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Another great visit to Onslow Beach. We came expecting to stay 4 days and stayed 10 even though the weather was not great! As others have said, the location could not be better what with the ocean a very short stroll in one direction and the Inter Coastal Waterway the other and all this for $15, full hookups, including cable! Staff in the office and the hosts could not be nicer. Another great feature that has not been mentioned a lot is that every site has a covered shelter with a picnic table inside (but it can, as earlier mentioned, make some sites tight). Another attraction is that it is very easy to get approval to drive on a part of the beach if you have 4 wheel drive. The game warden will issue you a sticker and at the far end of the rec area there is a beach access point. Dogs are permitted in this area on a leash. We enjoy taking the jeep with our dogs and beach stuff and setting up a place right next to the car on the beach. Usually the beach is almost deserted. Unfortunately, we could not do it this time because the Marines were using it for training. Some observations on the CG: during our visit, we saw no dogs off leash and rarely heard one barking and then, not for long. This is not to counter the other posts but maybe says that the problems identified have been corrected or that we were lucky to have considerate campers while we were there. We like the non-regimented feel of the CG. The rules are clearly stated, common sense, and, during our visit, people observed them without the need for any confrontation. One exception: as noted, speed is not enforced and some child is going to get hit! Government vehicles are just as guilty. I hate them, but this long stretch of road needs some speed bumps. We did not use the bath house so cannot comment on that. We have 2 Verizon phones. The LG phone worked perfect everywhere; the Audiovox barely worked anywhere. When we were last here, they had wifi but now they will rent you a cable modem for $5/day that works very well. There are a lot of wifi hot spots on base if you just want to check email occasionally. One last great thing about Onslow: seeing parents in their RV´s with their Marine who has just returned from war. The car´s have "welcome home" etc., written on them. These Marines sure look young...or is it me that looks old!