Eight pond-view sites. November through February.
Coastal NC winters are milder than you'd expect — and considerably milder than wherever you're driving from. Eight premium sites are set aside for snowbird extended stays.
Snowbirds, retirees, traveling nurses, and full-timers.
The program is built for the four-month traveler, not the overnight stop. If you're spending the winter in coastal NC, the small-cap site count means you're in a real community for the season — not parked next to someone different every weekend.
Retirees from the north
Most of our snowbird guests are retired and looking for a winter base that isn't Florida. Wilmington is the sweet spot — Atlantic coast, milder winters, less crowd, real downtown, three hours south of Norfolk and four north of Charleston.
Remote workers + traveling nurses
Park-wide high-speed WiFi rated for video calls. New Hanover Regional and Novant medical centers are 15 minutes south — short commute for traveling nurses on contract. [CONFIRM WITH DOUG — WiFi spec]
Active military + government
Camp Lejeune is 45 minutes north. Fort Bragg is two hours west. Active duty and government employees on rotation use the snowbird program as a low-stress posting base.
The monthly rate includes everything.
- Premium pond-view site8 available
- 50-amp full hookupswater + sewer + 50A
- High-speed WiFivideo-call rated
- Propane deliveryon-site
- Mail holdingcamp store
- Pool + amenitiesfull access
- Monthly social eventspot luck + dock walks
Plus metered electric (~$80–$120/mo typical winter)
- Minimum 30-day stay
- Maximum 4 consecutive months
- Auto-renews monthly through February
- Pet fee waived for snowbird guests
January in Wilmington is not January in Vermont.
The average January high in Wilmington is in the high 50s. February averages in the low 60s. There are weeks in December and January where you'll be in shorts. The water at Wrightsville Beach is too cold to swim, but the walks are wide-open and quiet.
What snowbird guests do most weekends:
- Walk the empty boardwalks at Wrightsville and Carolina Beach
- Hike Carolina Beach State Park (the Venus flytrap trail blooms in spring but the loops are open year-round)
- Tour the Battleship NC — quieter in the winter
- Sunday brunch downtown without the wait
- Drive 30 min south to Fort Fisher and the NC Aquarium
- Catch a UNCW Seahawks basketball game (Trask Coliseum, 15 min)
And the weeks where it actually does get cold, the park is small enough that you'll know your neighbors — the monthly potluck is the rhythm of the program.
Eight sites. First-come, first-served.
Email Doug directly to inquire about availability, ask about specific sites, or be added to the waitlist for 2027–28.
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