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National Park Service · North Carolina

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Here, one in two take walk-ups.

4Campgrounds
2Take walk-ups
45Sites, from 2
0–10 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 4 of these 4 campgrounds

Where they are

4 of 4 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

4 campgrounds
Great Island Cabin CampReservableCape Lookout National Seashore · NCSites from $8025 sitesrigs to 35 ft0 ftdrinking watertoiletsLong Point Cabin CampReservableCape Lookout National Seashore · NC20 sitesrigs to 35 ft10 ftdrinking waterNorth Core Banks - Beach CampingFirst-comeCape Lookout National Seashore · NC0 ftSouth Core Banks -- Beach campingFirst-comeCape Lookout National Seashore · NC0 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

Heads up

Park Closure
Passenger Ferry Dock Closed; Visitors Deboard via Beach Landing The ferry dock servicing the Cape Lookout Lighthouse area is closed for repairs. Visitors will deboard the ferry in front of the lighthouse. To reach the boardwalk, visitors will need to walk 5–10 minutes on soft sand. Depending on the…
Source: National Park Service alerts API · Oct 24, 2026

Who answers for this land

Cape Lookout National Seashore’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Greg Murphy, official portrait
Greg Murphy (R)NC 3rd · 4 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly