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Best Campgrounds near Ocean City, MD

746 Reviews

Several solid campgrounds sit within a short drive of Ocean City, Maryland. Delaware Seashore State Park Campground is just 16 miles away, putting campers close to both the beach and town attractions. Campers at Assateague State Park Campground can pitch tents near wild horses with the ocean only a short walk from their sites. Those who like hiking and biking will find good trails at Cape Henlopen State Park Campground. Shad Landing Campground in Pocomoke River State Park works well for campers who want to see Maryland's forests and rivers. Most camping areas around Ocean City have water and electric hookups along with clean bathhouses. The campgrounds fill up fast in summer, so booking early makes sense. Spring and fall bring better camping weather with fewer people and milder temperatures. Summer can get hot and crowded, changing the camping experience. Winter camping requires extra gear for the cold. Getting to these campgrounds is usually easy on good roads, but checking for closures before heading out helps avoid problems. The Ocean City area has camping that works for both beach days and trail exploration.

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Best Camping Sites Near Ocean City, Maryland (73)

    1. Assateague State Park Campground

    61 Reviews
    Berlin, MD
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (410) 641-2120

    $28 - $39 / night

    "Close to Ocean City."

    "Super nice showers with hot water, easy beach access and close to ocean city and boardwalk. Great beaches and swimming! Bugs not bad this time and wild horses visited a few times!"

    2. Delaware Seashore State Park Campground

    56 Reviews
    Bethany Beach, DE
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (302) 227-6981

    $30 - $168 / night

    "The location (in between Dewey/Rehoboth Beach and Bethany Beach/Ocean City, Maryland) is PERFECT. You have close access to miles and miles of touristy beaches and uninhabited beaches."

    "The bath houses are clean and we can walk to the beach. My favorite thing is at night when the rt.1 bridge lights up blue. Love that bridge. You are close to rehobeth broadwalk or ocean city."

    3. Sun Outdoors Frontier Town

    28 Reviews
    Berlin, MD
    8 miles
    Website

    "Located about 15 min from ocean city and assateague with a shuttle to take you when you don't want to drive. Great family activities. We love the water park and Frontier town."

    "The activities are great and your only minutes away from ocean city or Assateague State Par. Where the ponies run wild. Very clean bath houses and the staff are the best around."

    4. Sun Outdoors Ocean City

    24 Reviews
    Berlin, MD
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (410) 213-0097

    $65 - $350 / night

    "Lots to do nearby and just minutes from Ocean City Md yet away from the hustle bustle. They have two separate beaches even a big one for your fur kids. Which mine thoroughly enjoyed."

    "An awesome campground located on the east coast near Ocean City, MD and the Atlantic Ocean. This was our first visit to Castaways. Lots to do and loads of fun. We love it!"

    5. Assateague Island National Seashore Oceanside Campground

    39 Reviews
    Berlin, MD
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (410) 641-1441

    $40 / night

    "An easy drive from Ocean City, MD.   The Campground bathrooms were ok, they have a composting toilet and a cold shower, always nice to have a bit of running water. "

    "**Camping at Assateague State Park **

    Assateague Island is a national park located in Maryland that offers plenty of beach camping and hiking trails."

    6. Bayside Assateague Campground — Assateague Island National Seashore

    55 Reviews
    Girdletree, MD
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (410) 641-3030

    $40 - $80 / night

    "We enjoyed bike riding around the island, catching glimpses of the wild ponies and running around on the beach."

    "If you don’t mind wild horses joining you for dinner and trekking around your campsite at night, then this is your place!! The beach is absolutely gorgeous and so is the scenery."

    7. Treasure Beach RV Park & Campground

    10 Reviews
    Fenwick Island, DE
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (302) 436-8001

    "Close to the beach, restaurants and Ocean City. Nice playground and well stocked store. The only issue was if your bathroom isn’t working, they need more bath houses."

    "The only complaint we had was the person riding around on a golf cart blaring music until well passed quiet time. We're all for a good time, but our little one was being woken up."

    8. Sun Outdoors Rehoboth Bay

    22 Reviews
    Ocean View, DE
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (302) 947-2600

    "Once you load money on them, you do not have to carry your wallet around. The only thing we didn't like were the showers. Push button showers with two small children are not fun at all."

