This Land, Your Land

Cape Hatteras National Seashore has set the 2010 season for its four campgrounds, maintaining fees at 2009 levels but changing a couple of phone numbers.

Oregon Inlet, Frisco, and Ocracoke campgrounds will open to the public on Friday, April 2. Cape Point Campground will open Friday, May 28, for Memorial Day weekend.

Oregon Inlet and Frisco will close after Columbus Day, October 11; Ocracoke will remain open through October 25, Cape Point will close on September 6.

The campgrounds accommodate tents and RVs up to 35 feet long. Each campground provides rest rooms, potable water, unheated showers, grills, and picnic tables.

Camping fees at Oregon Inlet, Frisco and Cape Point are $20 per night. The camping fee at Ocracoke is $23 per night. Group camping at Oregon Inlet requires a reservation two weeks in advance and costs $4 per person for seven to 30 people. Holders of the Interagency Senior or Access passes and the Golden Age or Golden Access passes can get a 50 percent discount on campsites.

No more than 6 persons and two vehicles may occupy a single campsite.

Reservations for Ocracoke can be made by calling 877-444-6777 or through www.recreation.gov and can be made up to six months in advance. The group camping reservation number is 252-441-0882.