my wife go often to the outer banks hatters ect you can camp on beack do need 4x4 air down accordingly sand varies from very soft to hard usually interance to beaches very soft they chang areas often as due to turtles birds ect laws have changed understand now you have to have fishing rods out and you must be with it outside camper this was couple years ago may have eased off now new sheriff in town we flounder gig north end got 47 in five days a real blast good luck beautiful blessed place have wash stations dump stations place fto dress fish take on fresh water ect