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Campground Opening Schedule At Cape Hatteras National Seashore Announced

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By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2015
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You can start planning your camping trip to Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina now that the park has released the opening dates for the campgrounds.

The Oregon Inlet, Frisco, and Ocracoke campgrounds all will open to the public on Friday, April 17. Oregon Inlet and Frisco campgrounds will close for the year at noon on October 12, and Ocracoke Island Campground will close at noon on October 26. Cape Point Campground in Buxton, on Hatteras Island, will open Friday, May 22, for Memorial Day weekend and close for the year at noon on September 7.

All four campgrounds accommodate tents, trailers, and motor homes up to 35 feet in length. Each campground provides rest rooms, potable water, unheated showers, grills, and picnic tables. No hookups (utility connections) are available.

During the 2015 camping season, possibly as early as April, Oregon Inlet and Frisco campgrounds will be placed on a reservation system for the first time. Ocracoke Campground visitors will continue to be able to make advanced reservations for campsites, and reservations are currently being taken. Reservations can be made by calling: 1-877-444-6777 or via the Internet at www.recreation.gov and can be made up to six months in advance.

No more than six persons and two vehicles may occupy a single campsite. Camping trailers, including pop-up campers, are considered vehicles. From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, all camping is limited to a total of 14 days within a 30-day period.Quiet hours are between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Generators may not be operated during these hours.

Group camping is only available at Oregon Inlet Campground. The group camp site accommodates groups of 7-30 people, including infants and toddlers. Beginning this April, reservations can be made by calling 1-877-444-6777 or via the Internet at www.recreation.gov and can be made up to six months in advance. Due to the popularity of the group camping site, it is recommended that reservations be made at least two weeks in advance.

Camping in Cape Hatteras National Seashore is permitted only in designated campgrounds. Camping on beaches is prohibited. Pets must be physically restrained at all times on a leash not exceeding six feet in length.

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Submitted by beachdumb on March 2, 2015 - 3:38pm.

Why is it that the once highly popular Cape Point campground opens a month later then the later then rest of the seashores campgrounds? 


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