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 would need electric. Sewer would be nice but I have 2 black tanks and can go a minimum of a week without issues. I would also need a pet friendly destination. If I didnt have a home generator I'd think about buying one of the cheaper inverter ones but that would be a waste for one trip. Being a popular destination I figured a lot of people on here have visited and figured this area out already.Anyone have any good locations close by that they can recommend? Thanks in advance.

Assateague State park, in Maryland. Water and electricity, pets allowed, even on some beach areas, but be careful, wild horses do come into the CG, and some dogs get antsy.Check the NASA website for Wallops Island launch dates, and you may be able to catch one of those on the same trip.

You can also stay in Chincoteague and access the south end of Assateague Island through the National Park. No pets allowed in the National Park, though. We stayed at Pine Grove campground on Chincoteague this past fall, full hookups, shady sites, a short drive from lots of cool stuff. About 45 min drive to get to the north end of the island from Chincoteague. There is a KOA and amusement park near the access to the north end of the island.We left our pup in the camper one day, took him to the state park up north the next day, which is how we found out it was a 45 min drive to get to the north end, didn't do our homework on the National Park pet policy.Tom's Cove campground on Chincoteague Island has waterfront sites, on the inlet, but reservation system is a little old school, have to mail in a check.Tough to get an actual spot on Assateague Island, spots go very quickly when they come online.

The 50 or so electric sites Allow dogs however those sites book up pretty much as soon as they become available. There are around 100 sites that allow dogs but don’t have electricity. I also considered picking up an EU 2000 when I stayed there in August last year for a few days but we survived with our 300 W of solar. The steady breeze off the water made it quite Enjoyable.

Bring about a gallon of DEET per person, the skeeters are brutal! If you're on the beach, and the breeze is coming off the water, you're ok, but otherwise they make for quite the unenjoyable experience.We stayed at the koa....it was a typical koa, but we had a great view of the lighthouse from the site. Only problem was, we really couldn't enjoy sitting outside too much. Did I mention the skeeters?

The SP has the hookups but is in very high demand & out in the wide open. The National seashore, dry camping, is far nicer. The beach side of the road is mostly open but the bay side has many sites private, well separated & in the trees.We have not been in the area at the height of the season, don't think we'd like that, but even shoulder season the bugs rule.

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Jerseydevil
Explorer
Dec 15, 2017
Thank you Assateague for getting me out of tent and putting me in class C...lol
Enjoy.
Veebyes
Explorer II
Dec 16, 2017
Jerseydevil wrote:
Thank you Assateague for getting me out of tent and putting me in class C...lol
Enjoy.

What, you don't like sharing your space with the bugs!!!!
Jerseydevil
Explorer
Dec 16, 2017
Veebyes wrote:
Jerseydevil wrote:
Thank you Assateague for getting me out of tent and putting me in class C...lol
Enjoy.

What, you don't like sharing your space with the bugs!!!!

Bugs were nothing...getting your tent torn open by horses was a memorable experience. On beach, food in car, came back to raided tent during our first time there years ago.
All_I_could_aff
Explorer
Dec 17, 2017
I must have been lucky.every time I’ve been there( always june, July, or August), The wind was blowing off the ocean so very few bugs, humidity was reasonable, and horses visited but never got into our food or Personal Items. To each his own, But I love it there
TomC1216
Explorer
Dec 20, 2017
We were traveling with 2 other RV'ers to Assategue State Park Loop H (electric) October 7 thru 18, 2018. We were recently informed that the H loop will be closed for renovations (removing sites closer to the shore). We can now only stay there the 7th, then must find another location. Staying that long without electric is not really an ideal option, so we are now looking at other areas nearby. Frontier Town, and Delaware state parks are near the top of our list for now. We are coming from upstate NY, so we had not thought of Chincoteague before, even though we had driven there from Assategue for day trips to the lighthouse and the nearby NASA facility at Wallops Island. We have enjoyed Assategue for several years....nothing like it anywhere we have found. Time to rerun our map routes!
mdcamping
Explorer
Dec 20, 2017
TomC1216 wrote:
We can now only stay there the 7th, then must find another location

Just to clarify, I have 2 electric H loop sites booked for 2018 Columbus day weekend. Construction starts on Monday the 8th. Spoke this morning to the reservation office, was told monday is the check out day, not sunday the 7th.

But who knows a lot can happen in the next 10 months...

Mike

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