Siddie Fields

This is a beautiful place on the Neuse River. We stayed about a week and half with numerous other campers coming and going. About four days into our stay, we discovered a small "Day Use Only" sign on a post at the edge of the field where tents set-up. We thought the sign only applied to the field and not the parking lot. Yet, there were lots of tent campers there during our stay.

An officer with the National Park Police paid us a visit and told us no camping of any sort is allowed. While the officer was very nice, he did write us and another couple a warning ticket. He made it abundantly clear that we had to leave immediately.

Apparently this recent change in policy is due to some people leaving lots of trash on the ground and over staying the 14 day limit. It is too bad that a few people ruined it for everyone. Siddie Fields is a beautiful place.

This site was easy to get to and had high clearance. It was just a gravel turn around with wooden posts that blocked vehicles from drinking through the campground and onto the beach. The beach was absolutely beautiful but there was trash everywhere. There was clearly a garbage with lid to grow things away but people don't care with is disappointing since this site is so pretty. There were a few locals around, some seem to be homeless, but didn't bother us. One of them said this place gets packed on the weekends so if you're planning on going, go during the week when we did. Just a garbage can, a few grills and branches around fire rings, no water. Great primitive camping.