Top Tent Camping near Sunset Beach, NC
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Best Tent Sites Near Sunset Beach, NC (9)
1. River Island Adventures
3 Reviews•14 Photos•67 SavesWe are the only adventure outfitter that has an outpost on the Waccamaw River that features 1 acre of fun yard games, tree swings, hammocks, large fire pit, clean bathroom, boat dock & ramp, river side picnic tables and access to a 48 acre private island in the middle of the river to explore and camp overnight! We offer a variety of activities and adventures, including: Escape River Island, inner tube float trips, kayak and river boat tours to our private island, custom overnight river camping trips, birthday & group events.
- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Dispersed
- Glamping
$24 - $40 / night
2. Whispering Pines Nudist Resort
1 Review•10 Saves- Electric Hookups
- Tents
- Cabins
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Tent Cabin
- Showers
3. Cypress Ranch Glamping
1 Review•6 Photos•28 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
4. Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area
11 Reviews•29 Photos•100 SavesFort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area (FFAFRA) is Federal land owned and managed by the United States Air Force, the Army National Guard, and MOTSU (Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point). FFAFRA's primary purpose is to offer recreational activities and lodging as well as training events for DOD eligible groups. There are cottages and lodge rooms along with RV and tent sites for rent by authorized persons with proper DOD identification. There are also meeting rooms, a Military Museum, and facilities available for special events, team building, and official exercises. Come and see why “Ft. Fisher is One of the Military’s Best Kept Secrets.”
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
5. Lake Waccamaw State Park
4 Reviews•20 Photos•38 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
6. Freeman Park
8 Reviews•42 Photos•219 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
$20 - $90 / night
7. The Pine Tree Retreat
1 Review•2 Photos•6 Saves104 acres of peace and quiet for your enjoyment. This site would be best suited for tent campers at the moment due to no bath houses or electricity for the time being. Come enjoy your stay bring a kayak or canoe and float around the 6 acres of ponds and catch some of the many bass, bream or crappie that occupy the waters. My property is located 7 miles off highway 74/76 in Whiteville and 10 miles to Lake Waccamaw. 32 miles to Ocean Isle Beach, 45 miles to Wilmington, 36 miles to North Myrtle Beach. Also in the pictures the grass hasn’t been cut and the tin hasn’t been put back on the picnic area by the pond. These things will be done before your stay! The road is grassy/dirt I would recommend a suv or truck for your stay. When there’s no burn ban in place or lack of rain i do try to keep firewood on-site but I recommend checking with me before your stay. I am new to this so please give me a chance to get everything squared away on the page. If you have any questions feel free to e mail me! I am currently working on getting the new roof installed on the shelter and the well operational upfront. If you book you will have the entire property for you and your party.
- Reservable
- Tents
$30 / night
8. Princess Ann
4 Reviews•30 Photos•35 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
9. Black River Camping Ventures
2 Reviews•11 Photos•31 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Tents
$45 / night
Recent Tent Reviews In Sunset Beach
524 Reviews of 9 Sunset Beach Campgrounds
adam B.
Guide
Ocean Lakes Family Campground
Lots to do even in the off season
Almost November and the beach is still nice. The campground has a ton of amenities and a warm indoor pool for the kids. We'll definitely be back during th summer.
The Longs ..Guide
Pitts Landing
Popular with the locals.
We made our way here just before Hurricane Milton hit Florida and stayed a week right next to the river. Very busy during the day with local fishermen. There's a lot of garage spread out, we cleaned up our area the best we could. Close to a busy highway but it didn't bother us. The river is gorgeous and we spent a good amount of our time here kayaking.
Claire O.Guide
Wilmington KOA
Clean and Family Friendly
Such an awesome KOA, bathrooms were immaculate. Free coffee everyday and so many activities! Great communication, they text before every event, and if something is lost they send out alerts. Loved our stay!
- MMarie K.
Traveler
Apache Family Campground
Disappointing and dirty
It is insanely packed so in a tent, you have no privacy at all. It’s also very loud and bright during the night cause of all the lights for example at the restaurant. The showers were a disgrace and need to be renovated and they booked my tent at a RV side so I paid over 70$ for one night. You don’t feel like you are at a campground but in the middle of a city.
Margaret L.Traveler
Hideaway RV Park
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Nicole S.
RangerOcean Lakes Family Campground
Awesome waterpark!! Very crowded...
