Campsite #C42 at Assateague Island Campground, Assateague Island National Seashore, MD

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Campsite #C42

12 reviews
Drive-In 6 people
40 ft Back-in
2 good
C42
5/24
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Campsite #C42 Features: Drive-In access, Back-in parking, 40ft driveway, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed

Campsite Reviews (12)

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@michaelk687828 · Camped on Oct 24, 2024 at Campsite #C42
Love this place. Would have given a 5 star if not for the chemical toilets not having lights; some do by the ocean but in bay side camping area they dont have electricity to the buildings.
@PatriciaB22981 · Camped on Jun 6, 2024 at Campsite #C42
lots of bugs so be ready with some thing to keep them in check
@JayP9688725 · Camped on Mar 21, 2024 at Campsite #C42
We visited early in the season, so we expected the weather to be cold. It was cold, windy and we had a full day of rain. With that said, we had a great time, walking the dogs to the beach, saw some horses close and around the park. We camped on the Bayside in C42 with a 37' Class A and toad and had plenty of room. The sites on our side of the road were backwards for back in but with the weather we did not turn around. We were only able to sit around the fire on one evening so we did not really set up a full outside area. The visitor center was very worthwhile as it gives an abundance of history about the park and the staff is very helpful. We will definitely return in a slightly warmer time of year, but we were not disappointed as the park was sparsely occupied and very relaxing.
@SusanS9297654 · Camped on Mar 13, 2024 at Campsite #C42
Perfect weather...horses visited...bay beach was good...happy to see they are working on improving it.
@EricJ548E28A2B · Camped on Sep 13, 2023 at Campsite #C42
Nice site: good size for tenting, clean restrooms and showers, walking distance to the water (ocean and bay), relatively quiet neighborhood.I will definitely primitive camp again.thank you National Park Rangersyours in Christ,eric
@BrendanM393331 · Camped on Jun 14, 2023 at Campsite #C42
Overall it was a good experience. It's a really beautiful park. The campsites are adequate. The tick/mosquito population is extraordinary. I'm not sure if NPS can do anything about this but it was seriously much worse than previous years.
@SandraB1199192 · Camped on Jun 4, 2023 at Campsite #C42
Staff were pleasant and helpful. Site C42 has some division from adjacent sites, but not the site across the road which was a large noisy family playing ball games on the ashalt and ignoring site boundaries. The road has frequent through traffic all hours.) This sight has no view other than other camp sites. The mosquitos and Texas Star ticks are a nuisance. Toilet facilities are very basic (outhouse like). The island itself is beautiful, worth exploring, just don't expect much solitude.
@RichardC284688 · Camped on May 25, 2023 at Campsite #C42
You must have crabcakes at WATERMANS!
@JamieB5289853 · Camped on Apr 21, 2023 at Campsite #C42
The campsite was nice and relatively private for how close it was to the others. We had a horse visit in the campsite.
@RobertM553 · Camped on Jun 21, 2021 at Campsite #C42
We had fun.
@CherylD489 · Camped on May 31, 2021 at Campsite #C42
It was a magical experience seeing the pony’s and other wildlife, plants and of course the beach on the island.
@SaraS916 · Camped on May 10, 2021 at Campsite #C42
Great place for families. Clean facilities. Despite going early in the season (mid-May), the weather was beautiful, the bugs were minimal, and there were no crowds.

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