![]() ![]() For more information visit the Assateague Island National Seashore website. Anytime we were in the open air, the wind blew enough to keep the bitting flies away. The Assateague Island National Seashore, Assateague State Park, and the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge each manage and protect this unique, diverse strip of land. There are both back-in and pull-through parking spaces. TYPE OF CAMPING Both tent campers, RVs, and other self-contained sleeping vehicles up to 60 feet long are welcome at the Bayside Drive-In Campground. We didn't have bitting fly issues late in Sept, but it was unbearable over Labor Day while in a beach tent, where the air was stagnant. The Bayside Drive-In Campground at Assateague Island National Seashore is open year-round. So we picked another site and was happy enough with the landscape of it, however, the winds brought the smell of the outhouses on occasion.īathrooms are clean enough for me, a germaphobe, and the showers were nice and spacious with hooks. It was literally not the same with the way the sand was blowing it. ![]() Electric hookups are available in the G-Loop (173-208) and a. It wasn't available and when we walked to see it, the landscape completely changed. This is Marylands only oceanfront park and is worth the visit. The Maryland herd roams freely in part of Assateague Island National Seashore. Two herds of wild horses inhabit the island. ![]() The terrain is a mix of sand dunes, maritime forests and salt marshes, and is just a couple miles wide at its broadest section. The first time there, we thought we had a great campsite, but we walked and made note of all our other choices if ours wasn't going to be available the following year. Assateague is a 37-mile long barrier island on the Atlantic Coast of Maryland and Virginia. You can't pin point a certain camp site due to the every changing sands due to wind. We also drove around and enjoyed the bay side. 22 888/432-2267 for state camping reservations) is open April 1 through October 31. Yes, we saw horses both times & they're beautiful and fun to see. The campground run by Assateague State Park (tel. I'm sure you can't time it, but it was VERY windy over Labor Day weekend, despite sand stakes for the tent. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Weather was perfect and the water swimmable. Assateague Island National Seashore, Assateague State Park Where might the horses be seen Oriented with north toward the upper right. The first time, we went in late Sept., the second time Labor Day.īoth were great. The Assateague Island National Seashore, Assateague State Park, and the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge each manage and protect this unique, diverse strip of land. We made reservations to camp on the sand side when the reservations opened - about 6 months in advance. ![]()
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