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NPSCape Hatteras National Seashore · North Carolina
Cape Point Campground
Overview Cape Point Campground sites have a shortened reservation window.
Sites202200 reservable
Elev.0ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig50 ft
Electricnonesites
From Raleigh6h39real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 0 ft, Cape Point Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 45°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 202 sites total: 200 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. Softest on shade.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Mar
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
63%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 11
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 24.
79°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Raleigh
265 mi
6h39
02
Charlotte
430 mi
9h49
03
Asheville
513 mi
11h24
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 6.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 202 SITES
Color byShow only
202 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
202
Sites
★ The standout
Site E002
E.
To neighbor
118 ft
Max rig
40 ft
Type
Standard
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.