Any recomendations? We are looking for a last minute place to go for this upcoming Labor Day weekend. It's a long shot that we even find an open site I know but does not hurt to try. Regardless of that aspect, we live in the Philly suburbs so looking at NJ, DE, or MD campgrounds on the beach. Anyone have any recomendations. We have young children and would like preferably to be able to walk to the beach but if not possible a short drive is OK. In that case we would like a pool. Thanks for your thoughts.

We like Delaware Seashore State Park.

Best to get on the on line reservation or call around. You might get lucky and call right after someone made a cancellation.I checked all Delaware State Park CG's and ALL are booked except non electric sites at Lums Pond, which is not near the beach.

Assateague Nat Seashore. Might get lucky. There are ocean side & bay side sites. Most are dry camping. Headed there mid month, mid week. Should be nice & quiet then.

There are two separate parks on Assateague. The State Park section and the other is the National Park. Your kids should like this, as the wild horses roam free. Not commercialized. Natural and very cool. The National Park has a gift shop on the way in/out. They have aquariums set up inside, and one of those things like binoculars mounted outside for looking around. Last I knew anything, all of Assateague National Seashore is dry camping. They have a dump site you can use. And there is a place to get fresh water. On the drive-in ocean side sites, generators are allowed during the day. You just walk over the dunes and you are on the beach.A lot of the bayside is no generators at all - don't know if there are any places that generators are allowed on bayside in the day time. I've heard the bugs are worse, bayside.The State Park section of Assateague has a few loops with electric hookups.We have stayed at Big Oaks in DE. Not on the beach, but a short drive. We went up to Cape Henlopen State Park to go on the beach, when we camped at Big Oaks. Cape Henlopen has a camping section - but I don't think they have elec hook ups either. We stopped by the Delaware Seashore mentioned above - we were in the car and scoping out places when we first got our MH. The person at the gate that we talked to was really rude, so we never bothered going back and actually camp there.Castaways RV park and Frontiertown are near Berlin, MD - just outside of Ocean City. Castaways has a small beach on the bay. Very nice place but they priced themselves right out of our reach the last 2 years. They have a pool and a lot of activities for the kids. Frontiertown is nice. They have a waterpark for the kids and 2 pools. Arcade, western theme area. Not right on the beach, though. Son's family stays there every year.As far as NJ beaches - we went that way one time. The traffic was horrendous. Everyone told us it was like that all the time. We never went back. Actually have friends who live in NJ, and they go to the DE beaches because of the NJ traffic.Anyways, this will give you a few places to check out. Probably going to have trouble finding something this late, with a holiday weekend, but you never know.... things happen and people cancel.Good luck.

we were at frontiertown this yr and really liked it. 5 minute drive to assateague or 10 minute to oc, md. there is lots to do at the campground and close by. It is a busy place though- so if quiet is your thing you may not like it.

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bucky
Explorer II
Aug 28, 2013
Assateague State Park has one electric loop in the whole place. Pretty silly I think. Assateague National Seashore has no water or electric except at the host sites but allows gensets in all sites with the exception of the middle loop Bayside. Quiet hours apply to gensets. Hope you find a place.
murphy38
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
Most of the beach camp grounds are booked this time of year. If you like to kayak and canoe Then you might try Janes Island State Park. (Yes it is Janes Island and not James Island) It is not on the ocean side but on the Chesapeake Bay. Nice camp ground and a 12 mile sand beach that you can only get to by canoe, Kayak or your own boat, so not a lot of people on top of each other. We have a good time every time we go there.
Veebyes
Explorer II
Aug 26, 2013
tentspike wrote:
Castaways RV Resort and CG is by far my favorite place to go if I want a beach location. Located on the back bay of OC, MD. Located in Berlin MD. Has everything including nightlife on the beach via a nice open air grass top bar with live intertainment

Castaways is nice but expensive, especially for anything but the interior sites. Headed there late Sep for a bluegrass festival.
jtbr3
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
was able to get labor day weekend at beachcomber in Cape May just last week....
tentspike
Explorer
Aug 25, 2013
Castaways RV Resort and CG is by far my favorite place to go if I want a beach location. Located on the back bay of OC, MD. Located in Berlin MD. Has everything including nightlife on the beach via a nice open air grass top bar with live intertainment
ford_truck_guy
Nomad
Aug 25, 2013
I will be canceling the extra site I have for Delaware State Seashore Park tomorrow at 8:00AM ... If anybody wants to try and get it... The reservation is site # 251 check in on Thursday for 4 nights and will be available tomorrow....Joe
Doug33
Explorer
Aug 25, 2013
A couple weeks ago we tried to get into Delaware Seashore and a couple places at the NJ shore and they were all booked. Ended up going to the Yogi Bear in Milforn DE about 20 minutes from Rehobeth Beach.
raindove
Explorer
Aug 24, 2013
:)
Veebyes
Explorer II
Aug 23, 2013
The Assateague Nat Seashore does have generator areas on the bayside. The horses roam wherever they want & they are very stealthy. While sitting by the fire I had one sneak up almost directly behind me before I knew it was there. Don't leave any food out. They will have it.
livelylittlecam
Explorer
Aug 23, 2013
Try Holly Shores or Seashore Campsites in Cape May. Pretty close to beach and both nice parks with nice pools and facilities. Probably full but call and take a shot!