The RV spaces really have no shade or trees, so if you like the sun and to be directly off the beach,this place is for you. They have alot of amenities to offer, including a waterpark with multiple pools, watersides, lazy river, kids' play area, mini golf. They have alot going on here for families. The beach has basketball courts, playgrounds, and you can rent golfcarts. It's a very busy with alot of people driving all around. The beach water was so clean and warm. You can also rent trailers or huge beach houses who share the same pool. The area has so much to do, including pirates adventure, Broadway on the beach, and the hangout with the foam party.
- MMichelle Y.
ScoutOcean Lakes Family Campground
Fun family time
Love all the daily activities and amenities. Bathhouse is always clean and staff is helpful.
- Tami K.Scout
Pitts Landing
Secluded Gem
This was a nice spot with flat, river front dispersed sites for tents or boondocking. It was easy to discern the campsites and had an open parking lot. There were a few sites that are not safe to drive to because of very loose sand. It is safer to park and explore on foot before driving up to those sites.
- Ronnie B.Traveler
Holden Beach RV Campground
Perfect!
Very clean, well kept. Pool great size.
Tracie S.TravelerOcean Lakes Family Campground
Best Family Trip
We as a family have been going to Ocean Lakes since 1998. We fell in love with the experience and as a new couple, we knew that if we could incorporate this type of vacation with our future children, they would appreciate it and enjoy it as much as we have. Our eldest child will be joining us on our trip in October in his camper. We can’t wait to come back!!!
- BBrian L.Scout
Brunswick Beaches RV Resort
Very Nice!
I’ll definitely be staying here again! Beautiful and very well maintained landscaping, clean facilities, very helpful and friendly staff. Really close to the beach, a good selection of restaurants as well as other points of interest. My only regret is that I didn’t have time to stay longer. Thanks again for a wonderful weekend!
Brian Leonard
Maya C.ScoutBrunswick Beaches RV Resort
Ideal shaded sites, close to beaches, fishing, and good food.
This is a relaxing, natural campground. Many bird songs at sunrise and Whip poor will calls at sunset every night. We have dogs and there are nice places to walk along the pond, and grass areas all around the campground. The dog park is nice for some off leash time. The facilities are great with a store, laundry, and clean restrooms and showers. A very nice pool is available, but with Sunset beach, and Ocean Isle beach just minutes away we have gone there daily. I am fascinated by Bird Island that is a nature preserve and reachable from Sunset beach, this is a day trip we are looking forward to taking the dogs on. Calabash is another town we have visited and it is a gem. We didn’t expect to want anything but seafood but the Peruvian restaurants’ line out the door was intriguing and we ended up there for a late lunch and loved it. My partner is an avid fisherman and had a great day fishing on a Hurricane charter out of Calabash.
Taras H.Scout
Williamson RV & Mobile Home Park
É claro que sim.
É claro que sim. Sou torcedor do Palmeiras há 20 anos. Quando há um grande clássico ou um jogo da Copa Libertadores, não preciso esconder, gosto de fazer uma aposta no site mostbet Brasil. Isso me dá uma descarga de adrenalina e torna até mesmo uma partida chata muito mais interessante! O principalé não abusar, porque aindaé um jogo de azar!
- RRansom J.Guide
Myrtle Beach KOA
Aging park with good and bad
Park is pretty overall but badly aging. Renovated bathrooms are marginal with tons of maintenance issues and not terribly clean. For instance hot water is a challenge and many broken latches on showers and toilet stalls left you exposed. We had one of the ancient spots with shared power pole that we had to use converter to use the remaining 50amp (we only needed 30). Feel sorry if you were a class A rig and needed the 50 and only had 40 left. Site was large but horrible cable connection, and could not use sewer connection as our “stuff” dies not flow uphill. Avoid the back in regular spots. Pay more for newer albeit very clean together patio spots. And sadly a rustic spot like ours was $87/night. The good is you are in walking distance of Myrtle beach, shops, and restaurants. But we were very disappointed in the area either 1-3 star hotels, lousy food, and cheap trinket shops. Beach is ok but there are much better in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Like this KOA, maintenance is not a priority for the town or merchants as commercial properties were run down, littered, and many were out of business. Our advice is go someplace else. This area is sad.
- RRylee M.Scout
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Daddy Joe's
Family fun!!
3 beautiful pools, a splash pad, lots of activities for kids, homemade ice cream, movie nights!, very clean bathrooms/showers, mini golf, restaurant on site, it’s wonderful!!
Aurora W.Traveler
Myrtle Beach State Park
busy and tight but did the job
The first thing is that the sites were SUPER close together which kinda ruined the “camping vibes” if that makes sense because of how packed it was. I will say the site I stayed at was pushed back in a corner so that was nice. Over all it was a really nice stay + the water was really warm and enjoyable to swim in and there was a lot to do in Myrtle which also made it really fun.
