carolina—one of the state's oldest towns, situated on the Pamlico River just north of Chocowinity—provides waterfront dining, a river walk, and the historic character of a small Eastern Carolina river town that has preserved its antebellum and post-Civil War architecture in ways larger cities' development pressures prevent. The Pamlico River's connection to Pamlico Sound opens the regional boating itinerary to the Sound's shallow coastal waters, barrier island access, and the extraordinary bird life of the coastal plain. Cotton Patch Landing operates year-round in the mild coastal climate of Eastern North Carolina, and spring and fall represent the most productive fishing seasons on Blount's Creek and the Pamlico River. Fishing for bass, crappie, bream, and the variety of species the Pamlico system supports gives anglers specific seasonal targets across the calendar. The marina's combination of boat ramp, rental kayaks, and transient wet slips makes the property serve equally well as a day-use boating base and a multi-day residential camping destination. Reserve your creekside site early for the spring fishing season and let the Pamlico country earn its reputation as the quieter, more accessible alternative to the Outer Banks camping corridor.

from $26/night

Frisco Woods Campground

210 RV Sites, 31 Cabins, 27 Tent Sites

Frisco Woods Campground in North Carolina offers 210 RV sites, 31 cabins, and 27 tent sites on the Pamlico Sound side of Hatteras Island, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 44 feet. Soundfront back-in categories at both amperages join full-hookup and water-and-electric tiers, with an outdoor pool, recreation center, and maritime forest. Two hundred ten back-in sites span 30-amp, 50-amp, 30/50-amp, water-and-electric, soundfront 30-amp, and soundfront 30/50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with cable TV, sized to 44 feet. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. The soundfront categories are the reason to book here. Thirty-one cabins and 27 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a recreation center, playground, and dog park filling the grounds. The sound carries boating, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, swimming, and surfing, with productive birding through the maritime forest and wine tasting nearby. Pets are welcome. The soundfront position makes this a premier kiteboarding and windsurfing base — the shallow, steady-wind water of Pamlico Sound is among the best on the East Coast for it, while Cape Hatteras National Seashore's Atlantic beach sits just across the island. The campground has been family owned for five decades. Summer is decisively the season on the Outer Banks. Reserve well ahead.