Watch the lunar cycle - full moon brings the highest tides, and some parts of the beach are not passable at full high tide. Wind and storms can move in fast and destroy a poorly set tent, so be aware and use sand stakes if you're setting up a longterm camp. Bring some light long pants/long sleeve shirt and bug spray and it's fine. Inland, at a campsite in the dunes, they may be annoying. ![]() A light breeze is all you need to keep all but the heaviest horseflies at bay. Bugs are a part of being outdoors, unless it is really stagnant, still air you are usually fine on the beach. Great trip you are planning - I've done it 3 times in the past 6 years, from Atlantic Beach north along the banks, then inland to the Chesapeak Bay Bridge, and up to Chinkoteague and Assataegue, then back to Maine. we tried in April but heavy thunderstorms and too cool conditions for the family forced us off the beach. It is supposed to have beach camping too. I might also suggest looking into Freeman Park in Carolina Beach. wished I had one soon enough.įishing was great as was the sleeping just above the high tide line! Also after a storm, lots of seashells litter the beach, go for a long walk, it is worth it. I made the mistake of mocking (quietly to my wife) visitors in head nets when we got there. Mosquitoes are also bad, very bad, at the village (forget the name) that is at the north end. in the morning she was really ate up with bug bites (doh, bad dad) I had shown my 5 year old the ghost crabs the first night, and she wakes me up screaming, the crabs are biting me, yeah yeah, it's a dream go to sleep. You will be better in the camper you have. We were in tents and got ate alive by no see-ums at night. we rode up and down the beach just to run the AC. Here is the Cape Lookout National Seashore camping web site If all goes as planned, I will have traveled from the Virginia boarder (as far N as you can go) to the tip of Cap Lookout (the farthest south) I will update as planning is finalize!! I am getting excited just typing this….Can’t wait!! ![]() There are no roads at all and travel is all by beach and beach access trails.Īnyone tried this or any portion of the trip?…Mostly looking for experience in the ferries and Cape Lookout National Seashore camping. During our stay at Cape Lookout National Seashore we plan on exploring the core banks north and south. Cape Lookout National Seashore consists of 56 miles of undeveloped beach stretching over 4 barrier islands from Ocracoke Inlet on the north to Beaufort Inlet on the southeast the islands are only reachable by boat and vehicle ferry. Camping will be in our newly built Flip Pac camper!! It is not finished now, but I have been working on it every day. Once at the Cape Lookout National Seashore we will camp out a few nights on the beach. ![]() ![]() This will entail several ferries rides that last up to 2.5 hours. But during the 1st week I would like to plan day trips from Nags Head North up to Virginia boarder.Īfter the 1st week I would like to travel mostly by beach (time permitting) from Nags Head to Cape Lookout on the Core Banks. I will stay with friends at a house on the beach for 6 days and then the fun begins. I have a 1-day Photo shoot in Walkertown NC on the way down.
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