Pettigrew State Park
Visitors can explore 16,000-acre Lake Phelps and its surrounding landscape by land or water at Pettigrew State Park. The fishing is legendary and boaters with kayaks, canoes and shallow-draft boats will find easy launch sites. Also, nearby access allows boaters onto the placid, blackwater Scuppernong River. Trails wind past some of the oldest, most majestic trees in the coastal region, and bikes are allowed on most trails. A 13-site family campground and a group campground are close to park amenities, and picnic grounds make good use of a shading cypress grove and grassy lawn. The park is rich in history with a display of ancient American Indian dugout canoes, and the grave of a Confederate general.
Contact:
252-797-4475
pettigrew@ncparks.gov
October 22 - 27, 2024 and WOW Encore December 6-8, 2024
Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival
Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce recommended:
https://www.outerbankschamber.com/vacationguide-mainmenu/where-to-stay-on-the-outer-banks/
Outer Banks Visitor Bureau:
https://www.outerbanks.org/places-to-stay/
CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE PUBLIC CAMPGROUNDS
Cape Hatteras National Seashore has four campgrounds within the park. All of the campgrounds have tent, trailer, and RV (recreational vehicle) sites. Reservations for all campgrounds must be made using the links to www.recreation.gov listed below. Sites may be available the day of your visit, must you must pay for your site on www.recreation.gov
Reservations and payments for camp sites at Oregon Inlet, Cape Point, Frisco, and Ocracoke campgrounds can only be made online at www.recreation.gov. Walk-ups are permitted; however, campers will need to make payment online (on a smart phone) or by calling a Recreation.gov representative at 877-444-6777. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Rangers are not able to take any form of payment at the campgrounds.
Campground Location Sites
Oregon Inlet Campground
Highway 12
Nags Head, NC 27954
107 Available at 47 sites Open year round
Open year round
$28 for no utilities/$35 for utility hookups
Cape Point Campground
46700 Lighthouse Road
Buxton, NC 27920
Frisco Campground
53415 Billy Mitchell Road
Frisco, NC 27936
Ocracoke Campground
4352 Irvin Garrish Highway
Ocracoke, NC 27960