i know there are a lot of camping threads, i'll make this short. Ocean Waves Campground or Rodanthe Watersports and Campground for next week? Your thoughts, go. ALSO, I could possibly camp at the Frisco NPS, but it looks like the winds and surf would be better further north (Rodanthe). Is this typically true or should I stick to Frisco? THANK YOU
We stayed at Rodanthe Watersports one time and it was weird. We got there really late, like 1am and there was nobody there to pay but there were other campers, so we set up our tent, then in the morning there was nobody there to pay again so we broke down our tent and put it in the car and surfed all day then drove home. Was trying to pay but there was no one to pay! Maybe it's b/c it was in the winter, I dunno.
Camped at Frisco back in July - It was alright, too many RVs and few trees. If the conditions at Frisco isn't good, you always could drive 15 minutes north to Buxton. Heard that there were better campground in Buxton? Enjoy your trip.
yea there is cape woods in buxton, anyone know anything about this place? Would the surf and wind conditions be about the same in buxton as in rodanthe?
From looking at a map, it appears that staying in Buxton would give you the chance to go to either an E or S facing beach depending on what works best for wind and swell direction. In Rodanthe, you are limited to the E facing beach.
sw wind is more sideshore in buxton ,seen a lot of the buxton crew in rodanthe this summer. If that means anything
Ocean Waves FOR SURE!!!!! I go camping at ocean waves at least three times a year. It is great!!! A bajillion times cheaper then KOA. Tent sites are only like 28$ as opposed to like 60$ at KOA. It is more of an RV park but if you are down there to surf you will probably be drinving to S-turns anyway. It does break there but it is kinda far out. And a little messy. Hope this helps. I am heading down there today thru sunday, see ya there!
actually, I called there and their tent sites are full. So now its between Rodanthe Watersports and Campground, Frisco NPS, Oregon Inlet NPS, or maybe Cape Woods in Buxton. Thanks to everyone for your help, keep it coming.
I camped at Frisco Woods for years - it has expanded greatly since the early years (pre-Bubbas BBQ and when Bubba was still around - really good eats back then).
I would like to stay at Frisco Woods, but I just can't justify paying $40 a night when there's other places for half that price just down the road. I'll think about it though. Leaning towards staying at the Frisco NPS Campground a couple of nights then going up to Rodanthe Watersports and Campground for a couple nights. Hopefully there will be some surf.
You must be kidding! $40 bucks nightly now??? Bomb the place! It is nothing like the "old days" when the owners operated the business from the enclosed front porch of their home.
I've stayed at the Frisco NPS campsite. It's usually less crowded than others but there is no shade so bring some type of tarp to set up a shaded area for your self - other wise the sun can get grueling during mid day. When we were there several years back it was very low key and no one bothered you which was cool. The Frisco beaches face south so check the swell direction, if it's not working there you can drive 15-20 min. north to the east facing beaches. The site has decent bathrooms and cold water showers but I thought overall it was pretty nice and out of the way camp ground.
If you get their late, the guy who owns the campground will be sleeping. If You leave really early to surf the dawn patrol, the guy who owns the campground will probably be sleeping... or fishing. So he wouldn't be there to nag you about paying. But theres an honor code; if you stay there and the owner doesn't see you, you should put your $ for the nite in his mailbox. DIDNT YOUR MOMS TEACH YOU MORALS AND RITE FROM WRONG???????????????
