Beechland Campground — Hotel in Roanoke Island

New Campground - So have to give them a bit of a break. Made a reservation by phone. $80 a day, for weekday, non-holiday period.

I was not sent a receipt or invoice. Owner gave me the wrong site number. Which meant quite a bit of manuevering chicanery instead of pulling in from the street.

Upon arrival, someone is on the spot I am told to be on. Campground is sand and gravel. No, none, not any grass for your animals.

There were two sites with wood mulch on the utility side. (I had one of them).

No trash receptacles. No waste containers for pet waste. No dumpsters on site.

Site is very tight for a motorhome and there is not room to park my car beside the motorhome in the provided space, site is not sufficiently wide to use provided car park beside entrance side of coach.

No patio. Picnic table in sand. Contacted owner after two days, so I can find out what to do with trash. I was advised to go to a nearby farm structure, down another street, which is clearly marked, with signage stating "No Trespassing".

It appears some sort of construction is going on there. Owner acted like I should know, to go onto property clearly marked do not enter. Owner state there were two trash bins located at a breezeway in the interior of the bathhouse structure.

No office, no campground check in info, no wifi information provided (I did contact the owner and get it).

Sand, lots of sand and 10" tall weeds. Growing in the sand.

And the piece de resistance... The sewer hookup is about 10" above my coach, which means I am trying to push sewer water uphill, above the level of my black tank valve (38' motorhome) to dump tanks. Which is going to be a WONDERFUL mess after I finish dumping and try to drain my sewer hose before stowage.

There is a pool. Campground was quiet, did not hear any of the reported noise of previous review last week. I am right next to the entrance, so I hear everyone driving in and out in the morning.

All in all, this place may have potential for the future. But it's nowhere near approaching any quality to justify the very high $80 a night price point. I get the overhead concept of starting a new park, but this is the 2nd park for this owner, you will not get customers to pay for amenities and an experience which is just not there.

Not having any grass, at all to take my pups out is a deal breaker for me. Fortunately, they did not balk at going on rough construction style wood mulch. Not having mulch anywhere else in the campground meant other campers were using my campsite for their dogs. Which meant I had a huge large dog poop right outside my coach I stepped in after dark returning to my coach and tracked in on my carpet before I realized it.

The owner did offer to come see me a couple of times "to address my concerns" was polite. She was responsive to my requests by text message. This was a last minute trip to spend time with friends, otherwise, I would have pulled right out.

No trees, no shade, occasional small shrubs on utility side of spots. IMHO - having absorbent mulch around sewer hookups, which are significantly higher than coach black valves will created a continuing health hazard as sewage water is dumped, absorbed and contamination held by the mulch. Water pressure, is good.

I would advise passing on this campground for the until maybe next year to determine if it is any better shape, to justify the very high price point. "We just opened" is not an excuse for what I had, and for what I paid. No receipt, no office, no trash dumpster, no campground map.

I have been RVing for years, often full time. This place made my Top 5 Worst Campgrounds - or Worst Campgrounds for...

Great campground off the beaten path. Quiet, friendly campers, chirping birds, close to lots to do in the southern beaches.

There was a great chlorine pool with super clean bathrooms. People have said it is a salt water pool but the pool guy puts chlorine in it every morning, he said the gunnite is still absorbing chemicals. It is heated for those chillier months on each end of the hot summer, something to remember for our fall visit. The sunsets on the pool deck were stunning!

If you walk down the lane to the pond, dog park or disc golf park you can keep walking and see Beechland Farm. There were chickens, rooters, ducks, goats, donkeys, and horses. Please only look, DO NOT touch!!! - they belong to someone else. The dumpsters were located between the parks/pond and the farm - not a bad walk or a drive on the way out.

Other campers were super friendly and helped with recommendations about where to eat, shop, fish, sunbathe, play or visit. The campground was about a mile from downtown Manteo, which made bike riding pretty easy.

Beechland Campground was also within walking distance of the Bowsertown Boating Ramp. It has a channel that takes you out to the sound for fantastic fishing. There is a kayak company who hosts Bioluminescence & Full Moon Night Kayak Tours, they meet at the Bowswertown Boat Ramp. We did not get to do this, but want to make sure to add it to the list for next time.

The campground had wireless internet, which was fast and worked across the campground. There was no cable TV, so we had to bring our own streaming device for regular tv. There were about 3 or 4 PBS channels but the content repeated and got old seeing the same thing over and over.

There was a dog park that you can access through the gate on the lane towards the farm. The fencing around the park was high at the bottom, so our small dogs did not go for a run. There is a leash law in Dare County / Manteo, so we needed to keep the babies leased at all times. Throughout the park they had dog stations with poo bags for when we forgot or ran out of our bags.

For disc golf lovers, there were 2 stations set up near the pond. There is a 9 hole course at the northeast end of Roanoke Island. No pets are allowed and it is only disc golf, so no disruptions or waiting on pets to do their business.

The sound water was near the disc golf course at the northeast end of the island. We fished and dangled in the beachy area. The sound water was much warmer than the ocean water and we caught very different fish.

The Lost Colony runs every summer night until the end of August - the show teaches the importance of the area. It's a very unique outdoor experience with locals and students who come to Manteo for that production.

We reserved the NC Aquarium for a rainy part of a day and the Elizabethan Gardens had nice walking trails and beautiful native flowers.

The campground was really quiet. Most campers kept the volume down on stereos/TV's so we sat outside often in the evenings. We heard birds chirping and occasionally we saw a bald eagle or osprey flying back to the nest with fish.

It was a great vacation and we can't wait to be...

Our new happy place!

Our first time here and what a great gem! Small campground without much to but the pool, so be prepared to explore Manteo and the OBX beaches. Close to all the thing Manteo has to offer. A tight fit for a big rig, but we made it work. We liked how it was off the beaten path, but close enough to be an OBX tourist. We already made reservations to come back!

Spot: 49. Traveled in a 38' Class A Motorhome.

Booking: Online or phone. (Booked online.) They do not assign spots until the day of your arrival. Drive in: Easy on and off from Route 64. (Don't miss the turn onto Bowertown Road. (Easy to miss.) Interior roads: Gravel. Wide enough to maneuver. The fact that the sites are not at an angle makes it difficult to not run over the grass, but we did the best we could. Space size: Just wide enough for our rig + plus another car. (We kept it parked by the pool to give us more room.) Facilities: Full hookup at all the sites. Bathrooms were clean. Great pool. (Kids loved it. The sunsets were amazing.) You have to walk down the street a bit to the dumpsters, but that did not bother us. Only thing we wished this campground had was a dog park. Also, fire pits are not allowed, so be prepared for that. Cleanliness: Overall clean campground. Well maintained. Some seasonal campers, but a good mix of both. Staff: Glenn, the camp host was very gracious. Did not see too much of any other staff members over the weekend. But since we didn't have any problems, this did not bother us either. Activities: Although not much to do at the campground, there is a lot to do in Manteo. Visited Festival Park, walked around downtown and enjoyed wine from Bluegrass Trading Company. We missed the Lost Colony Play, but that just gives us a reason to come back! Wifi: Good Wifi. Was able to stream a movie at night. Food: Plenty of great places to eat that are not that far from the campground. We had dinner at Poor Richard's Sandwich shop (very great spot.) Carolina Bar-B-Que, Srtipers, Darrells, and the Lost Tavern are on our list for next time.

We were very excited about this small, quiet campground that is off the beaten path for most OBX campers. We will...