2....I went earlier this year, it was alright

7/11/2010 9:35:39 PM

from post 49

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"I thought they used to have them back near the vegetation line, about half way out to the end of island... maybe they don't anymore??? I haven't been out there in a few years. they were up on some wooden frames..."

7/11/2010 9:36:06 PM

those were still there....but it seemed like there were several locations evenly spaced out with the portajohns

7/11/2010 9:38:02 PM

ah, yeh, I thought there were some out there... just didn't remember how many and where.

7/11/2010 9:38:30 PM

there are some all the way out at the end. and then 3 more about half way back. theres been alot of sketchy shit going on out there. theres been a couple stabbings out there.

7/11/2010 9:40:40 PM

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" but I don't think girls want to squat between a tent and a trunk, haha."

if you are taking girls camping that aren't down with squatting then you are taking the wrong girls camping...

7/11/2010 9:52:31 PM

I've been going out there for 10 + years, as said before, do NOT try it in a 2wd anything, you will get stuck and have a bad day.

I was disappointed when the town took over the north end. Before the town took it over access was free, the people using the beach were a bit more unruly, mostly fishermen and high school / college crowd. On occasion there were some idiots speeding up and down the beach at night, doing donuts etc. However, now since the town legitimized the place and installed "facilities" the fishermen have mostly left, and the college crowd can't afford it, the beach is packed almost every day with yuppies getting stuck. There is no place to camp unless you want to get run over, all the dunes are fenced off (before you could walk / camp around the dunes which broke the wind and provided a bit of privacy).

For $20 / day I expect an actual bath / shower facility like they have down by Ft. Fisher, not some shady unlit portajohns. Oh, and my favorite part since the town taking over is the police driving around at 6 AM blasting sirens at every single tent to check for receipts to show payment.

For me, that was the last straw and haven't been back in over 2 years.

[Edited on July 11, 2010 at 10:45 PM. Reason : .]

7/11/2010 10:44:18 PM

7/12/2010 7:45:48 AM

^^Agreed. Fuck the North End! I live in Kure Beach and don't know any locals who still go up there. $20 is just rediculous to have to pay to put up with all the freakin tourists, people who don't know how to drive in the sand, guys that don't know how to fish, cops crawling all over etc. etc. etc. Gah I miss the old days when that beach was free

7/12/2010 8:07:37 AM

If you want a fun camping experience, take a boat over to Masonboro or one of the islands in the cape fear river and camp there. You will be secluded from dickhead cops and yankee tourists.

7/12/2010 8:08:57 AM