"The truly natural choice for tent camping on Cape Cod"


Where you can easily WALK TO THE BEACH

Relax in the peace & quiet of one of the most picturesque campgrounds on all of Cape Cod. Conveniently only a half-mile from beautiful Head of the Meadow Ocean Beach near the tip of Cape Cod.

Cape Cod camping in a tent under the pine trees near the tip of Cape Cod
Experience Cape Cod camping surrounded by the forest of the Cape Cod National Seashore park
We can accommodate your Cape Cod camping equipment on our spacious campsites
Cape Cod camping in a van or pop-up trailer at North of Highland

Discover North of Highland Camping Area,

Cape Cod’s Premier Tent Camping Destination 

Located within easy walking distance of scenic Head of the Meadow Beach, near the tip of Cape Cod.

 

WE ARE CLOSED FOR THE END OF OUR 2024 CAMPING SEASON

 

 Now is a great time to start making plans to come camping with us NEXT SUMMER
when we begin our 71st season of camping on cape cod on MAY 23, 2025.

We encourage guests to submit your reservation requests as early as possible to help ensure maximum campsite availability, especially during our busiest times of July and August.  The greater availability allows us to select the very best campsite match based on your stated preferences and the size and quantity of camping equipment you anticipate bringing.  For stays of less than 13 nights we do not promise campsite locations in advance, however even on shorter stays we assign what we believe is our best available campsite for each reservation at the time of booking, best matching your needs and preferences. If you want to come camping with friends, reserving well in advance also means that we’ll have less difficulty reserving campsites that are adjoining one another, as long as you and your friends request to be near one another.

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We proudly strive to provide guests with a clean, quiet vacation option for camping near some of Cape Cod’s best beaches. We remain one of the few campgrounds on Cape Cod that are focused on creating a more natural camping experience.  We are located within an easy walk to Head of the Meadow Beach in scenic North Truro.  Our campground is set among the famously twisted pitch pine trees, completely surrounded by the Cape Cod National Seashore Park.   We are more oriented toward tent camping than most campgrounds these days, so you won’t be lost in a sea of giant RVs.  However, we also provide some great campsite options for smaller tent trailers, camper vans as well as a few smaller travel trailers and RVs under 24 feet, for those guests who still want to enjoy our more natural camping experience with those comforts.  

In the interest of creating a peaceful and relaxing camping environment we ask guests to be respectful of one another by following our evening Quiet Hours, and leaving their pets, generators, and motorcycles at home. We have only a few full-season campsites that have electricity and water, making us an ideal fit for tenters, backpackers, and anyone looking for a more simple camping experience.  We are less about “glamping” and more about enjoying the natural wonder of Cape Cod in a peaceful camping environment.  Even though we do not provide electric and water hookups on our non-seasonal campsites, instead we provide access to free charging stations for your essential personal electronics items, such as cell phones, laptops and tablets.  We also provide free Wi-Fi access for guests throughout much of Area 1, including in our large recreation hall, around our playground and outdoor picnic areas, and and in our adult quiet room, where guests can comfortably use their laptops and phones to work on emails or remote work.  Of course we also have centrally located water spigots for excellent drinking water throughout the campground and we maintain clean restrooms, showers, and laundry facilities for our guests, as well as a convenient camp store for food and camping necessities that is open much of the season.   

 We especially appreciate all of our returning camping guests who stay with us regularly, while also being thankful for the scores of first-time guests who discovered us over the past few years.  Many of you have shared that you intend to come back camping with us again this season, inviting your family and friends, and plan to stay even longer on your upcoming camping visit.  It has also been rewarding to hear how many campers appreciate the cleanliness of our facilities, our focus on creating a more authentic, tent-focused and family friendly camping environment.  We are glad that so many fellow campers have been able to get outdoors and experience the natural beauty of Cape Cod!

Come camping with us!

Easily Reserve Your Cape Cod Campsite

  After enjoying the day at the beach your relaxing Cape Cod campsite awaits…

 Most of our campsites are easily less than a 1/2 mile walk from the beach

along the wooded path through the Cape Cod National Seashore Park.

photo of tenting campsites at North of Highland Camping Area on Cape Cod

Come Camping Under the Pines

 
photo of the natural setting in the campground, showing a bird in the pine trees

Surrounded by Nature

 
image of camping on Cape Cod showing campers setting up their tent at North of Highland Camping Area

Make Memories that Will Last a Lifetime

 

COME CAMPING WITH US

Near Head of the Meadow Beach on Cape Cod.

REQUEST YOUR NEXT CAMPING RESERVATION WITH US ONLINE

Our reservations are not automated, which means we personally handle all reservations & inquiry requests in an effort to provide the best possible service and to select the most appropriate campsite pairing.  So please share your preferences with us, letting us know how many people will be camping with you, and what size and quantity of camping equipment you will be bringing.   During our off-season, please be especially patient awaiting your confirmation or response, as we have very limited office staffing when the campground is physically closed.

We hope you’ll choose to stay with us soon, and that you’ll love your camping experience with us!  

We welcome you to learn more about our quiet, family campground and our nearby beaches and other attractions here on our website.
Once you know more about us, we hope that you will decide to make North of Highland a relaxing part of your next Cape Cod adventure. Come experience some of the finest camping Cape Cod has to offer.

logo North of Highland Camping Area on Cape Cod
 

Camping Cape Cod’s Best Location!

When it comes to camping Cape Cod is truly one of the best vacation destinations in the NortheastAlthough there are many campgrounds on Cape Cod, deciding where to stay on Cape Cod is easy…

Located close to beaches and other attractions: North of Highland Camping Area is the perfect spot to relax and unwind near the tip of Cape Cod. Our campsites rest on nearly 60 acres of wooded pine trees completely surrounded by the tranquility of the Cape Cod National Seashore Park. Stunning Head of the Meadow Beach is only a ten-minute walk from most of our campsites.  So we are close to the best Cape Cod beaches, yet we are also less than 10 minutes by car from all of the shopping and restaurants in nearby Provincetown and Wellfleet.  So you’ll get the best of both worlds.

Are you going to be TENT CAMPING on Cape Cod? Many of the other campgrounds on Cape Cod focus on large RVs and mega trailers, often parked side-by-side in pull through sites with little privacy.  By comparison our campsites are particularly tent friendly with campsites that are quietly nestled among twisting pine trees. If privacy is really important to you then you may want to consider requesting one of our more remote campsites, which we call “path sites”. You access these more secluded sites by walking along a short foot path, yet still are able to park your car or bicycles nearby in your designated parking spot. Each of our campsites is uniquely shaped by the contours of our Cape Cod landscape and the pine trees that abound throughout our campground. We think this makes for a more “relaxing” and “natural” camping experience than anywhere else on Cape cod.

satellite image of Outer Cape Cod, showing the location of North of Highland Camping Area near the beach and Cape Cod Bay

 Come Camping Cape Cod’s Best Location:

North of Highland Camping Area

Where You Can Walk to the Beach

 Quiet, Family Camping in North Truro, MA

Near the Tip of Cape Cod