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Open Roads Forum  >  Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping  > Beachfront camping This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next SPH77 • View posts Grantsville, MD New Member Joined: 04/15/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/15/10 06:44am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I found a place in NC at Freeman beach that allows beach camping. Does anyone know of places to beach camp further north? I live in MD and have a truckcamper on a Ford F250 4x4 kyrvr • View posts kentucky New Member Joined: 09/13/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/24/10 11:51am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Were there any class C homes on the beach? NCBounder • View posts NC Senior Member Joined: 08/07/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/26/10 03:05pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Where is Freeman NC? Chuck & Pam Bobbi and Nikki the Cats Blog: Chuck & Pam's Travel Pages Bounder - Ford V10 '04 Chevy Tracker. F261484 NJ4B '08 GL1800 Goldwing sharker6 • View posts Full time 7/4/08 Senior Member Joined: 11/05/2006 View Profile Posted: 07/26/10 03:13pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator NCBounder wrote: Where is Freeman NC? I think the OP is talking about north Carolina Beach. 2009 30' Fleetwood Wilderness, 2008 F-250 Super Duty FX4 stump puller NCBounder • View posts NC Senior Member Joined: 08/07/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/26/10 05:05pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thanks Sharker. My son goes tent camping there all the time with his 4X4 Jeep, but I have not been there. I'm not sure I have heard him refer to it as Freeman Park. I did hear him say that the price had gone up this year. huachuca • View posts Tarboro, NC Senior Member Joined: 10/31/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/27/10 03:30pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Freeman Beach (Officially, Freeman Park Recreation Area) is on the north end of Carolina Beach (Wilmington, NC area) and is open to overnight camping. If I recall correctly, there's a $20/day charge or you can buy an annual pass for $100. During the summer months its normally fairly crowded with the younger set (my daughter and her friends hang out there quite a bit). I think a better option is Cape Lookout National Seashore where you can take a ferry to either South Core Banks or Portsmouth Island. Both destinations will take you to islands roughly 25 miles in length and from a few hundred feet to a half mile or so in width. Neither has any permanent inhabitants, roads, stores and only minimal amenities (you can buy ice from the Park Service on Portsmouth, not sure about South Core). Usually, the ferry is the only thing crowded. You can camp anywhere between the high tide mark and the dune line except for the Village (Preserved by the Park Service and volunteers but no one has lived there since the early 70's) and the cabin area (the Park Service offers about twenty 'rustic' cabins for rent) Sunsets are awesome Sunrises even better Portsmouth Village (taken from the top of the old Coast Guard station lookout. Let me know if you need any contact info or have questions. Al * This post was last edited 07/27/10 03:47pm by huachuca *   View edit history SPH77 • View posts Grantsville, MD New Member Joined: 04/15/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/07/10 05:58am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator THANKS huachuca. Very helpful. I assume I can take a truck camper on the ferry? brianjw • View posts Here and There Senior Member Joined: 10/25/2009 View Profile Posted: 08/07/10 02:52pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Is there any sort of charge for camping at portmouth island? I searched all over and couldn't come up with a conclusive answer. 2006 F150 SuperCrew FX4 - Bilsteins, Hellwig sway bar, Firestone air bags, BFG KM2s, 4.56 gears, F&R lockers, Torklifts w/ Fastguns 2011 Travel Lite 700 huachuca • View posts Tarboro, NC Senior Member Joined: 10/31/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 08/09/10 06:43am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Truck campers are fine on the ferry. Just be sure you pick one that provides vehicle service (there are several that provide passenger only). If you're going to Portsmouth, the number for Morris Marina is 252.225.4261. I'm not sure of the number for the folks out of Davis that run the ferry to South Core but you can probably pull it from the Cape Lookout NPS website. I'd highly recommend reservations. There is no charge for camping anywhere on Cape Lookout but I'm more familiar with Portsmouth Island section as I haven't been to South Core in several years. The Park Service maintains a seasonal office on Portsmouth in the Long Point Cabin area (ferry landing). Ice is available there but that's about the only thing you can purchase on the island. Hot showers, restrooms and potable water are also in the cabin area and open to everyone at no charge. Flush toilets and potable water are available in the Village at the north end (20+ miles from the ferry landing). Cabins with john, shower, stove and six bunk beds are available for around $100/night for those who don't want to camp. We'll be over for Labor Day - hope to see some of you there. Just let me know if you have other questions. Al SLOW-1 • View posts Central NC Senior Member Joined: 12/31/2008 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/13/10 07:13am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hammocks Beach State Park also has beach camping, but it is primitive tent camping only. Take time to be nice to someone today. 1999 Winnebago Adventurer 32 (454 Chevy) Check out our first cross country trip. This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping  > Beachfront camping

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