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#Assateague national seashore camping free#

Wild horses are everywhere, including campsites.

Cold water showers, chemical toilets, and drinking water is near all sites.

Huge, clean, and just minutes from our car, bathrooms, showers, and the beach, it was the perfect location! Each site has a fire pit, picnic table, plenty of room for multiple tents, and costs just $30 a night. We stayed at an Ocean Walk-in Tent site for three nights. Tent camping is seasonal (Back Country camping is year round) and trailer/RV sites are open year round. Tents, trailers, and RV campers (no hookups) are permitted. If you want to stay directly on the island, camping on the Maryland side is your only option. Where to Stayĭepending on your sense of adventure, there are a couple different ways to vacation on or near Assateague Island. Mares on the Maryland side are allowed to foal once in their lives. Other than a yearly sterilization vaccine given to each mare, the Maryland herd is not managed. These horses are allowed to roam freely as well. The second herd is managed by The National Park Service. In order to raise money for the fire department and manage the herd, they hold a week-long event and auction off the foals. Also known as the Chincoteague fire department, the Cowboys swim the horses from Assateague to Chincoteague every summer. One herd is managed by the “Salt Water Cowboys” of Chincoteague, Virginia. Today Assateague is home to two herds of wild horses.

#Assateague national seashore camping free#

History tells us settlers probably used the island to raise and feed their horses because Assateague was a free place for them to live and graze. Legend has it a Spanish galleon carrying horses wrecked 300 years ago and the surviving horses swam to the Assateague where their ancestors live today. The other third, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, is owned by Virginia. Nestled along the coasts of Maryland and Virginia, two-thirds of the island is managed by Maryland and consists of Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague Island State Park. HistoryĪssateague Island is a 37-mile barrier island. I read online there was a nature center and that people who visited wished they’d had more time. I knew we’d be staying at a primitive campsite, there would be wild horses, and beaches where we could swim.

Having never been to Assateague Island, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Only the promise that we’d return next year, for a much longer stay, allowed us to somewhat reluctantly head home. Let me begin by saying it was REALLY hard to leave the magical island of Assateague. I only recommend the resources we love and use. Unless noted, if I am reviewing a product, I have been compensated for my time. If you click through and make a purchase, I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Disclosure- Links in this post may be affiliate links.