    "It’s also close to the other ocean beaches. The only downsides are sites are very close together and its a very expensive about double the cost of other near by non-waterfront campgrounds."

    9. Sun Outdoors Ocean City Gateway

    14 Reviews
    Berlin, MD
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (410) 641-9785

    "It is close enough to ocean city we can enjoy the beach daily but far enough to relax in the woods! This campground is the small sister campground to frontier town."

    "We stayed at this campground to be close to Ocean City for Ocean Calling music festival in September 2024...It is a great family rv Park...Lots of amenities...clean...close to OC or Historic Berlin...After"

    10. Trap Pond State Park Campground

    44 Reviews
    Laurel, DE
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (302) 875-5153

    $22 - $56 / night

    "The distance between sites across the loop isn’t huge or blocked by any foliage but didn’t seem to be an issue for our friends who stayed in D24."

    "It was also right near the showers, which were clean & warm, just what was needed. Tent sites are more secluded and are walk-in; our buddies tent camped the same weekend."

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746 Reviews of 73 Ocean City Campgrounds

  • Evan C.
    Aug. 18, 2025

    Redden State Forest Campground

    Secluded and improving

    8/15/2025

    Arrived after dark to find that I had the campground to myself. As noted in other reviews, turn right as you drive past the office/house and let yourself in through the closed (but unlocked) gate. Since the last review, it appears they've added 11 sites on a branch if you bear left after the gate. These sites (8-18) are level, packed gravel pads with benches, fire pit, grill, and picnic table. The restroom featured on the map is just a portalet, but there is plenty of overflow parking in that branch. Apparently you're not supposed to pull onto the gravel with your vehicle, just park parallel to the road alongside it. 

    Another note about the gravel - can't get stakes in. Plus, it's a pine forest and I didn't want to get sap on my tent so I didn't tent adjacent to the pad amidst the pine needles. I did drive around the right branch (sites 1-7) in the morning to find that they are dirt/grass sites and probably would be ideal for tenting/staking (and in case you haven't guessed, I don't have a freestanding tent). The area is densely forested with pines and is quite pleasant in that regard.

  • colleen C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 11, 2025

    Sun Outdoors Rehoboth Bay

    Awesome!

    We loved it. Great for a long getaway or a quick one like ours. Loved our stay. It was clean and full of fun.

  • B
    Aug. 5, 2025

    Strawberry Crossroads

    A work in progress.

    We had a nice time & plan on returning.

  • C
    Aug. 4, 2025

    Sun Retreats Seashore Campsites & RV Resort

    Pros and cons

    We have been to this campground twice. First time everything was very clean and lots to do. The last time things had slipped a little bit. Campground was definitely not as clean. The first time there was staff riding around picking up garbage and keeping things neat. Last time it seemed like it was just a bunch of teenagers flying around on golf carts not doing much. Almost all the games were broken in the arcade. Plus a lot more seasonals. The seasonals also have a lot of political flags with profanities. Not very family friendly! Pros love the pool, lake, waterslides, and proximity to cape may Cons broken equipment, kids racing golf carts all hours of the nights, lots of seasonals with over the top decorations, with flags with profanities and cleanliness slipping. We will try it again. Hopefully they were just having an off year.

  • A
    Jul. 23, 2025

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park At Delaware Beaches

    Great First Camping Trip

    My family tent camped for 1 night here at site 190. Decent array of electrical hookup options. My kids had a blast in the water area with the pool and large slides. It was our first time camping and we had trouble sleeping due to groups around us having fun until 11, but overall it was a really great experience and we will be returning

