ABOUT US
Welcome to Ocean Waves Campground!
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We're glad you've taken the time to visit our website and learn about Hatteras Islands finest campground. Perhaps our best attribute is our small size and friendly operation. With only 68 full hook-up campsites, we're definitely not big, but that means a more peaceful and relaxing visit since there aren't as many guests.
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And since this is a family operated business, you'll get very friendly and personal service from from us. From our well stocked camp store, to the sparkling water in our swimming pool. Your stay here will be enjoyable and relaxing. Whether you want to take a quiet stroll on the beach, just grab a lawn chair and relax under the shade of the trees, or perhaps try your luck doing some surf fishing, we offer it all.
Most of our guests are return visitors, which really speaks for the service we provide, and the quality of their stay. Campers come back year after year for various reasons, it may be the experience they've had while vacationing here in the past, or a tradition that is carried out year after year. It doesn't matter if you've come here for the first time or a return visitor every year, we share this common bond, we love this island, the beach and all the activities surrounding our visit, which creates the memories and traditions that bring us back again and again.
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Thank you for visiting,
Barbara, Carolyn & Clyde Bullock
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Directions
Location
Ocean Waves Campground is located on Rt-12 in Waves NC, approximately 14 miles south of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge that crosses over Oregon Inlet.
From Virginia
Exit I-64 at exit #291-B for Rt-168 south. This is a toll road, and will cost $3 per car, and $1 for each additional axle off peak (Monday - Friday), and $6.00 per car plus $1 for each additional axle on Peak Weekends (Saturday & Sunday). Follow Rt-168 south until it merges with Rt-158 in Barco NC. Continue south on Rt-158. One mile after you cross the Albemarle Sound Rt-158 will end, and you'll pick up Rt-12, follow Rt-12 south through the towns of Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, and Nags Head. South of Nags Head in the village of Whalebone and the intersection with Rt-64, Rt-12 will turn south into the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Continue south on Rt-12 crossing over Oregon Inlet on the Bonner Bridge. Eventually you'll come upon the triple villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo. Look for Ocean Waves Campground on the left approximately 1/4 mile past the KOA.
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From Central NC
Utilize Rt-64 from Raleigh, through Rocky Mount and Williamston. You'll cross the Croatan Sound onto Manteo then another bridge to the outerbanks. Within a mile you'll come to the junction of NC-12 at the town of Whalebone. Follow Rt-12 south into the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Continue south on Rt-12 crossing over Oregon Inlet on the Bonner Bridge. Eventually you'll come upon the triple villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo. Look for Ocean Waves Campground on the left approx 1/4 mile past the KOA.
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From Southern NC
Take 95 to US64 in Rocky Mt and follow to exit 515 to stay on us64 til you get to Manteo/Nags Head Junction. Follow 158 to the light and make left onto Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Travel south for 26 miles and the campground is on the left.