THOUSAND TRAILS WHITE OAK SHORES CAMPGROUND, NC
Stella, North Carolina
📅 Date visited: 7/16/2024
⏰ Check-in / Check-out Times: Site check-in 1 p.m.; site check-out 11 a.m. Early check-in and late check-out can be requested for a $30 fee. The Resort Office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Late check-in’s can retrieve welcome packet from basket in front of the office.
🌞 Type: Thousand Trails / Encore
📍 Address/Grid Coord: 400 Wetherington Landing Rd, Stella NC 28582
🌐 Website/Social Media Link: https://thousandtrails.com/north-carolina/white-oak-shores and https://www.facebook.com/WhiteOakShoresRVCampground
📞 Phone: Office: 252-393-3244
💲 Pricing Details/Discounts: We’re TT Adventure members, but pricing is available on their website for non-members. They offer weekly and daily rates for non-members as well as extended stay options that include seasonal and annual sites.
🅿️ Site Used: L8
⌚ Length of Stay: 14 days
⏱️ Max Length of Stay Permitted: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Seasonal and Annual
🚘 Vehicle and Rig Specs: Ford F-350, DRW - Cedar Creek 375BHO, Length: 43’ Height: 13’ 6”, 50amp service. Very easy in/out with no issues. Most transient sites are pull through.
👨👩👧👧 Family Demographics: 2 Adults, 2 Kids (Under 10)
🐶 Pets: We don’t have any, but they are allowed. Service animals are not pets.
📱 Cell Service Used: T-Mobile 5G, good coverage.
📶 Other Cell Service Quality: Overall, all three major carriers showed coverage throughout the area. Verizon appears to have the best signal.
Source: CoverageMap LLC.
💻 Internet Service Used: T-Mobile 5G and Starlink
🛰️ Starlink Accessibility: NE access is clear parkwide. No issues.
📡 Campground WiFi Quality: Good, but did not use.
🛀 Facilities: Resort Office, bathhouses, laundry in the back of the office building, dumpsters located at the maintenance building, package pick-up in the office during normal hours (No USPS), propane refill.
🏊🏻♂️ Amenities: Swimming pool with waterslide, kiddie pool, Adult only area, Volleyball, Activity building, Dog Park, Fishing pier, boat launch, marina, Picnic areas, Basketball.
🔢 Total Number of Sites and General Condition: 546 (~105 transient) Of the transient sites, 35 ar FHU and the rest are Water/Electric only.
⛺ Tent Camping Permitted: No
♿ Handicap Accessibility: Yes
🔌💧🚽 Electric, Water & Sewer details: Yes. Each section had different capabilities. We had full hook-ups.
👋🏻 Assigned sites or FCFS: Our site was assigned upon arrival. We arrived around 4:15 p.m. and our packet was already in the basket in front of the office.
👀 Site selection/location assistance: We did not select our site or have issue with the one they assigned. The map and directions were very clear. Overall, we enjoyed the location.
Gated Access: Yes, although it was intermittent.
🚧 Road Condition: Good.
⛽ Gas: Stella Grill & Variety (2 miles), The closest Open Roads station is Speedway (9 miles)
🛒 Grocery: Dollar General (2.1 miles) this is a new location that was under construction, Food Lion (8 miles), Walmart (8.6 miles), Lowes Foods (11 miles)
🚩 Local Area Attractions / Amenities: White Oak Shores is on the White Oak River in Carteret County, NC. It’s close to Crystal Coast beaches, and both the intercoastal waterway. In addition, the ocean can be accessed by boat from the resort. It’s a great location to experience all that the Southern Outer Banks (SOBX) has to offer.
Communities of the Crystal Coast: Family friendly and slowing down to enjoy life. There are 12 communities that comprise the Crystal Coast.
Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Beaufort (hometown of Black Beard), Morehead City, Cape Lookout, Pine Knoll Shores, Harkers Island, Salter Path, Indian Beach, Down East, Newport and Carteret West (which is where White Oak Shores is located).
Swansboro: The Friendly City by the Sea.
New Bern: The original capital of North Carolina.
✏️ Additional Notes / Review: This was our launchpad for transitioning to full-time RVing. In some way’s, it will be our homebase since we’re from Swansboro and still have family in the area. The Crystal Coast is a great place to visit and live. The area continues to grow in both population and popularity. Steeped in southern charm and hospitality, it’s a place you can go to unwind and slow down.
White Oak Shores is a newer addition to the Thousand Trails portfolio. We stayed several years ago before they were acquired, and it was ok. There was a noticeable difference in both maintenance and activities during our stay this time. The resort was very well maintained, and you frequently saw personnel working to keep things in top shape. Great stay and experience!