  • Joshua N.
    Jul. 19, 2025

    Sun Retreats Seashore Campsites & RV Resort

    Some issues

    The campsite is very nice except for a few issues not have not been addressed over the many years we have been coming here. First, the WIFI is absolutely terrible! I have complained before and it never improves. 2nd, when we checked in, we were told that there currently no cable TV. We were told to stream which was terrible as I stated above. Last, there was an older gentleman that works there as a pool attendant. He told one of the guests that vaping is not allowed in the fenced area of the swimming lake in a scolding tone and told the guest that it's against the rules and that he did not make up the rules. He then ran off to find the woman in charge of the pools(her name is Marie). She came in hot on her golf cart like Bo Luke in the Dukes of Hazzard and came over to the guest and started yelling at the guest like she committed murder. Totally uncalled for!!! She has an absolutely terrible personality and should not be working in the hospitality industry. There were a few other staff members that were very rude towards guests(including us). When I'm paying over$1000 for a week here, I expect to be treated much better. We almost felt like we were bothering the staff. We have seen Marie many times over the years and never see any behavior changes. The staff could use a good training session on hospitality and appreciation that guests come here to relax and spend a lot of money here to do so, so they are employed.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 22, 2025

    Strawberry Crossroads

    Good potential!

    Private.startup on a nice piece of land very close to Assateague. A little Rustic with some small cabins. RV sites are very large and located along a treeline. 30 amp power works fine but odd numbered sites have the outlet on the wrong side of the trailer. Power is for two sites. Economical but limits how you can park to how long your cord is. Very clean facilities. I think it’ll keep getting better every year.

  • Mark F.
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Beachcomber Camping Resort

    Great family location

    We’ve been staying at Beachcomber for years. Packed with activities, a clean beach, choice of two pools and two laundromats, fairly spacious sites, friendly staff and lots of areas to walk the dogs or let them play. It a gated resort which makes it incredibly safe and something that gives us piece of mind while out exploring. Lots have plenty of trees and greenery to help keep you cool and RV in the shade during those hot muggy days. All the lots have sand which can make the RV messy but it’s the Jersey coast so it’s to be expected. The only complaint I have and seemingly many others is that the speed limit in not enforced and way too many people drive through VERY quick 15mph+ Every time our kids leave to bike around and play we worry about their safety. If beachcomber could get that under control I’d rate them 5star. Prices are steep but given the amenities and overall safety within the resort we overlook the higher cost

  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    May. 28, 2025

    Tall Pines / Chesapeake Bay KOA Holiday

    Long and nicely spaced sites

    We stayed at site 411 for five nights. We'd reserved 406, but Sun Outdoors turned into KOA, so we got a different site lucky us, 'cause the middle ones were swampy with almost no space outside with sitting water on sites. The water at 411 drained after three days. The pull-through sites are long and nicely spaced. It's unnecessary, but rent a golf cart to get around the huge campground; it's great for going from your site to the pool, arcade, beach, or fishing pier. We tried crabbing with no luck and only caught one catfish. The staff was super helpful and friendly during all of our interactions.

    Bring bug spray, tiki torches, and mosquito fog spray with all the sitting water around the campground.

Guide to Ocean City

Camping near Ocean City, Maryland, offers a mix of beautiful beaches, outdoor activities, and family-friendly fun. Whether you're looking to pitch a tent or park your RV, there are plenty of options to enjoy the great outdoors.

What to do:

  • Beach Access: Many campgrounds are just a short drive from the beach. For example, at Delaware Seashore State Park Campground, campers can enjoy amazing views and a fantastic beach. One reviewer mentioned, "Amazing views and fantastic beach! A fisherman’s perfect campground right on the inlet."

  • Wildlife Watching: At Assateague State Park Campground, you can see wild horses roaming freely. A visitor shared, "The wild ponies!!! Amazing." This adds a unique touch to your camping experience.

  • Water Activities: Kayaking and canoeing are popular at Trap Pond State Park Campground. One camper noted, "Canoes were available for rent & I highly recommend canoeing water trails through the beautiful Cypress trees."

What campers like:

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained bathhouses. At Cape Henlopen State Park Campground, one reviewer said, "The shower houses were clean," which is a big plus for many.
  • Spacious Campsites: Many campgrounds offer roomy sites. A visitor at Tuckahoe State Park Campground mentioned, "The campsites are typically spacious and spaced out well."
  • Activities for Kids: Campgrounds like Sun Outdoors Frontier Town provide plenty of entertainment. One family said, "If you can make it their Halloween season is awesome. Lots of activities for the kids."

