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Assateague Island National Seashore

We camped at Assateague Island National Seashore in April of 2002. The first night it rained so hard we gave up the idea of cooking and drove to Ocean City MD for pizza. In the middle of the night, I had to remind myself that I was pretty sure that barrier islands don't flood in order to stop worrying about washing away and get some sleep. The next morning it was pretty obvious that it is important only to camp where they tell you. Huge sections of the campgrounds were just big puddles. If you had put your tent outside of the tent sites, you may have woken to find yourself under 6 inches of water.

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Assateague Island National Seashore

The MD end (National Park section) is great for short walks and you can camp on the island. We didn't check out the back country because we were heading for the VA end well and didn't have time since you can't drive straight down the island and have to go back to the mainland. The VA end of the island has more developed facilities and a few longer walks. You can't camp on Assateague in VA so you have to go to a private campground on Chincoteague Island.