Craig K.ScoutMyrtle Beach State Park
Camping by the Beach
Myrtle Beach State Park Campground is nice. Overall it is quiet and has clean grounds, restrooms and showers.
If you are a local resident you can get a nice discount. During winter months you can even ride horseback on the beach. (You need reservations) There are nice walking trails, a great fishing pier and a nice store in the campground and on the pier.
@HomegrownRV 😎.RangerHolden Beach RV Campground
Great Stay!
We loved our time at Holden Beach RV Park! The staff is so friendly, and the campground is beautifully maintained. It’s in a perfect location too.
Upon check in we were escorted to our site, and they even helped us back in. The bathrooms and laundry were clean and kept up well during our stay. There’s a small playground and a pretty big dog park. We were there during Thanksgiving, so they had a potluck meal for all of the guests in the park. We really enjoyed that!
The gift shop is super cute, and they have the biggest DVD library for free rentals!
The only negative was that our site seemed to be one of the few that directly faced another site even though it did not show that on the park map. We ended up being super close to the other campers (so much so that we were basically all around the same fire pit) which was a little uncomfortable since they were strangers.
Overall we really enjoyed our stay and will definitely be back! We will just make sure to pick a different site number next time.
Ray B.Scout
Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area
Very nice
I’ve used this site a few times, very friendly employees and a nice short walk to the beach. Golf cart rentals available and a restaurant.
- MMark S.Guide
Wilmington KOA
Surprisingly quiet
Just off the road. Close to lots of places to eat and beaches. Seemed to have lots of activities some places even had chimaeras and Weber grills.
- Jeff K.Guide
Carolina Beach State Park
Fantastic Location
After hearing about the mosquito situation, I was worried, but have not seen one yet - October 9. We hiked a trail to see Venus flytraps in the wild. A short peddle to the ocean beach. Very nice sites.
Michelle S.GuideMyrtle Beach KOA
Save your hard earned dollars!
Very overpriced! $100 for a dirt site covered in pine needles and roots making it impossible to level and no sewer. Cold showers, so far to all to everything and the pics for the dog park weren’t accurate at all.. so small I couldn’t even throw the ball for my dog. Check out is 10am so you don’t have much time to enjoy any of the amenities that morning. $140 a night for an RV pad! You can stay at an rv park in the area for half the price with hot showers and all the same amenities right on the beach. I do not recommend
- TTessa E.Traveler
Pirateland Family Camping Resort
Pirates Fun
Friendly, fun for the family, food all over for any appetite, beach clean and fun, golf cart parades at night, karaoke, an app to help navigate your fun. Arcade, pizza, funnel cake stand, Golf carts, mini golf. Fishing.
Christopher H.TravelerPirateland Family Camping Resort
Great Campground
❗️Never get site 947. There is a tree directly in the middle of it❗️
My family enjoyed this campground. The sites are pretty nice for the most part, with a good amount of room. The roads however are pretty tight and a bigger rig could be tough to back in. Our site had very little grass due to the shade which made for a pretty sandy mess, but we have an outdoor rug that helped. The trees kept everything very cool so it was a small inconvenience for how nice that was. The pool, lazy river and splash pad were all very nice and well kept and big enough that we were never super crowded. The lazy river does stay full, but it is pretty good size. The bath house near our site was in good condition and pretty clean. The laundry mat had plenty of washers and dryers and the store had about anything you could need. We didn't do the arcade because it required a game card, but it seemed to have a few games in it. The campground is large enough that a good cart is almost a necessity. We were in the middle of the pool and beach, but really was a walk to either of them. Golf carts run about $330 for the week, but are worth it. The only complaints I have for the campground is the lack of enforcement of golf cart drivers underage. Also, the amount of golf carts on the road can make it difficult to navigate when pulling in and leaving. It was crazy how many people were going crazy on the things. Anyway, not a deal breaker on staying there, just be aware! I think we will be back next year. It's worth the drive from SEKY for a nice place to stay and enjoy the beach for a week!
Sarah A.GuideMyrtle Beach KOA
Good for Families
If you’re traveling with kids, great place. Lots of activities for them. You can find a spot with shade or they have very nice pull through ones that include grills. Not all have grills so if that’s important to you, make sure you double check. Staff is wonderful. Refer to attached photo so you can avoid being placed right next door to the bathrooms. We rolled up and our assigned site backed up to the bathroom building. The staff was super kind and moved us since that’s not our jam. Very close to town and you can walk or bike. They also have golf cart rentals. Internet was horrible. Couldn’t get on. Quiet spot. Bathrooms are typical for a park - clean. Did not use showers but pics posted here.
