About this campground
NOTE: The building is closed due to a January 2025 structure fire, but rangers are on site to assist visitors, and the lighthouse is open for climbing. Approximately six miles south of the seashore's northern entrance is the Bodie Island Visitor Center. This visitor center is located in the historic Bodie Island Lighthouse Double Keepers' Quarters at the end of a short park road off of NC Highway 12 across from Coquina Beach. The visitor center is a great place to get oriented and browse the park store.
Getting there
The Bodie Island Visitor Center is located at the northern end of the park along NC-12 and just south of the town of Nags Head on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Oregon Inlet CampgroundCape Hatteras National Seashore2 mi
- Lindsay Warren Visitor CenterFort Raleigh National Historic Site12 mi
- Wright Brothers Visitor Center and MuseumWright Brothers National Memorial15 mi
- Museum of the SeaCape Hatteras National Seashore39 mi
- Frisco CampgroundCape Hatteras National Seashore40 mi
- Swanquarter WildernessSwanquarter National Wildlife Refuge43 mi
Explore more North Carolina camping
Bodie Island Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby North Carolina campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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