The Cape Fear Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau will do more than just send you its Accommodations Guide. If you're in the market for an apartment or cottage for a week or more (a dollar-saving approach that's hard to beat), write well in advance, describing just what you have in mind. The bureau will circulate your requirements in a bulletin that goes to area owners and managers, who will then contact you directly.
Campers can check out the Camelot Campground, 7415 Market St., Wilmington, NC 28411 (tel. 888/562-5699 or 910/686-7705; www.wilmingtonkoa.com), which sits on 43 wooded acres on U.S. 17. Facilities include a pool, recreation room, playground, laundry, and grocery store, and propane gas is available for stoves. Rates range from $35 for tent sites to $55 for full hookups.
