- CAMPING AT ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE REVIEWS FULL
- CAMPING AT ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE REVIEWS FREE
The trail leads you out to a marshy area, again, a good place to see ponies, and, along the way, keep an eye out for other critters (we saw a snake!). From there, we headed to Bayside nature trail, which is mostly boardwalk with some dirt trail. Keep a look out in the distance and along the shoreline for the ponies. We began heading to the Old Ferry Landing, where the marshes were suggested as a popular spot for the ponies. Stop by the visitors center and pick up a map of the island and make a plan for your pony spotting excursion.
CAMPING AT ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE REVIEWS FREE
Wild ponies roam free on Assateague Island, and there are plenty of opportunities to see the ponies in their natural habitat. Will definitely return.Īssateague Island, about a 20 minute drive from Ocean City, Maryland, is a great place to go hiking, pony watching, and there are even a few public beaches to relax and take in the sun and surf. Saw "wild" ponies, egrets, deer, rabbits, red-winged blackbirds, seagulls and horseshoe crab shells. Despite a clear weather forecast, be ready for rain.woken up by thunder and lightening the first night around 2am! The rest of the weekend was beautiful, though. I did have a delicious blackened fish taco lunch at Hooked, a local place (casual, but with tablecloths), at 8003 Coastal Highway.
CAMPING AT ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE REVIEWS FULL
Ocean City, about 12 miles away, is a completely different scene full of bars, restaurants, beachwear shops and the like there is a Wal-Mart Supercenter there in case you've forgotten anything, as well as all of the popular chain / fast-food restaurants. The lighthouse offers a nice view entrance costs $5/adults and $3/children to climb the 100 or so spiral steps to the top. Consider bringing: kite, binoculars (to see ponies on the far end of Chincoteague Bay), zoom lens camera, bicycle The drive to Assateague Lighthouse (which is actually an 1-1/2 hour drive south, and located on Chincoteague Island), was nothing to write home about. Be sure to grab some kindling-sized wood as well.I found that bringing along fire-starter sticks helps. Bring cash for buying firewood along the way on Highway 611.prices ranged from $3.50-$20, and are on the honor system (read: you cannot get change). There is also a convenient drinking water spigot, well-placed trash bins on each end of the loop, and a recycling center down the road. The bathrooms were very clean and spacious didn't try the cold showers. If you have a National Park Pass, you do not have to pay the admission. Note that there is a $15 admission (good for one week) in addition to the campsite fee of $20/night ($25 in season). Reservations are available mid-April thru mid-October otherwise its first-come, first-served. Since it was early season, only Loop 1 was open at Oceanside, which was too bad since, as a tent camper, I would have preferred the "tents only" walk in campground (though most were on the sand and not necessarily flat).if only to keep from having to hear the RV generators and music. Most folks seemed to have come to fall asleep to the sound of the waves and wake up in time for the beautiful sunrise. Alcohol is allowed, but this is not a "party" beach (with the exception of a large group on Saturday night, who did not "get the memo").
Good thing about camping in April was that there were no mosquitoes yet.though with the marshy ponds throughout the island, I could see it could be bad in the summer. Temps down to the low 30s at night so if tent camping, bring a sleeping bag liner. Maximum of two campsite reservations may be booked by any person, family, or party per visit.Ĭamping is limited to 14 consecutive days with a total of 28 cumulative days during any calendar year.Nice, mostly quiet camping area especially early in the season. Do not move fire rings or picnic tables.ĭo not hang or tie items on vegetation or fences. Tents and other camping equipment must be placed within 30 feet of the designated NPS provided fire ring. Any vehicles beyond the stated limits must be parked in the North Beach parking lot.Īll wheels must be parked on pavement and the vehicle may not protrude into the roadway. Generators are completely PROHIBITED in Loop BĦ persons (or an immediate family) and 3 camping units (either 3 tents or 1 RV/Trailer and 2 tents) are permitted per site.ĭrive-in Sites are allowed 2 registered motor vehicles or one vehicle and one trailer. Assateague Island National Seashore | Assateague Island National Seashore CampgroundĮnter dates to check availability Site Details
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