Emerald Isle, NC

Moved from ATC

I've never stayed there, but used to live in the area. Very popular place in the summer months. Right on the beach. Lots to do for kids and adults in the CG and surrounding area. If we didn't go to the OBX twice a year, there is a good chance I would go to Holiday Travel Park instead.

Excellent CG. We go several times each summer. Very clean and well run. Lots to do for everyone and right on the beach. We always have a great time there. Enjoy your trip.

I'm surprised this has not been mentioned before. This website has some very good reviews.
We have visited this park many times in the last few years. It is not only a destination park but also has some great amenities available in the area. We can't wait to go back.

Here are some good reviews of this park
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g49113-d3320826-Reviews-Holiday_Trav_L_Park-Emerald_Isle_North_Carolina.html

How does everyone who has been there or not...feel about the cost ?

Nice campground. Can be tight if full. Really nice bathhouses. People super friendly. We stopped going due to the extreme prices. Even in the off season price is too high..we used to go about 10 times a year for weekend trips but no go about 1 time a year and started going other places. But overall it is a really nice place.

We've stayed there twice. It is expensive, many sites are close together,the times we were there, the kids were driving golf carts up and down the lanes past our site. That being said, there are lots of things for the kids to do and you're close to the beach.
Here's a link to some reviews:
http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/North_Carolina/Emerald_Isle.html

Been going to Emerald Isle for 40 years and now live three miles away on the mainland. Needless to say, you pay to be on the ocean, but it's a lovely unspoiled beach. My brother in Cape Carteret owns a rental "cottage" on the island, and the whole family comes for a week.

Another possibility, maybe to split your stay and bring down the overall cost, is the National Forest Service Cedar Point Campground just across the bridge from the island off highway 58. Electric hookups, water available, dump station, takes reservations. It's very woodsy, has hiking trails over the marsh, kayak launch. We often stay there just to check our systems before making a long trip.

Your kids will enjoy MacDaddy's and the Golphin Dolphin on the mainland at intersection of 58 and 24. Upscale bowling alley, mini golf, go-Karts, driving range, etc and video center, family oriented. It's at a shopping area with the best food store in the area, Lowe's Foods, as well as Lowe's Hardware, Walgreens, McDonald's, Hardees, etc.

Send me a private message if you have any questions. Enjoy EI.

We've been there a couple times to visit friends/family after Labor day. It's cheaper then and there were no crowds and the weather was still nice. As far as sites the perimeter is mostly homers. The sites closest to the ocean (yellow on site map) don't have an ocean view as it is blocked by the dunes. They are however closest to the beach. Best ocean views are about halfway up the hill (Red zone on site map).