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Sleeping by the Seashore: Where to Camp Along the Atlantic Ocean
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* Hammocks Beach State Park. Assessible only by passenger ferry or private boat, this barren island with 3 1/2 miles of pristine beach has primitive backpacking camping only; no fires allowed. Open year-round. Info: 910-326-4881, http:/
* Camp Hatteras. A privately owned Outer Banks campground with upscale amenities, including a clubhouse with pool, hot tubs, game room, tennis and miniature golf, in the historic town of Rodanthe. Open year-round. Info: 252-987-2777, http:/
SOUTH CAROLINA
* Huntington Beach State Park. Park features 135 campsites nestled behind the dunes along three miles of beach near Murrells Inlet. Open year-round. Info: 866-345-7275 or 843-237-4440, http:/
* Edisto Beach State Park. One section of camping sits directly behind dunes, while another section is in a maritime forest a half-mile from the ocean, linked to the beach by a bike path. Open year-round. Info: 866- 345-7275 or 843-869-2156, http:/
* Myrtle Beach State Park. The 277 campsites, plus cabins, sit behind dunes a few hundred yards from a mile-long beach. Many sites sit beneath massive pine trees. Open year-round. Info: 866-345-7275 or 843- 238-5325, http:/
* Hunting Island State Park. Near Beaufort, this park features 193 sites behind the dunes on a one-mile stretch of beach. Open year-round. Info: 866-345-7275 or 843-838-2011, http:/
* Capers Island Heritage Preserve. This island near Charleston is accessible only by boat and is for campers who don't mind going primitive. Campsites are along 214 acres of beachfront. At Boneyard on Capers, old trees have been washed by the ocean to resemble dinosaur and whale bones. Barrier Island Eco-Tours (843-886-5000, http:/
GEORGIA
* Cumberland Island National Seashore. No cars allowed, so you'll need to take a ferry from St. Marys and walk around this 17 1/2 -mile-long island, site of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s wedding. Open year-round. Info: 912-882- 4336, Ext. 254, http:/
FLORIDA
* Fort Clinch State Park. Camp along the ocean or a river at this former fort north of Jacksonville that was a garrison during the Civil and the Spanish-American wars. Open year-round. Info: 800-326-3521 or 904-277-7274, http:/
* Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area. A boardwalk joins camping sites and the beach at this park nestled between the Atlantic and the Intracoastal Waterway. Open year-round. Info: 800- 326-3521 or 386-517-2086, http:/
* Long Key State Park : All campsites are within steps of the ocean on this island in the Keys. Open year-round. Info: 800-326-3521 or 305-664-4815, http:/
* Bahia Honda State Park : Some of the tent sites on one of America's southernmost campgrounds, near Key West, are steps from the beach. Open year-round. Info: 800-326- 3521 or 305-872-2353, http:/
* Canaveral National Seashore: Primitive camping, meaning you carry everything, including your own garbage when you're through, is available by permit Nov. 1- April 15, after the loggerhead, green and leatherback turtles are done nesting on the beach. The park near Titusville closes when shuttles are launching. Info: 386-428-3384, Ext. 10, http:/
-- Cindy Loose
