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John,
I had some tell me you could camp on the beach. We did not find that to be true. There are four national campgrounds on the islands. We stayed at three of them. I don't remember the names of the campgrounds but the second campground from the bottom of the islands was a great site. We went in May before the bugs were bad. I have heard terrible things about the greenheads. OBX is a great place, we want to do it again. I don't know if you used the citronela candles, torches, etc if you could escape the greenheads or not. The beaches should not be crowded now, the kids are back in school. There is one island south of Okracoke that has no roads, but the ferries go there. You may be able to camp there. You could call and find out. If we go back we are going to check on that island.
SS