Openings · last 7 days
7
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 7 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-234718
When Flanners Beach Campground reopens
Flanners Beach Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
23
Openings · last 90 days
25
Only 25 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 39 monitored sites
Of the 7,137 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 5,341 open for online reservation · 457 reserved · 1,326 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative) · 13 closed. Of the facility's 39 monitored sites, 32 can be reserved online and 7 are first-come, first-served.
Where the open windows are
25.2% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 5,341 of 7,137 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online25.2%
Open site-nights5,341 / 7,137
Reserved (of online inventory)457 / 5,798
Weekday openings3,135
Weekend openings2,206
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 3,135 fall on weekdays and 2,206 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027January holds the most room. 988 of 1,209 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 39 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 30 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 30 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 30 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 30 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 30 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 30 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 30 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 30 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 30 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 30 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 20 | 180 |
| 25 | 180 |
| 26 | 180 |
| 27 | 180 |
| 34 | 180 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateMon · Sep 21
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
The next bookable night is Sep 21; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
5,341 open site-nights across 32 sites at Flanners Beach Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 105 2-night, 99 3-night, 63 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 21 at site 20.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 85 ft. 39 sites take 25 ft, 39 sites take 35 ft, 36 sites take 40 ft.
All 32 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 ft | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 25 | 45 ft | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 26 | 50 ft | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 27 | 50 ft | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 34 | 40 ft | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 36 | 40 ft | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 39 | 45 ft | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 41 | 35 ft | None | 180 | 180 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +168 more |
| 24 | 55 ft | None | 178 | 163 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +166 more |
| 30 | 40 ft | None | 178 | 174 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +166 more |
| 33 | 60 ft | None | 178 | 174 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +166 more |
| 18 | 40 ft | None | 177 | 153 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +165 more |
| 32 | 35 ft | None | 177 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5 +165 more |
| 37 | 40 ft | Yes | 177 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5 +165 more |
| 23 | 40 ft | None | 176 | 167 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +164 more |
| 12/14 | 75 ft | Yes | 175 | 159 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +163 more |
| 28 | 55 ft | None | 175 | 132 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +163 more |
| 22 | 50 ft | None | 173 | 148 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +161 more |
| 13 | 60 ft | Yes | 168 | 132 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +156 more |
| 21 | 60 ft | Yes | 166 | 145 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12 +154 more |
| 06 | 55 ft | Yes | 163 | 111 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +151 more |
| 09 | 40 ft | Yes | 163 | 145 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +151 more |
| 35 | 45 ft | Yes | 163 | 159 nights | Sep 22, Sep 27, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +151 more |
| 02 | 80 ft | Yes | 161 | 124 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 8, Oct 9 +149 more |
| 16 | 40 ft | Yes | 155 | 117 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +143 more |
| 17 | 60 ft | Yes | 154 | 138 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +142 more |
| 03 | 80 ft | Yes | 152 | 109 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +140 more |
| 04 | 60 ft | Yes | 151 | 130 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26 +139 more |
| 38/40 | 50 ft | Yes | 146 | 122 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +134 more |
| 05 | 80 ft | Yes | 145 | 118 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27 +133 more |
| 08 | 65 ft | Yes | 128 | 60 nights | Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 16, Oct 17 +116 more |
| 07 | 55 ft | Yes | 122 | 76 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 28, Oct 29 +110 more |
About Flanners Beach Campground
Overview
Located in the Neuse River Recreation Area in eastern North Carolina, Flanners Beach Campground is situated on a bluff overlooking the scenic Neuse River and within a half-hour drive from the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway. The campground is extreemly busy and reservations are reccamended but must be made 3 days in advance. Of the 39 campsites, 7 are considered first come-first served campsites that cannot be reserved or held, so a person must physically be there with their camping equipment to purchase the campsite. Flanners Beach campground has the option to use Scan & Pay system, but by the rules of recreaiton.gov it may only be used for first come-first served sites. Please make sure to contact a campground host to ensure availability before paying for any campsite. Failure to check with the campground host for availability may result in the loss of your camping fee.
Recreation
The area includes a three mile non-motorized trail. Water activities abound and include canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Hunting is also popular in the area but you must use an alternate location to access the water for these activities.
Facilities
The campground has 39 sites, 22 of which offer electrical hookup with 20/30/50 amps and 2 are Double campsites. Amenities include a bathhouse with private hot showers and an adjacent day-use picnic area. Check out time is 11:00am and Check in time is 1:00pm to allow for campsite to be maintained. There is a 14 day stay limit within a 30 day period. Once a 14 day stay limit is reached, the camping unit must leave the campground. Access to the beach has been closed since hurricane Florence and will continue to be until the planned restoration work has been completed.
Natural Features
The Neuse River is a coastal waterway where saltwater meets fresh, and is approximately two miles wide where the waters meet. The river empties into the Bogue Sound just a few miles down-stream.
Nearby Attractions
Special places in the area include the Beaches of the Crystal Coast of North Carolina, Tryon Place (the original governor's mansion of the thirteen colonies), the third oldest town in the state and seat of Carteret County, Beaufort, NC, and Fort Macon (an original pre-Civil War Fort).
39 monitored sites7 FCFS sitesRVs up to 85 ft20 with hookups39 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 16
Getting there
Flanners Beach Campground is located between New Bern and Morehead City, North Carolina, just 1/2 mile off US 70. From New Bern, travel southeast about ten miles on US 70E. Turn left onto Flanners Beach Road (State Route 1107) and travel about 1/2 mile to the recreation area. From Morehead City, travel northwest on US 70W about 20 miles. Turn right onto Flanners Beach Road (State Route 1107) and travel about 1/2 mile to the recreation area.
Flanners Beach Road, New Bern, NC 28560252-638-5628
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Flanners Beach Campground?
Reservations for Flanners Beach Campground are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 5,341 of 7,137 tracked site-nights are open (74.8%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 25 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Flanners Beach Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 7 site-date openings at Flanners Beach Campground in the last 7 days, 23 over 30 days and 25 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Flanners Beach Campground?
99 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 21 at site 20. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Flanners Beach Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
39 of the 39 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 85 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Flanners Beach Campground?
January 2027, with 988 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,209.
When is the next open date at Flanners Beach Campground?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Mon, Sep 21 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 25. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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