Beach campsite

In addition to those already mentioned, Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral, Florida has an excellent beach, although you have to cross the day-use parking lot to get to it from the campground.

Assateague State Park, just south of Ocean City, MD, is great too, although only 1 loop has electric, and that's probably already fully reserved for the summer. Plenty of options if you can get by with a generator. Miles of beach used by only a few campers, very uncrowded. The adjacent National Park has no services, but lots of beach, too.

First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, VA is just barely inside the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and has electric & water sites, with plenty of sand & water. Feels like the ocean.

Fort DeSoto park in St Petersburg, FL has plenty of waterfront sites, though not beachfront in the sandy sense. There is a beautiful sandy beach elsewhere in the (very nice) park.

There are many beachfront/waterfront campgrounds around if a lake beach is acceptable, both public and private parks. Still more have riverfront sites. New York, for example, has several state parks on the St Lawrence and several more on Lake Ontario, some of which have sites that are literally at the water's edge. Plenty of others in other states are around the great lakes.

Huntington Beach SP in SC. Quiet and away from civilization. Walk in both directions from the CG and mostly just see people from the campground.

atomlinson wrote:
Camp Gulf in Destin. The beachfront sites are expensive, but you're right on the beach. Closer than you can get with any condo or hotel. Last year was our first time, and we're booked again for this June. www.campgulf.com

Double ditto. Camp Gulf at Destin has some beautiful beaches and local places to explore. Quieter than Myrtle Beach. My wife feels it's a perfect getaway for couples too.

The southeast coastal cgs are still recovering from the hurricane. Myrtle Beach is noisy and full of traffic.

Not sure Myrtle Beach is what you are looking for. But they do have campsites just across the dunes from the beach. there are walkways across the dunes. You can get sites less than 50 feet from a dune crossing to the beach. the dunes are high enough that you really can't see the beach at every CG except Apache. you can sit on your site and see the beach from many site at Apache.

and yes "some" CGs have traffic all night. but PirateLand strictly enforces quiet time, and there is no crusing after quiet time.

Also. IF a small quiet CG is what you want. you could try Surf City Family CG on topsail Island NC. Again, Just across the dunes from the beach. It is VEREY small, and really all it has is a GREAT beach. It is about 45 minutes North of Wilmington NC. We really like it.

Camp Gulf in Destin. The beachfront sites are expensive, but you're right on the beach. Closer than you can get with any condo or hotel. Last year was our first time, and we're booked again for this June. www.campgulf.com

I like the beach camp sites to be just off the main beach maybe nestled under some trees 50- 100 feet away. Myrtle Beach beach camp sites have beach traffic all night long haha...

Roy Ken

St Augustine option

North Beach Campground was fantastic last year. I know they got hit by the hurricane this fall, but they should be back open again. Very short (3-4) minute walk from our site, across a 2 lane road to the Atlantic Ocean. Behind the campground is the salt water North River... gorgeous piece of water. The campground literally sits on a spit of land between these two bodies of water. The campground itself is GORGEOUS with large sites with plenty of natural vegetation between the sites to give a very private feel.

The only downfall is that the entire campground is sand. Pets or kids will track sand EVERYWHERE. People with long term sites usually place out plastic sheeting or large pieces of outdoor carpet to cut down on the sand. Then again... you are at the beach, clean it out when you get home!

While we don't love St Augustine as much as other cities (Charleston and Savannah, for example), this is a gorgeous campground and has amazing water access.

Beautiful drive along the water to Jacksonville to the north, short trip to St Augustine to the south.

http://northbeachcamp.com/

Here are some Mid Atlantic waterfront options.

If you are okay with the Chesapeake Bay, one of the nicest beach campgrounds is Breezy Point. You literally back your camper onto the sand. You are 15-20 feet from the waters edge. It is gorgeous for early fall camping. Sitting by the campfire and listening to the water crashing 15 feet from you, amazing! No sewer hookups and I can't remember if they have a dump station or not. There is a nice bath house however.

The biggest downfall is NO PETS, so we haven't been in a couple years because of that. Great park though.
http://www.co.cal.md.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/15

Also consider Delaware Seashore State Park for Atlantic Ocean camping. Full disclosure, its about a 2-3 minute walk under a bridge to the ocean, but you are right on the Indian River Inlet for fishing or cool breezes. Full hookup campground with nice bathhouses, but no trees and not too many other amenities. Great location with easy access to Bethany Beach to the south, Dewey and Rehoboth Beaches to the north. We've been there 3 years now and its a yearly week long trip for us at this point! This upcoming year we will likely go TWICE its so nice. The beach access is clean and guarded on the south side of the park.

http://delawarestateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/delaware-seashore-state-park/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=DE&parkId=360109

Myrtle Beach - several campgrounds are beachfront. Oceanfront sites are available at most if you book early. Ocean Lakes and the Travel-Park are two of the favorites but there are others. Ocean Lakes is at the south end while the Travel Park is at the north - it is a little quieter there but convenient to restaurants, shopping and local attractions.