What you should know:

  • Crowded Campgrounds: Some sites can get busy, especially on weekends. A camper at Jellystone Park™ Chincoteague Island noted, "Sites are one on top of the other," which can lead to a chaotic experience.
  • Limited Privacy: Many campgrounds have sites close together. A visitor at Delaware Seashore State Park Campground mentioned, "Easy level sights on asphalt parking lot. Nothing separates you from others."
  • Weather Considerations: Be prepared for changing weather conditions. One camper at Assateague State Park Campground said, "It's also the reason that all of our trips have been in the fall! It's so beautiful."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for places with playgrounds and activities. At Shad Landing Campground, one reviewer said, "Very nice campground with a nice pool, ball field and pavilions."
  • Plan for Activities: Make sure to have a list of things to do. A family at Trap Pond State Park Campground enjoyed the "decent walking trails around the lake."
  • Pack Snacks and Drinks: Having food on hand can save you time and money. One camper at Frontier Town RV Resort Campground mentioned, "The campground is at a great location to either head towards Assateague Island or Ocean City."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Sizes: Make sure your RV fits the site. A visitor at Cape Henlopen State Park Campground advised, "Watch the site dimensions or you might not be able to fit your vehicle AND camper on the site."
  • Use Dump Stations Wisely: Know where the dump stations are located. A camper at Tuckahoe State Park Campground mentioned, "There are 2 dump stations and we didn't wait long at the dump station heading out."
  • Bring Extra Supplies: Stock up on essentials before you arrive. A visitor at Assateague State Park Campground noted, "Bring your bug spray…otherwise a magical experience!"

Camping near Ocean City, Maryland, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the beautiful surroundings!

Frequently Asked Questions

Where are the best campgrounds in Ocean City, Maryland on the beach?

Sun Outdoors Ocean City is one of the best beachfront options, situated right on the water facing Assateague National Seashore. This campground offers beautiful waterfront views and a fantastic dog beach that many campers consider the best they've experienced. Just a 15-minute drive from Ocean City's attractions, it provides a perfect balance of beach access and convenience. Another excellent option is Delaware Seashore State Park Campground, which offers beachfront camping a short drive from Ocean City. While technically in Delaware, its proximity makes it a popular choice for those wanting to combine beach camping with Ocean City visits.

Is tent camping allowed in Ocean City, MD?

While Ocean City itself has limited tent camping options within city limits, excellent tent camping is available just minutes away. Assateague Island National Seashore Oceanside Campground offers beautiful tent camping with sites about 200 feet from the parking area. Many campers enjoy the proximity to Ocean City while experiencing beach camping with wild horses nearby. Assateague State Park Campground is another popular option for tent campers, providing easy access to Ocean City's attractions while enjoying a more natural setting. Both locations are a short drive from Ocean City's boardwalk and beaches, making them ideal for tent campers wanting to explore the area.

How much does camping cost in Ocean City, Maryland?

Camping costs near Ocean City vary by location, season, and amenities. Sun Outdoors Frontier Town, about 15 minutes from Ocean City, offers family-friendly camping with rates that include water park access, making it a good value despite higher seasonal prices. Budget-conscious campers should consider Shad Landing Campground, which offers more affordable options with loops featuring electric or non-electric sites. Costs typically range from $25-45 per night for basic public campgrounds to $50-120+ for private resorts with full amenities during peak season. Many campgrounds offer shoulder season discounts, and most require additional fees for premium waterfront sites or holiday weekends.

What amenities are available at Ocean City, MD campgrounds?

Sun Outdoors Frontier Town stands out with its impressive amenities, including an included water park, family activities, and a shuttle service to Ocean City and Assateague. The campground is known for clean bathhouses and exceptional staff. Big Oaks Campground offers a nice pool, camp store, and spacious sites, though it's about 45 minutes from Ocean City. Most campgrounds in the area provide water hookups, shower facilities, and toilets. Higher-end resorts typically include swimming pools, organized activities, and convenience stores. Many campgrounds also offer WiFi, laundry facilities, playgrounds, and pet-friendly areas. Proximity to beaches, boardwalks, and natural attractions like Assateague Island is a common amenity across most locations.

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