Assateague Island
I'd like to plan a trip here next year but struggling to find something that works for us. We would be going with another camper. Neither of us are set up to dry camp and do not want to try to. We w...
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spoon059 wrote:
I live not too far and camp at the shore a couple times a year. I've never camped at Assateague and just don't understand why its so popular. I've visited friends who were there and it looks miserable! The national park has no electric and you couldn't PAY me to bake on that beach with all the bugs and no AC. The state park is better, but I just don't understand the appeal.
Cape Henlopen State Park, on the other end of that beach strip in Rehoboth is MUCH nicer in my opinion. Full hookup state park, surrounded by pine trees so you have shade in the summer, easy access to a gorgeous beach area, easy access to Lewes (beautiful Victorian town with some shops and restaurants) and about 20 minutes to Rehoboth Beach which is a very nice beach town with stores, snacks, restaurants, breweries, outlets, etc.
Clearly I prefer the Delaware beaches to the Maryland side.
Assateaque popularity is created by easy access to the beach and the wild ponies.
I have sort of gravitated to the DE beaches as well. I prefer DE Seashore park for full hook up beach camping.
Demand is the biggest issue with Assateaque. It is a great place and a great experience. However there just aren't enough sites with electric to meet demand. In the heat of the summer it's way to hot for me to be without electric unfortunately electric sites tend to all be booked up a year in advance.
Frontiertowne and Castaways are 2 very popular private CG's close by that you could use to take a day trip to Assateaque. The down side is staying close by is not the same as staying in the park.
Having a herd of wild ponies come right through your camp site is a very unique experience.