Oleńka S.GuidePirateland Family Camping Resort
Fun beach party campground!
If you like party vibes, making friends with your neighbors, and staying up late for a drink, this campground rules.
We had a basic inland site with full hookups and a picnic table. The area where inland sites are located has a bunch of trees, we loved the shade and it was perfect for our 22 ft trailer, but I can see a big rig having some trouble navigating.
There’s a pool and a lazy river for when you want to switch it up from the beach, and a general store with camper equipment, souvenirs, and stocked with a lot of things you may have forgotten at home. Decent prices too, not slammin’ deals but didn’t feel like there was a huge mark up on anything. Though we have a shower/toilet in our trailer, the bath houses were a clean and air conditioned alternative. They all had outdoor showers and foot rinsing stations, which were super convenient when cleaning up after the beach.
The beach was beautiful, shallows for a couple hundred yards when the tide was out, and relatively clean for a busy beach. We brought our dog with us, so we could take him to the beach before 10AM and after 5PM. You’re supposed to have them on a leash all of the time, but we found a spot devoid of others and we’re able to let him go to play frisbee in the water. Very dog friendly campground, by the way.
Overall, we loved our time there and are even planning on coming back next year! Again, an awesome campground for outgoing folks looking for a beach party vibe. I would steer clear if you’re looking for something quiet and private.
- SSheila M.Scout
Myrtle Beach Travel Park
It's a great place to spend a wonderful, peaceful vacation
It was a wonderful experience and everyone was so helpful and kind
Guide to Sunset Beach
Camping near Sunset Beach, North Carolina, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and family-friendly activities. Whether you're looking for a quiet retreat or a fun-filled adventure, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.
What to do:
- Beach Access: Many campgrounds, like Myrtle Beach State Park Campground, provide easy access to the beach. One reviewer mentioned, "The water was really warm and enjoyable to swim in," making it a great spot for beach lovers.
- Nature Trails: Explore the walking trails at Huntington Beach State Park Campground. A visitor noted, "Nice walking trails, a great fishing pier," which adds to the outdoor experience.
- Family Activities: Campgrounds like Ocean Lakes Family Campground offer a waterpark and mini-golf. One family shared, "Love all the daily activities and amenities," highlighting the fun for kids.
What campers like:
- Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained restrooms and showers. A review for Carolina Beach State Park Campground stated, "Overall it is quiet and has clean grounds, restrooms, and showers."
- Friendly Staff: Many visitors mention the helpfulness of campground staff. At Holden Beach RV Campground, one guest said, "The staff is so friendly, and the campground is beautifully maintained."
- Spacious Sites: Campers enjoy the spacious sites at places like Pirateland Family Camping Resort. A review noted, "The sites are pretty nice for the most part, with a good amount of room."
What you should know:
- Crowded Areas: Some campgrounds can get busy, especially during peak seasons. A visitor at Myrtle Beach KOA mentioned, "It was very busy with a lot of people driving all around."
- Mosquitoes: Be prepared for bugs, especially in warmer months. One camper at Carolina Beach State Park Campground warned, "The bugs were vicious! Couldn't walk away from our Thermacell Mosquito Repeller without getting attacked."
- Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds may lack certain amenities. A review for Myrtle Beach Travel Park noted, "Beach sites have zero shade & crammed together."
Tips for camping with families:
- Plan for Activities: Look for campgrounds with family-friendly amenities. One family at Ocean Lakes Family Campground enjoyed the "pools, slides, lazy river," which kept everyone entertained.
- Choose the Right Site: Make sure to pick a site that offers privacy. A camper at Holden Beach RV Campground suggested, "We will just make sure to pick a different site number next time."
- Bring Bug Spray: To combat the mosquitoes, it's wise to pack bug spray. A visitor at Carolina Beach State Park Campground reminded others to "remember to bring your bug spray."
Tips from RVers:
- Check Site Size: Ensure your RV fits the site. A review for Lakewood Camping Resort mentioned, "Spots are tight and we needed neighbors to move their cars."
- Use Full Hookups: Look for campgrounds that offer full hookups for convenience. A camper at Myrtle Beach Travel Park appreciated the "full hookups" available.
- Be Mindful of Noise: Some campgrounds can be noisy. A visitor at Myrtle Beach KOA noted, "The internet was horrible. Couldn't get on," indicating potential distractions.
Camping near Sunset Beach, North Carolina, has something for everyone, from beach access to family fun. Just be prepared for the crowds and the occasional mosquito!
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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Sunset Beach, NC is River Island Adventures with a 5-star rating from 3 reviews.
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