Campsite #81 at Assateague Island Campground, Assateague Island National Seashore, MD

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Tent Site #81

11 reviews
Walk-In 6 people
20 ft Back-In
1 good
81
3/15
Campsite #81 Features: Walk-In access, Back-In parking, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed

Campsite Reviews (11)

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@RenataLEFC09A6 · Camped on Jun 13, 2025 at Campsite #81
Excellent!
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@RebeccaK561953 · Camped on Sep 6, 2024 at Campsite #81
I love this park. Our site was clean and right on the beach. We participated in the clamming and crabbing expo with the rangers and loved it. Cant wait to come back next year!
@MaeveH2A4B3434 · Camped on Oct 24, 2023 at Campsite #81
Please, please dont let a corporation build wind mills that would change the seascape view from Assateague Island. I am an Acute Care Registered Nurse. Assateague Island gives me a sense of peace like no other place in the world.
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Excellent
@Katharine9D586 · Camped on Oct 6, 2023 at Campsite #81
We love camping at the Oceanside sites. Each site has a fire ring and picnic bench, and the sites are a short walk from the parking lot, so you can lug in as many luxuries as your heart desires, so long as youre obeying NPS rules. Youll fall asleep and wake up to the sound of the pounding ocean, and if you and your fellow camp sites are quiet, a horse may come snuffling by in the night or early hours.
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@Aleksandr269AE · Camped on Oct 3, 2023 at Campsite #81
Beautiful site with almost unobstructed view of the ocean. Perfect place to relax and see the sunrise. You can see so many stars and even some colors of the Milky Way at night. Wild horses come through the campsites around dinner time but we didnt have problems as long as you out stuff away. There are foxes at night that try to snag left out food. Wild deer and rabbits run around too. Tons of crabs on the beach. Really beautiful.The restrooms are fairly clean but are outhouses and kind of nasty (dont look down). The showers are very cold - no heat. We brought a wagon to carry our stuff to the campsite and it was really hard to get the wagon through the sand and a hill of sand to the site. Despite all of this its 100% worth it to check this place out. What a fantastic park!Theres a store on the park land but it has odd hours. Ocean city is like a 20 minute drive away for grocery stores, firewood, etc.
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Major Issues
@MollyCA9264E95 · Camped on Apr 7, 2023 at Campsite #81
We've camped at Assateague several times. The best experiences were fall when no one--humans nor mosquitoes--were there and we had fluke warm weather. It was amazing. The second time we did the hike down the beach to a backcountry site, which was also fantastic. This, the third time, we camped in April on the dunes. We left early. The wind was epically intense--as we are not easily scared off. Despite the horrible weather, we were crowded together on the beach with kids traipsing through our campsite every 2 minutes. The sites are too close together for the real experience, which we've had, but apparently that was dumb luck.
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@Christoph47204 · Camped on Oct 13, 2021 at Campsite #81
Great experience except for the horses invading the campsite at dinner time and at 10pm. Theyre out of control.
@ChristopherS19 · Camped on Oct 13, 2021 at Campsite #81
Great experience except for the horses invading the campsite at dinner time and at 10pm. They’re out of control.
@ChrisS544 · Camped on Jun 23, 2021 at Campsite #81
It’s great to camp right on the beach. The campfire rings and picnic tables are a nice added bonus. The park crew regularly cleaned the facilities. The wild ponies come through if you’re lucky. It’s a great place!
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@ChrisS8694045 · Camped on Jun 23, 2021 at Campsite #81
Its great to camp right on the beach. The campfire rings and picnic tables are a nice added bonus. The park crew regularly cleaned the facilities. The wild ponies come through if youre lucky. Its a great place!
@LauraA6708484 · Camped on Aug 11, 2020 at Campsite #81
The spot 81 was amazing but I give it 4 stars because there was an incredible amount of mosquitoes

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