so is there any place you can legally camp on the beach?

we were down in hatteras one time.... just drove out on the beach and slept, (no tent, fishing rods.. nothin, just out on the beach... when we woke up a park ranger was drivin by and just waved... so i waved back.. we were still in our sleeping bags.

i guess ill be more careful.

 

haha ... we did that at O Inlet once ! We had one of those tent jammies on my friends Toy . We thought we'd be safe if we kept a few poles in the water , but we're saddly mistaken by the rap of a ranger's flashlight on the side of the truck ! Guess it didn't help by having 2 1/2 nekid girls hangin halfway out the tailgate snoring their asses off !

As far as I know ... you gotta have at least 1 member of your party awake at all times .

 

If that was the case then we would have gotten off. There was 1 of us awake when the ranger flew over and 2 when the one driving arrived.

Check the signs before you go on the sand. As far as I know there isn't a single spot that is legal to camp on the beach. If you are all up or gone before the rangers come then they will never know.

 

that really sux... cause i hate campgrounds... i would rather just camp out under the stars, with no one arround.... plus if everyone practiced "pack it in pack it out" we would be fine.

 

Formal camping is probably no allowed .... the campground would lose money then ! We had a tent that was fixed to the back of the bed .... more like a shelter from the elements ! but it's really a tent . Range told us as long as 1 person was awake , we could do as we pleased .

 

you are not allowed to camp on the beach but if you have a fishing pole out then you allowed to stay out all night.

i have done this before and everything was cool.

you are better off not staying the night though. if you get the tides just right you will wake up in the waterr. i have see the water come up as high as the dunes before. just a little info.

 

ya... http://www.creightonb.com/SandBored.wmv <- having carolina tags and living here I guess you can get away with doing that. I was driving pretty crazy (but nowhere near any of the dunes, just along the shore line).

I'm also joining the Beach Buggy Association... =]